Skowhegan Area High School Explained

Skowhegan Area High School
Streetaddress:	61 Academy Circle
City:	Skowhegan
State:	Maine
Zipcode:	04976
Country:	United States
Url:	https://sahs.msad54.org/
Oversight:	Maine School Administrative District 54
Superintendent:	Jon Moody
Principal:	Jason Bellerose
Fundingtype:	Public
Schooltype:	high school
Grades:	9–12
Language:	English
Feeders:	Skowhegan Area Middle School
Campus:	Rural
Mascot:	River Hawk
Teamname:	River Hawks^[1]
Colors:	Black, Orange, and White
Yearbook:	Lever
Newspaper:	River Hawk Review
Founded:	1814
Enrollment:	719 (2022–23)^[2]
Ratio:	13.19
Teaching Staff:	54.50 (FTE)

Skowhegan Area High School is a public high school in Skowhegan, Maine, United States.^[3] It is part of Maine School Administrative District 54 which includes the towns of Skowhegan, Canaan, Mercer, Smithfield, Cornville, and Norridgewock.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Abner Coburn, 30th Governor of Maine (1863–64)
• Susan Clark (sailor)
• Brad Farrin, state legislator
• Robert Nutting (politician), state legislator
• Margaret Chase Smith, American politician, first woman to serve in both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate

Notable faculty

• Marti Stevens (educator)
• Chandler Woodcock, state legislator

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: After years of contention, Skowhegan-area schools have a new mascot: The River Hawks . 9 October 2020 .
2. Web site: Skowhegan Area High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 23, 2024.
3. Web site: RSU/MSAD 54 . sahs.msad54.org.
4. Web site: 2019-08-31 . 2009-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326171453/http://mainegov-images.informe.org/education/eddir/pdffiles/sadslist.pdf . dead . Municipalities in School Administrative Districts . Maine.gov.