Mount Desert Island High School Explained
Mount Desert Island High School |
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Address: | 1081 Eagle Lake Road |
Zipcode: | 04609 |
Country: | United States |
Other Name: | MDIHS |
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District: | Mount Desert Island Regional School System |
Principal: | Matthew Haney |
Teaching Staff: | 51.60 |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Enrollment: | 545 (2018–2019) |
Ratio: | 10.56 |
Colors: | Green, white, and golden yellow. |
Athletics Conference: | Penobscot Valley Conference Big East BasketballEastern Maine Indoor Track League
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Mascot: | Troy the Trojan |
Nickname: | Trojans |
Accreditation: | NEASC |
Newspaper: | Trojan Tribune |
Yearbook: | Islander |
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Mount Desert Island High School (MDIHS) is a public high school in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. It was established in 1968 and is part of the Mount Desert Island Regional School District.
History
Mount Desert Island High School opened in fall 1968, absorbing students from Bar Harbor High School, Pemetic High School and Mount Desert High School (which previously merged with Gilman).[1] Consolidation votes in 1949 and 1959 failed, but a successful 1965 vote started the process.[2] Proponents of the consolidation stressed more opportunities for students and a better preparation for the professional life, while dissenters stressed a loss of local identity. After the consolidation, students from the three high schools stayed in cliques according to geographic area.[3]
In 2019, the school converted to relying solely on solar energy.[4]
Athletics
Beginning in 2020, the Trojan football team played in an 8-man format.[5] They had previously played in the Big 11 Football Conference.[6]
The school achieved the following state championships:
- Swimming and Diving (boys)[7] — 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Swimming and Diving(girls)[8] — 1982, 1989, 2011, 2020
- Tennis (girls)[9] — 1987, 1988, 1989
- Track and Field (boys, outdoor)[10] — 2018 (tie), 2021
- Track and Field (boys, indoor)[11] — 2017
- Track and Field (girls, indoor) [12] — 1980, 1981, 1982
- Cross Country (girls) [13] — 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021
- Cross Country (boys) [14] — 1972, 1973, 1986
- Soccer (girls) [15] — 1997
- Basketball (boys) [16] — 2017
- Basketball (girls) [17] — 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Football [18] — 2023
Music
The school fields three vocal ensembles a concert choir and two competitive show choirs: a mixed-gender group and the all-female "Trojan Trebles".[19] The school also has many instrumental ensembles including a pep band, symphonic band, string orchestra, competition jazz big band, and several jazz combos.[20] In 2008 and 2011 the school's pep band performed in the London New Years Day parade.[21]
The music department has achieved the following state championships:
Show Choir — 2013,[22] 2015,[23] 2016,[24] 2018, 2019[25]
Jazz Big Band — 1988,[26] 2016[27]
Drama
MDI has a theater program that produces three or four shows a year. A fall musical, winter competition one-act play, and one or two spring plays.[28]
MDI Drama has achieved the following state championships.
One-Act Play [29] — 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1996, 2017, 2018
Technology
The school has had a strong VEX robotics team. In 2018 the team won the Maine State Championship.[30] In 2021 MDIHS introduced an esports team.[31] The team won the League of Legends State Championship in 2021.[32]
Notable alumni
Notes and References
- Web site: Bar Harbor High School Reunion Draws Big Crowd . The Ellsworth American . October 19, 2020 . August 26, 2009.
- Web site: Lawrence . Barbara Kent . Consolidation of Rural Schools: Mount Desert Island, Maine: A Case Study. . ERIC Institute of Education Sciences . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Messer . Vince . Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates . Mount Desert Island: Shaped by History . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Mundry . Jackie . Mount Desert High School becomes first school in Maine to run completely on renewable energy . WCSH . October 19, 2020 . September 18, 2019.
- Web site: Clark . Ernie . Mount Desert Island to join 8-player football ranks next fall . Bangor Daily News . October 19, 2020 . December 10, 2019.
- Web site: Broom . Dick . MDI football team set to join 8-man ranks in 2020 . The Ellsworth American . October 19, 2020 . December 10, 2019.
- Web site: Swimming - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Swimming - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Tennis - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Outdoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Soccer - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees - Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME) . 2023-02-26 . www.mpa.cc.
- Web site: 2023-11-11 . Eight-man football: MDI shuts out Greely to win its first state title . 2024-01-14 . Press Herald.
- Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Mt. Desert Island High School . Show Choir Community . October 19, 2020.
- Web site: MDIHS MUSIC . 2023-02-26 . MDIHS MUSIC . en.
- Web site: archived . 2009-10-05 . MDI High musicians accept London invite . 2024-01-14 . The Ellsworth American . en.
- Web site: MDIHS Vocal Program . 2023-05-05 . sites.google.com.
- Web site: Lincoln . Nan . 2015-03-30 . MDI High show choir best in Maine . 2024-03-20 . Mount Desert Islander . en.
- Web site: Popper . Chris PopperChris . 2016-04-03 . MDI 1st EHS 2nd . 2024-03-23 . WDEA AM 1370 . en.
- Web site: SCC: Maine State Show Choir Festival 2018 . 2023-03-26 . www.showchoir.com.
- Web site: December 3, 1986 – December 6, 1988 . Legislative Record of the One Hundred And Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Maine .
- Web site: Sentiment Text . 2023-11-03 . legislature.maine.gov.
- Web site: CreativeGround . 2023-02-26 . www.creativeground.org.
- Web site: MDIDRAMA.ORG . 2023-02-26 . sites.google.com . en-US.
- Web site: Staff . Islander . 2018-03-07 . MDI robotics state champs! . 2024-01-14 . Mount Desert Islander . en.
- Web site: Rein . Ninah . 2021-02-27 . MDI high school launches first-ever esports program . 2024-01-15 . Mount Desert Islander . en.
- Web site: Barr . Ben . 2021-11-22 . MDI Esports team hoping to grow sport after state championship . 2024-01-15 . www.wabi.tv . en.
- Web site: Honorable Matthew Dunlap Maine's 49th Secretary of State . https://web.archive.org/web/20200820010028/https://www.maine.gov/sos/about/bio.html . August 20, 2020 . Maine Department of the Secretary of State . October 19, 2020.