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Morse High School
Address
Map
826 Shipbuilders Drive (Wing Farm Parkway)

Bath
,
Maine
04530

United States
Information
School typePublic secondary
Established1904
School districtRSU 1
SuperintendentPatrick Manuel
CEEB code200070
PrincipalEric Varney
Grades9–12
Enrollment623 (2020–2021)
Student to teacher ratio18:1[citation needed]
Color(s)  Royal Blue and   white
NicknameShipbuilders
YearbookClipper
Websitemhs.rsu1.org

Morse High School in Bath, Maine, United States, serves the communities of Bath, Phippsburg, Woolwich, Georgetown, and Arrowsic, Maine. The original school building, a gift to the city from Charles W. Morse, burned down March 24, 1928 and was later rebuilt in 1929.[1] A large addition was made in 1969, and an expanded vocational center was added in 1996. The building closed its doors in 2021, and the new building opened in 2021. The student/adult ratio at Morse is 15:1.[citation needed] The school colors are blue and white. Class elections take place every year. The enrollment is 623 students.[2]

The second Morse building, used from 1929 to 2021.

New building project

There were plans approved by the city council[3] to build a new school at the Wing Farm site on the West Bath/Bath city line. The projected completion date was projected to be December 2020.[4] Students moved into the new building in February 2021. MHS Building Committee consists of 9 members including the Superintendent of the RSU1 school district, Patrick Manuel, several members of the school board, and others from the community as well as people with business experience.[5] The design for the building took in consideration from experts, school staff, and even students to help make decisions on everything from allocated space, to the furniture used.[6]

The new school is able to comfortably accommodate 650 students.[7]

Athletics

Morse students participate in many athletic and social clubs. Championships include six state championships in boys' basketball (1956, '62, '63, '87, '88, and '89), two state championships in baseball (1953 and '88), five state championships in football (1968, '69, '70, '71, and '72), and one state championship in Boys' soccer in 1988.[citation needed] Morse's boys' swim team won the state championship in the 2005–2006 swim season.[citation needed] The girls' swim team has also enjoyed recent success, winning the 2009–2010 state championship after finishing runners-up or third for several years.[citation needed] Morse is a member of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference.

Montgomery Theater

Montgomery Theater was a performance hall and the site of several annually performed plays.[8] It was originally built as a part of the 1929 building. The construction of the new school building included and updated Montgomery Theater.

Bath Regional Career and Technical Center

The Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, (Bath Tech), is multi-district vocational program run under principal Julie Kenny.[9] The program provides traditional vocation classes including Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Graphic Design, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Electricity, Engineering Graphics & Design, Health Science Careers, and Welding.

References

  1. ^ "Remember When? | Total Visits 5546". Bath Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Student Enrollment Data | Department of Education". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ "Bath council OKs land sale for new RSU 1 high school". theforecaster.net. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Bath-area school board votes for a new Morse High School". bangordailynews.com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Morse Building Project". sites.google.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Design – Morse Building Project". sites.google.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ "New Development of Morse High School & Regional Technical Center". Sebago Technics. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Bath Tech". bathtech.rsu1.org. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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