Vachon speaks to WABI about closing of Maine Girls’ Academy
Amy Vachon, the head coach for women’s basketball at the University of Maine, spoke to WABI (Channel 5) about the closing of the Maine Girls’ Academy in Portland, the state’s only private all-female school. The school, formerly Catherine McAuley High School, recently announced its closing due to low enrollment resulting in lack of revenue, WABI reports. Vachon coached basketball at the school in 2011. “It really had a profound impact on me, just going into the school and seeing how these girls could be themselves. And it was just a really, really special place for young girls in the state of Maine,” said Vachon. “It’s just sad.”