Yarmouth Alumni Association - Yarmouth, Maine

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15th Annual YAA Golf Scramble

The 15th Annual Yarmouth Alumni Association Golf Scramble will take place at Toddy Brook in North Yarmouth on Friday, July 19, 2019!

Funds raised help support the Yarmouth Schools and students in a variety of ways, including:

  • Funding a summer position for a high school student at the Yarmouth Elementary School garden
  • Contributing to the purchase of new playground equipment at the Rowe School
  • Funding the Yarmouth Alumni Association Award in honor of Ben Soule – awarded to a deserving member of the senior class

Register today using the Google Form registration. You can pay using our page, send a check to the YAA, or you can pay cash on the day of the event.

COST: $85.00 per person. $65.00 for Classes 2013-2019.
Includes Continental breakfast, golf cart, & luncheon.

7:30 – Registration begins
8:30 – Shotgun start 
After golf – lunch and awards

We hope to see you on the course!

Alumni Happy Hour – May 8, 2019 at Brickyard Hollow

Join us for food, drinks and connections!

The Yarmouth Alumni Association’s annual spring social will be taking place on Main Street at Yarmouth’s newest brewery, Brickyard Hollow. Please join us for delicious brews and food while catching up with other Clippers. We hope to see you there!

WHERE: Brickyard Hollow  
WHEN: May 8, 2019 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.  
(Food will be provided by the YAA)

2018 Yarmouth Hockey Alumni Game

Calling all Yarmouth Hockey Alumni!

It’s time to pull out the pads and lace up the skates. The 2018 Alumni Hockey game will be played at Travis Roy Arena on Thursday, December 24th at 11:00 am.  The cost is $20.00.

As usual, the game will feature the Even Years vs. the Odd Years.  Evens should wear dark jerseys, the Odds white. 

WHERE: NYA – Travis Roy Ice Arena  
WHEN:  December 24th, 2018 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.  
COST: $20 per player 

Farewell to the Class of 2018

At the Fifty-Sixth Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 10th, the 128 members of the Class of 2018 received their diplomas, turned their tassels, and joined the ranks of alumni/ae.  The ceremony culminated several hectic weeks of activities for the seniors.

On Friday, May 25th, Anna Parker received the Robert W. Boyd Award, presented on this 50th anniversary of the award by the first recipient, David MacKinnon ’68.  Anna, daughter of YHS Latin teacher Meghan Casey, was a member of the Student Senate all four years, serving as President in her senior year.  She served as the student liaison to the School Committee during her junior and senior years, as well as participating in sailing and ice hockey.   She will matriculate at the College of Holy Cross in 2019 after spending this next year working for Safe Passage in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Marching practice and the class picnic preceded the Convocation on Thursday, June 7th at the First Parish Church.   Eliza Crowley, Molly Malczynski, and Greta Elder spoke for the students.  HMS teacher and long-time boys soccer coach Mike Hagerty was the guest speaker.

The Awards ceremony took place in the YPAC on Friday morning, June 8th.  Over 80 of the seniors received either an award or a scholarship.  Recipients of the major awards were:

Greg England Award:  Luke Groothof;  Robert Hawkes Award: Hannah Corey; George O. Merrill Award: Luke Laverdiere; Maine Principal’s Award: Miranda Clarke; Western Maine Conference Citizenship Awards: Eliza Crowley & Bay Hanson;  Hector Hebert Award:  Emilia Ruth.

This year’s award ceremony also marked the presentation of the inaugural Yarmouth Alumni Association Award in honor of Ben Soule. This award was presented to Sean Moore, who exemplified dedication, selflessness, humility, and school spirit, characteristics that Ben Soule brought to the Yarmouth schools and community throughout his career.

As usual, the Commencement ceremony on Sunday took place under a tent in front of the school.  Class President Margaret Gunville welcomed the attendees.  Anna Parker and Sammy Potter delivered the student speeches.  Stephen Smith, CEO of LL Bean and father of senior Meghan Smith, was the guest speaker.  At 5:00 pm the students departed by bus for their all-night Project Graduation event.

Annual Meeting & Alumni & Staff News

The Annual Meeting of the Yarmouth Alumni Association will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd in the Flex Room (Room 415) at Yarmouth High School.  All members of the YAA are welcome to attend.

Several YHS alumni/ae are running for Yarmouth town offices.  Kate Barker Shub ’98, a former YAA Board member, is running for the School Committee.  Andy Kittredge ’98 is running for Town Council.  Andy served a three year term earlier, took a year off, and has decided to run again.  Meghan Casey, the Latin teacher at YHS, is also running for Town Council.  

YHS art teacher Holly Houston was named Art Teacher of the Year by the Maine Art Education Association at their meeting on April 27th.  Holly will speak at the Portland Museum of Art next March during Youth Art Month, and also be honored in Boston at the National Art Education Association convention.  At YHS she teaches print-making and ceramics.

This year Houston received a $2,600.00 grant from the Yarmouth Education Association to bring a local artist to YHS to work with her students.  A graduate of Bowdoin, she worked at schools in Saco, Portland, and Falmouth for thirteen years before coming to YHS twelve years ago.  An artist in her own right, Houston holds after-school sessions on Tuesdays, when students are welcome to work alongside her, working on their projects while she pursues her own.