Excerpts of the story by Nell Gluckman of the Bangor Daily News For the complete story, visit http://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/09/news/bangor/6-maine-schools-make-national-list-of-most-challenging-high-schools. John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor is the most challenging high school in Read More
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Mr. Murphy Publishes Debut Novel, StarNet: Enlightenment
Mr. Michael Murphy, director of technology and advisor of the CyberDefense and Robotics Clubs, has finished his first novel, StarNet: Enlightenment, which is available for online purchase at LuLu.com. StarNet: Enlightenment: A strange new technology nobody really understands is transforming the Read More
Student Art Showcased at Bangor Mall
Congratulations to John Bapst art students whose work is on display at the Bangor Mall (near the Macy's entrance) : freshman Robyn Henry; sophomores Cathy Dong, Katherine Higgins, Julianne Leonard, Zoe Stonetree, and Ellie Cheff; juniors Lydia MacKay and Minh Tran; and seniors Maxwell Hanson, Conrad Read More
Bapst Seniors Featured in Social Media Story
Samantha Edwards from WLBZ2 not only spent her day off presenting to Mr. Hamilton's classes about journalism, but also took some time to speak to John Bapst students and staff about a story she was writing on social media and college admissions. We continue to be proud of our thoughtful, articulate Read More
Coach Dan O’Connell Selected as a USA Today Top Football Coach in National Contest
Go Coach O'Connell! Go Crusaders! John Bapst is proud to announce that Coach Dan O'Connell has been named one of the 408 best high school football coaches in the nation by USA TODAY, and will compete with other coaches to determine the first-ever "Best High School Football Coach" in the nation. USA Read More
Sharp-eyed Freshman Christian Slazas Helps With Retreiver Rescue
Dean of Students Mrs. Wood reports that it was our student, 9th grader Christian Slazas, who noticed the "muddy, scared dog" and stopped to help. The sharp-eyed teen was driving with his mother when he noticed the dog, and made his mother stop the car and go back. She initially thought she was Read More
2013 First Day Speech by Student Senate President Jane Branch
It is a John Bapst tradition that the Student Senate President greet all students in an address at the fall Convocation. Senior Jane Branch delivered the speech below on August 27 in Sekera Auditorium before all students, new and returning. _________________________________________ My name is Jane Read More
Convocation Speech by Mr. John Emerson
Each year John Bapst begins the school semester with a Convocation. The entire school gathers as one body to be welcomed and hear wisdom by a member of the school staff. This year Mr. John Emerson, Chair of the Department of English and a member of the John Bapst faculty for 27 years, was introduced Read More
Hunter Pate ’15 Featured in BDN Fishing Tale
By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Hunter Pate is not one of a dying breed. Instead, he’s one of a breed that has slowly, one by one, simply given up. He is a striped-bass fisherman on the Penobscot River. And over the past seven years or so, many who share a passion for the hard-fighting, Read More
Fourth-quarter Honor Roll
Grade 12, high honors: Donald Brooks, Adrienne Carmack, Kendra Kelly, Jessica Leslie, Alyssa Munroe, Stephanie Parent, Darby Paul, Amelia Pellegrini; honors: Megan Ackley, Joshua Baker, Jordan Brasslett, Kelsey Burke, Cassandra Campbell, Jordan Carr, Nicole Carr, Andrew Catlin, Kathryne Cheff, Read More