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Massabesic High School 
Main building Address 88 West Road
Waterboro, Maine, 04087
United StatesCoordinates 43°32′13″N 70°43′28″W / 43.5370°N 70.7245°WCoordinates: 43°32′13″N 70°43′28″W / 43.5370°N 70.7245°W Information Type Public, Established 1969 School district RSU 57 Principal Christian Elkington Grades 9–12 Enrollment 1300 Number of students approx. 1300 Campus type suburban Color(s) kelly green, white, gold Athletics football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, wrestling, track and field, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, golf, cheerleading, field hockey, hockey, cross country, Athletics conference Western Maine, Class A Mascot Mustang Affiliation RSU 57 Website fc.sad57.k12.me.us/~Massabesic_HighSchool Massabesic High School, Pronounced "MASS-UH-BEE-SlK" (also referred to as MHS) is a public high school located in Waterboro, Maine, United States. The school is part of the RSU 57 school system, which serves six southwestern Maine towns with a combined population of approximately 22,000 residents: Alfred, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Shapleigh and Waterboro.
The school is divided into 2 separate buildings: the High School which serves grades 10-12, and the east building (sometimes referred to as the Freshman Academy) which often serves grade 9 MHS at this time (2011) is still having problems with academic achievement. Records from 2009 show that MHS had a 42% failure rate per trimester down to 37% in 2010. 2011 a drug problem was brought to light with the arrest of one teacher accused of providing drugs as well as having sexual relations with a 15 year old student. (not proven at this time)
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History
Massabesic High School first opened in 1969 with an enrollment of over nine-hundred students within the grades of 9 through 12. Over the years, the student population increased to its current enrollment of nearly 1,300.
The East Building expansion
On August 29, 2007, Massabesic High School occupied the former Massabesic Junior High School building to open the East Building which expanded the high school, eliminating overcrowding controversies as well as student population policies.
The east building contains most of the freshman ant the high school the foreign language department and the N.J.R.O.T.C. program. It is also the adult education center for R.S.U.# 57.
The east building also holds a new program called alternative education.
Massabesic Middle School
The new middle school was built 2003 and opened in 2006 The problem is the school was built in an old Gravel pit that in the past was the site of illegal burning and burying of waste product from Monsanto corp by the owner of Rickard gravel pit. Shortly after this many homes in the area now have contaminated wells But the school and town still fight to keep this hidden. The Waterboro citizen how discovered this has proved to the town of the brown water problem.(2011 the town had to agree) But the school of 700 students remains open even as the school may now be sinking as it was built in an abandoned pit for the wet lands it was located in. All Documents are on file in the Maine state DEP archives. The reason for the new middle school was for the overcrowding at the High School so the east wing could be created from the old JR high. The site was picked due to what locals call a conflict of interest because it was bought by a selectman.
Key facts
- MHS is a member of the MASC
- MHS was one of the Maine schools which did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress", according to the Maine Department of Education in 2006.
- Previous dramatic overcrowding (with some class sizes exceeding 30) was almost eliminated with the opening of the Freshman Academy in August 2007. This helped solve some of the overcrowding issues, but many classes still must be held in portable trailers.[1]
- MHS has a prominent arts department, featuring many theater arts classes and groups as well as choral and band groups with scheduled competitions.Art Gallery
Sports
Athletic
Massabesic High School's team name for all the athletic teams is called the Massabesic Mustangs.
- The Massabesic Mustangs football team won the Class A state championship in 2000.
- The Girls Lacrosse team won the Class A State Championship in 2007.
- The wrestling team won the Class A championships in 1975, 1998,2007 and 2008.
- The Boys swim team won state champion ships 2008-2009.
- The Girls Cross Country Team placed second in both Regionals and States.
- The Boys Cross Country Team placed second in Regionals.
Non-Athletic
- Massabesic High school is known to be the winner of the 2005 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.
- Massabesic Drill Team, a part of the NJROTC placed 3rd overall in the Greater New England Drill League in the 2006-07 season.
- Massabesic Drill Team's Armed Exhibition, Unarmed Exhibition, and Personnel Inspection also placed well in the 2006-07 season.
Clubs and activities
- Student Council
- Odyssey of the Mind
- ECO (a paper recycling club)
- Chorus
- Chamber Singers
- Treble Choir
- Band
- Jazz Band
- Pep Band (plays at basketball games)
- School Newspaper (Also known as the "Hoofbeat")
- Math Team
- Natural Helpers
- Lion's Club (Often referred to as the "Leo Club")
- Amnesty International
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Social Issues Improv Reach Out (SIIRO)
- Dance Team
- Drama
- Open Mic
- Yearbook Staff
- Civil Rights Team
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Young Adults Against Dating Abuse(YAADA)
- Naval JROTC (The only unit of its kind in the state of Maine)
- Drill Team*Student Mock Trial Team
- Dungeon and Dragons club
- Bagels and Books
- Debate Team
- Culture Club
- Game Club
- The Green Team
High School Administration
- Principal - Christian Elkington
- Assistant Principal - John Morin
- Assistant Principal - Timothy Stinson
- Athletic Director - Brendan Scully
- Head of Guidance Dept. - Neil Raymond
See also
External links
- Massabesic High School
- MHS NJROTC website
- GreatSchools.net profile
- Massabesic Odyssey of the Mind Page
References
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1969
- High schools in Maine
- Schools in York County, Maine
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