Let’s Go!, a program of the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, has announced that the James F. Doughty cafeteria staff has achieved 2019 Let’s Go! Smarter Lunchroom recognition. This recognition program honors school lunchrooms that are implementing best practices that reduce Read More
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Laptop Take Home Meetings
The William S. Cohen School and James F. Doughty School will host laptop take home meetings for parents on the following dates: Tuesday, September 10th at William S. Cohen – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12 at James F. Doughty – 6:00 p.m. The meeting is a requirement as part of the laptop Read More
Welcome New Staff Members!
The James F. Doughty School is proud to welcome all of our new staff members for the 2019-20 school year! Mrs. Streams is our new school nurse. Mrs. Robichaud is our new PE teacher and works with all three grades. Mrs. Vickerson has joined the special education department, teaching sixth Read More
Fifth Grade Parent Night at JFDS
The James F. Doughty School will host an informational night for parents of fifth grade students. This meeting is intended for parents of students moving from fifth grade at Fairmount to sixth grade at JFDS. Please join us in the auditorium from 6 to 7:00PM on Thursday, June 6th. The Read More
All City Band
The James F. Doughty School Band will perform at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. Please join us for this wonderful concert! Read More
JFDS Showcase Night
The James F. Doughty School will hold its annual Showcase Night on Tuesday, March 5th, from 6 to 7:00PM. Parents & guardians are invited to attend an evening where students and teachers share some of the academic highlights at JFDS. Each grade level has organized a fun, educational Read More
JFDS Continues the Kindness Challenge
Students at JFDS continued the #kindnesschallenge started in the fall. Mrs. O'Reilly visited guidance classes and helped students explore acts of kindness. Afterward they worked on kindness posters to hang around the building. In Mr. Hersom's room, students continue to be Read More
Busy December at JFDS!
JFDS is truly a busy place in the winter. After school activities are in full swing, and students are involved in a wide range of classroom activities! Mr. Santerre's 7th Grade Social Studies classes reviewed key aspects of the French and Indian War and the early years of the American Read More
Shark Tank in Room 114!
Students in Mrs. Kennedy's social studies classes have been studying the great inventions of the early 1900s by participating in a Shark Tank simulation modeled after the TV show. Students went to the library to research their invention, and then came up with presentations that would Read More
Parent Teacher Conferences
The Bangor School Department has set Parent/Teacher Conferences in grades K-12 for November 19th and 20th. At James F. Doughty School this year, all students in grades 6-8 are invited to participate in the conferences. Students, along with the parent and the teacher, will have an opportunity to Read More