Search reveals nothing after bomb scare at Portsmouth High
PORTSMOUTH — The high school was searched Monday night after a custodian crew found a note referencing an “explosive device,” according to Principal Robert E. Littlefield. Nothing was found, however, and classes went off without a hitch Tuesday morning. Mr. Littlefield alerted parents to the news in a mass e-mail sent out early Monday morning. “As [...]
Read More →Portsmouth tennis champ set on fixing courts
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ tennis team has won three straight state titles, yet its home courts are in such bad shape that the school isn’t even allowed to host playoff games there. “The cracks are horrible,” said Kathryn Harper, a senior who’s been ranked No. 1 on the girls’ team for the [...]
Read More →Portsmouth nips Huskies in unified basketball
The Mt. Hope Huskies unified basketball team lost to Portsmouth High School last Wednesday at Portsmouth, losing to their rivals, 32-26. “It was another well-played game,” Mt. Hope coach Tom Fullen said. “Very close and nip and tuck the whole game.” It was a heartbreak loss for the Huskies, who struggled to make a basket [...]
Read More →Gallery: Portsmouth musicians play songs for scholarships
PORTSMOUTH — The high school’s talented crop of students made beautiful music for a good cause Tuesday night. The Portsmouth High School Music Department hosted its annual Scholarship Concert that featured performances from the Concert Chorus, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band. Watch a video of the Jazz Band performing here: The concert raised money [...]
Read More →Portsmouth student’s walk benefits sister, diabetes research
PORTSMOUTH — The difference between Olivia Gordon and most other kids was clear right after she completed a three-mile walk at bucolic Glen Park Sunday. As soon as she was done, the 11-year-old with long and wavy brown hair sat down at a picnic table to have her blood sugar levels checked by her mom, Terry [...]
Read More →Mt. Hope softball team takes down Portsmouth
The Mt. Hope Softball team rode the momentum of a massive fifth inning to take a solid victory in Portsmouth Thursday afternoon, beating the Patriots, 10-7. After allowing four runs to Portsmouth in the bottom of the fourth, the Huskies rallied to score six times in the fifth frame, proving to be too much offense [...]
Read More →Portsmouth High stages ‘Sound of Music’
PORTSMOUTH — When the last notes of “The Sound of Music” fade away at Portsmouth High School Saturday night, one of Meryl Moore’s favorite things — directing student musicals — will come to an end. Ms. Moore, who’s also the school’s choral director and supervisor of fine arts, is retiring at the end of the academic year [...]
Read More →Portsmouth High drug use called ‘persistent’ problem
PORTSMOUTH — David Croston says he’s been flooded with e-mails and phone calls ever since a March 26 School Committee meeting at which he said the level of drug use at the high school was “appalling.” The chairman of the School Committee is not backing down from his comments. “I don’t regret any of the words [...]
Read More →Meet the first Portsmouth High School mascot!
PORTSMOUTH — Sporting the colors — what else? — red, white and blue, Portsmouth High School’s first-ever mascot was unveiled to the entire student body with great fanfare Friday afternoon. The seven-foot-tall Portsmouth Patriot ran out into the gym during a festive pep rally, bumping fists with students and faculty members who cheered him on. [...]
Read More →Portsmouth band plays for president
The Portsmouth High School marching band strutted its stuff in front of President Barack Obama Monday night. During the president’s second inaugural parade, the band played a medley of patriotic songs including “You’re a Grand Old Flag” while passing by the glass-covered, heated observation booth that held the president, First Lady Michelle Obama, their children [...]
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