Portland High School (Maine)
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| Established | 1821 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Deborah Migneault |
| Faculty | 75 |
| Students | about 1000 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Portland, Maine, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°39′33″N 70°15′32″W / 43.65914°N 70.25894°WCoordinates: 43°39′33″N 70°15′32″W / 43.65914°N 70.25894°W |
| District | Portland Public Schools |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
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Portland High School
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| Location: | 284 Cumberland Ave., Portland, Maine |
| Coordinates: | 43°39′33″N 70°15′34″W / 43.65917°N 70.25944°WCoordinates: 43°39′33″N 70°15′34″W / 43.65917°N 70.25944°W |
| Area: | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built: | 1863 |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival, Italianate |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84003879[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 23, 1984 |
Portland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district.
Established in 1821 as a boys' school, Portland High School claims to be the second oldest public high school still operating in the United States, having been the third public high school to be established in the U.S.[citation needed] Joseph Libbey was its first principal. A separate school for girls was added in 1850, and in 1863 the school moved to Cumberland Avenue, its present location. The original school building on that site, which is now the middle wing of the modern school was originally divided into two by a brick wall running from top to bottom of the building to divide the girls from the boys. Much of the wall has been removed, but its remains can still be seen in the basement.[2]
The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1984.[3]
In 1989 a new annex was opened containing classrooms, a cafeteria, a theater/auditorium (named for John Ford) and an athletic facility. Portland High School, however, uses the off-campus Fitzpatrick Stadium, Hadlock Field, Portland Expo, and Portland Ice Arena for the school's sporting events.
As of 2011, the school principal is Deborah Migneault and her assistants are Kimberly Wike and Kathy Marquis-Girard. Approximately 1000 students are enrolled each year.
In June 2010, 174 students graduated from Portland High School. [4]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Harold Taylor Andrews, killed in action, Battle of Cambrai, 1917; the first Portland native to die in World War I
- Rear Admiral Albert Cleaves, World War II commander of Cruiser-Transport Force
- LeBaron Coakley, illustrator and political cartoonist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Washington Post
- John Ford (John Martin Feeney), film director
- John Lynch, U.S. Representative
- Admiral Robert E. Peary, explorer, first to claim to reach the North Pole
- Edward S. Pennell, USMC, a Navy Cross recipient for his actions at Iwo Jima in February 1945
- Quinton Porter, professional football player
- Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- John Calvin Stevens, architect, pioneer of Shingle Style
- Sewall C. Strout, U.S. federal court judge
- Dave Epstein, Television Meteorologist, WCVB,TV Boston, Massachusetts
- Dave Littlefield, Former Major League Baseball executive, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Wyatt Allen, Olympic gold and bronze medalist in rowing
- Captain Robert Russell Williams, Jr., USN, commanding officer, USS Finback (SS-230)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ http://portland.portlandschools.org/content/mainoffice/history.htm
- ^ US National Park Service, National Register Information System[dead link] accessed 2006-12-14
- ^ Portland High Graduation: Class of 2010 represents its multicultural city well Portland Press Herald, June 3, 2010
[edit] External links
- Portland High School homepage
- Portland High School profile provided by schooltree.org
- Portland High Lacrosse
- Portland High Football
- Portland High Cheering
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