Massabesic High School

Massabesic High School, Pronounced "MASS-UH-BEE-SIK" 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.

Massabesic High School
Massabesic High School building
Address
88 West Road

Waterboro
,
Maine
04087

United States
Coordinates43°32′13″N 70°43′28″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1969
School districtRSU 57
PrincipalJames Hand
Grades9–12
Number of students985 (2016–17)[1]
Campus size2 buildings
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)Green, white, gold
Athleticsfootball, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, wrestling, track and field, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, golf, cheerleading, field hockey, ice hockey, cross country, Special Olympics
Athletics conferenceWestern and Southern Maine depending on sport, class varies depends on sport
MascotMustang horse
Websitehighschool.rsu57.org/o/mhs

The school is split into two separate buildings: the West Building which serves most of the students in all grades, and the East Building which serves most of the upperclassmen (grades 11 and 12) and special education classes.

History

The name Massabesic came from a Native American language that was spoken in the area of the high school before Europeans settled in the area. Massabesic High School was first opened in 1969 with an enrollment of over nine-hundred students within the grades nine through twelve. Over the years, the student population increased to its enrollment of around 1000 students.

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 issues.

The East Building contains the foreign language department and the NJROTC program. It is also the adult education center for RSU 57.

Key facts
  • MHS is a member of the MASC[2]
  • 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 some classes still must be held in portable trailers.[3]

Sports

Athletic

Massabesic High School's team name for all of its athletic teams is called the Massabesic Mustangs.

  • In 2000, the Massabesic Mustangs football team won the Class A state championship with a 12–0 season.[4]

Non-athletic
  • Massabesic High school's Odyssey of the Mind team finished at the top of its division in the 2005 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Massabesic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. MASC
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. DeAngelis, Michael (November 10, 2005). "Football finalists on common ground". Keep Me Current. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. Stillman, Dan (June 23, 2005). "The End of an Odyssey". NASA. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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