Waterville Senior High School Explained

Waterville Senior High School
Streetaddress:1 Brooklyn Avenue, Waterville ME
Zipcode:04901
Country:United States
Opened:1964
Coordinates:44.5521°N -69.6453°W
Grades:9–12[1]
Communities:Waterville, Maine
Principal:Brian M. Laramee[2]
Ceeb:201075[3]
Feeder Schools:Waterville Junior High School
Accreditation:New England Association of School and Colleges
Colors: Purple, White, and Black
Enrollment:512 (2022-23)
Faculty:41 (2022-23)
Team Name:Purple Panthers
Nickname:Waterville
Mascot:Purple Panther
Yearbook:The Nautilus

Waterville Senior High School, also known as Waterville High School or WSHS, is a public high school in Waterville, Maine, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. Waterville Senior High School replaced the Old Waterville High School in 1964, when the Waterville Junior High School moved into the old high school building.

History

See main article: Old Waterville High School. Waterville High School has had three campuses since its founding in 1876. The first building served the community from 1876 until the completion of the Old Waterville High School (also known as the Gilman Street School) in 1913. WSHS remained in the Gilman Street School until the completion of the current high school in 1964.[4] [5]

2007-2018 District Consolidation

Until 2007, Waterville Senior High School and the other Waterville Public Schools were part of their own, independent district. However, a bill signed into law by former Maine governor John Baldacci required communities to seek to consolidate their school districts or else face monetary penalties.[6] [7] Waterville Public Schools consolidated with the towns of Vassalboro and Winslow, Maine, to form Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools to avoid the penalties laid out under the new law. In 2018, voters from all three towns within the consolidated district held town referendums to dissolve the district and return to the original independent districts.[8] [9]

Athletics

Classification

Waterville Senior High School participates in the following Maine classifications:

State sports championships

Waterville has won numerous Maine high school sports championships.

New England Championships

Waterville won one New England sports championship with boys' basketball in 1944.[11]

Demographics

Race or ethnicity

Gender

Notable Alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Waterville Senior High School . Nces.ed.gov . 2022-12-15.
  2. Web site: Waterville Senior High School . Waterville Public Schools . 15 December 2023.
  3. Web site: High School CEEB Codes in Maine . Top Schools in the USA . 18 January 2021 . 15 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Waterville Timeline . Waterville, Maine . 15 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Waterville High School (former), Waterville, Kennebec County . Maine Historic Preservation Commission . Maine.gov . 15 December 2023.
  6. News: Tonn . Jessica . Maine School Consolidation Plan Under Fire . 15 December 2023 . Education Week . 13 February 2007.
  7. News: Feinberg . Robbie . 10 Years Later, Maine Schools Still Wrestle With District Consolidation . 15 December 2023 . Maine Public . Maine Public . 22 September 2017.
  8. News: Ryden . Tory . In deep snow, three communities to vote on AOS 92 . 15 December 2023 . News Center Maine . NBC . 12 March 2018.
  9. Web site: Home . AOS92 Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools . 15 December 2023.
  10. Web site: MPA Classification approved through 2025 . Eastern Maine Sports . 2023-04-27 . 2023-12-13.
  11. News: Joseph . Ronald . Hecklers Yelled Ethnic Slurs, But the 1944 Waterville Panthers Became Champs . 15 December 2023 . DownEast . March 2020.
  12. News: Duff . Dale . Waterville wins 22nd Title, Lewiston Wins A . 15 December 2023 . 92.9fm The Ticket . ESPN Sports Radio . 12 March 2017.
  13. News: Craig . Steve . Class B girls' soccer: Waterville beats Cape in OT for state championship . 15 December 2023 . Portland Press Herald . Press Herald . 8 November 2014.
  14. News: Bonifant . Andrew . Class B tennis: Waterville girls, Yarmouth boys win championships . 15 December 2023 . Portland Press Herald . Press Herald . 12 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals' Association . MPA . 15 December 2023.
  16. Web site: MITCHELL, George John (1933-) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Office of the Senate Historian . 15 December 2023.
  17. News: Clymer . Adam . The Lawmakers -- A periodic look at the titans of Capitol Hill; Quietly, and Off the Air, Mitchell Cuts the Deals . 15 December 2023 . The New York Times . 9 August 1993.

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