Here is an old article about EECS that was printed in the Portland Press Herald. The school has come such a long way! This article includes a nice spot for Rise and Shine as well. "District officials then chose Gendron, who had overseen a similar turnaround at Reiche Community School, which in 2003 and 2004 had been listed by the federal government as a “persistently low-achieving school.” It has remained off that list since. In April 2011, East End Community School found it