PORTSMOUTH While they won’t get to break out their best dance moves this year, Portsmouth High School seniors will have a celebratory substitute for the annual prom next month.
In a springtime celebration switch, the PHS Class of 2021 will replace the prom with an outdoor senior banquet beneath a large tent on the grounds of Strawbery Banke Museum on Saturday, June 5.
Angela Hagstrom, co-president of the senior class, said the banquet will pose a lesser risk of COVID-19 transmission, as dancing is barred and all attendees must wear a facemask unless seated.
“Unfortunately, we were unable to have our previously planned junior prom due to the mandatory quarantine last spring,” she said. “This year, the main goal was to make our senior year as memorable as possible.”
PORTSMOUTH While he has agreed to a contract with the Portsmouth school district for one final school year in 2021-22, Superintendent Steve Zadravec’s job search for the coming school year is still active.
Zadravec has been named one of three finalists for the superintendent of Amesbury, Massachusetts, public schools, the third known time he has been a finalist for superintendent of a Massachusetts school district in 2021. Zadravec also sought superintendent positions in Reading and Andover, where he was a finalist but not selected.
Portsmouth superintendent search
The statement said Zadravec would continue exploring opportunities “that align with his personal and professional goals” and Portsmouth s School Board would begin its superintendent search “in earnest” in the fall.