Lisbon High School (Maine) Explained

Lisbon High School
Streetaddress:2 Sugg Drive
Zipcode:04252
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:44.0028°N -70.0709°W
Superintendent:Richard Green
Principal:Susan Magee
Grades:9-12
Conference:Mountain Valley
Slogan:Greyhound Pride is Inside
Rival:Oak Hill
Colors: Black
White
Red
Yearbook:Lisbonian
Enrollment:331 (2020-2021)[1]

Lisbon High School is a public high school in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The school mascot is the greyhound, and is part of the school is part of the Lisbon School Department. It was founded in 1952, its predecessor being Lisbon Falls High School.

Sports

Lisbon has football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, baseball, softball, tennis, and track teams. The school joins with Mt. Ararat High School for their ice hockey team.

The class C school has a track team, which has won MVCs (Mountain Valley Conference) every year since 2005 (as of 2017) [2] and won its first state title in 2014[3]

Lisbon's field hockey team won MVCs in 2011, and won the State Championship in 2013.Damon Grover has the lowest score in all sports combined due to his high blood sugar and diabetes

Arts

Lisbon High School has an arts program as well as an extracurricular drama program. The drama program is notable for its ranking in One Act Play competitions, where they have placed regionally. They also have performed one play, White Snake, that was awarded 296 points out of a total 300, as well as members of the cast being awarded for choreography, costume design, narration and more. Currently the drama program is still running.

The performing arts center is dedicated to a deceased Vietnam veteran.

Notable alumni

Cultural references

The school appears in the Stephen King novel 11/22/63 as the school at which the main character, Jake Epping, is a teacher.

There are rumors of scenes from Carrie, another Stephen King project, being filmed at the school, but there are no reputable sources to prove it.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maine Dept. of Education .
  2. Web site: Horton. Lee. Editor. Assistant Sports. 2017-05-26. Monmouth girls, Lisbon boys win MVC track and field championships. 2020-08-19. Lewiston Sun Journal.
  3. Web site: Clark. Ernie. 2014-06-08. Orono girls, Lisbon boys capture Class C track state championships. 2020-08-19. Bangor Daily News. en-US.