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The Calais School Employee Spotlight: Casey Wirtz

By |2024-04-30T14:48:30-04:00April 29th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration|

What makes for a good school counselor? Start with the ability to listen and respond thoughtfully and effectively. Add to that patience, empathy and encouragement. That describes our own Casey Wirtz, Calais School Counselor for 12 Plus students. Ms. Wirtz [...]

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My Calais Story: Jacob Phelps

By |2024-04-29T15:35:36-04:00April 8th, 2024|Calais Happenings, Community Based Instruction, Inspiration, My Calais Story|

Beacon For a Brighter Future Before I started coming to Calais in 2022, I was going through a very rough chapter of my life. My old school lacked the resources and understanding to help me manage stress and self-regulate. I [...]

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Spotlight on Local Business Partnerships: Best Buy

By |2024-03-25T11:33:01-04:00March 25th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services, Uncategorized, Work Based Learning|

Work Based Learning goes high-tech this year. Calais students participating in internships through the Work Based Learning (WBL) program get the chance to explore career paths through on-site, hands-on internships at several local businesses.  Starting in September 2023, students began [...]

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Calais’ 8th Annual Transition Fair is Coming Soon!

By |2024-03-18T14:41:58-04:00March 18th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services, Work Based Learning|

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Learn about post-high school options all in one place. Calais' 8th Annual Transition Fair on April 18th offers an exciting line-up of resource tables representing employment support agencies, college and training programs, technical schools, advocacy organizations and [...]

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The Calais Foundation 12th Annual Gala: Meet our Honorees

By |2024-03-14T11:10:18-04:00March 14th, 2024|Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Culinary, Fundraising, Inspiration, Uncategorized|

The excitement is growing as we close in on our highly anticipated flagship fundraiser! Mark your calendars for April 24th and join us for our 12th Annual Calais Foundation Gala at 6pm at the Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Avenue [...]

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The Calais School Employee Spotlight: Maryann Braen

By |2024-03-11T11:42:16-04:00March 11th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Academics, Awards, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration, Work Based Learning|

Her innate ability to relate to students of all ages, combined with her willingness and ability to take on new challenges at Calais, makes Ms. Maryann Braen a true team player! She began her career at Calais twenty-three years ago [...]

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