| Schenck High School | |
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| Location: | 45 North Street, Suite 1 |
| City: | East Millinocket, Maine |
| Zipcode: | 04430 |
| Country: | United States |
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| Principal: | Justin Page |
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| Grades: | 912 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
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| Enrollment: | 115 (201819) |
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Schenck High School is a public high school in East Millinocket, Maine, United States. It is a part of the East Millinocket Schools. It serves East Millinocket, Medway, and Woodville.[1]
It is named after Garrett (Bush) Schenck, who made a large donation to build the first Schenck High School building in 1927. Schenck, who was vice president of the International Paper mill at Rumford Falls, helped establish the first Katahdin-region paper mills in East Millinocket and Millinocket.[2]
In 1957 the current campus was built, and it opened the following year.[1] The previous campus was renamed Opal Myrick Elementary School.[3] In 1966 an addition in the current Schenck building opened. In 2011 Opal Myrick Elementary School moved into the Schenck campus; the enrollment in the elementary school declined, so the district decided to close the standalone Myrick building.[1]
In early 2014, it was suggested that the school be renamed after Gloria MacKenzie, an area woman who donated $1.8 million to fix a leaking roof at the school after winning the powerball lottery. Renaming the school would also avoid using the word 'Schenck', which is commonly pronounced as the derogatory term "skank".[2] The Mackenize family later indicated that they did not want the school renamed.[4]
In Maine, high school sports are categorized by the number of enrolled students. In the mid-1980s, Schenck switched from Class B to Class C, a changed that ignited controversy. In 2005, Schenck High School was reassigned to Class D sports by the Maine Principals Association, which oversees school sports. In that year, Schenck's enrollment dropped below 230 students to 216.[5]