GPCS School Year 2012-2013 Begins...

On the first day of school for 2012-13, Greater Portland Christian School had enrolled 131 students. This includes 27 new students with 16 new families! We thank the Lord for each of you!


GPCS is also blessed with a couple of new teachers. Help us welcome Mrs. Nancy Jensen. She is teaching the Jr High Sciences. A warm welcome to Mr. William Wallace, too. He will be teaching High School Art.

GPCS is offering it’s first AP class. Miss Kate Donatelli will be teaching AP English to our seniors. Mrs. Joanna Martel is taking on new classes this year. She will be teaching High School History & Science.

Welcome!

Christian College Fair:

GPCS will host the Annual Christian College Fair on Friday, September 21. This event features representatives and materials from Christian college from around the United States and Canada. Admission is free and open to students, parents, youth leaders, in short, anyone with an interest in Christian college.


Some of the colleges that attend are: Baptist Bible College, Cedarville University, Eastern Nazarene College, Eastern University, Gordon College, New England Bible College, Messiah College, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Pensacola Christian College, etc.

GPCS encourages students and families of juniors and seniors to come and check out the opportunities. GPCS also provides “Guidelines for Preparing and Applying for College” which is found on our web site at www.gpcs.net under “Downloads”.

GPCS Fall Soccer Season Opens:

GPCS Varsity Boys & Varsity Girls first home games are Monday, September 18.  The teams are taking on Rangeley.  Girls begin at 4:00pm followed by the boys at 5:30pm.  Come and cheer!

The Chop Point Soccer Tournament for the Varsity Boys is September 14-15.  GPCS plays on Friday at 2:00pm with Highview and then on Saturday at 10:00am with Islesboro.  All alumni varsity boys soccer players are welcome to come and see if GPCS wins the "cup".

GPCS Homecoming 2012:

GPCS Homecoming 2012 will be Saturday, October 13. Mark your calendars and plan on attending a day full of soccer, fun, & fellowship.


The first soccer game of the day is our JV team taking on Grace Christian School at 10:00am. Then the Varsity games will follow. The GPCS Varsity Girls will play at noon and the GPCS Varsity Boys will play at 2:00pm. They are playing Buckfield.

After all these games comes a fun soccer game– The Alumni Soccer Match. Game time is 4:00pm.

The day will end with food at about 5:30pm.

Alumni With Kids Enrolled at GPCS:

The following alumni have their children enrolled at GPCS this year: Timothy (class of 1988) & Kate Chick, Nate & Betsy Fielding Daigle, Todd & Caryn Foss, Paul & Jennifer (class of 2001) Keenan Harrell, AJ (class of 2001) & Casey (class of 2002) Walter Holt, James (class of 1990) & Christine Jones, Mark & Sara (class of 2000)Ryder Labacz, Jon (class of 1985) & Angela Libby, Phil (class of 1991) & Tamra Longanecker, Kevin & Kimberly (class of 1990)  Verrier Mann, Michael & Alicia Willis, & Chris (class of 1991)& Faye Wilson.

Alumni News:

John Aiken (class of 2000) is the newly appointed Head Basketball Coach for Bellhaven University, Mississippi.

Andrew Simpson (class of 2008) got married this past August.

Amelia Gagnon Blankenberger (class of 2008) is now married.

Brad Bingham (class of 2004) and his wife had a baby girl.

Vicky Woodward (class of 2007) got married this past August.

Jamie Childs Purinton (class of 2005) and her husband are expecting their 2nd child.

Kelsey Yarborough Castro (class of 2006) and her husband are expecting their 2nd child.  She and Luis are currently in training with Campus Harvest Academy of Student Evangelism in North Carolina.

Stephanie Nevers Allen (class of 2006) and her husband are expecting another child.  This means another grandchild for Steve Nevers & Cynthia King Nevers (class of 1984).

Jacquelyn Schabb Beal (class of 2008) and her husband had a baby girl.