Portland High School (Maine)
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1821 |
| School district | Portland Public Schools |
| Principal | Sheila Jepson |
| Faculty | 75 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | about 1000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Website | http://phs.portlandschools.org/ |
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| Location | 284 Cumberland Ave., Portland, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°39′33″N 70°15′32″W / 43.65917°N 70.25889°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| Architect | Harding,George M.; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003879[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1984 |
Portland High School is a public high school established in 1821 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County), which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district. It is located at 284 Cumberland Avenue in downtown Portland.
History
Established in 1821 originally as a boys' school, Portland High School claims to be the oldest public high school still operating in the United States; however it is the 15th oldest public high school in the U.S.[2] 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.[3] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1984.[1]
In 1989 a new annex was opened containing more classrooms, a cafeteria, a theater/auditorium (named for John Ford) and an athletic facility.
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]
Sports
Portland High School uses the off-campus Fitzpatrick Stadium, Hadlock Field, Portland Expo, and William B. Troubh(Portland Ice Arena) for the school's sporting events.
The Deering High School and Portland High School football teams have played each other each Thanksgiving since 1911, except for 1920.[5]
Notable alumni
- 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
- Quinton Porter, professional football player
- Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- John Calvin Stevens, architect, pioneer of Shingle Style
- 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
- James Phinney Baxter III
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ List of oldest public high schools in the United States
- ^ School History -THE HERITAGE OF PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
- ^ Portland High Graduation: Class of 2010 represents its multicultural city well Portland Press Herald, June 3, 2010
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (November 27, 2008). "Rivalry on Thanksgiving menu in Maine". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
External links
- Portland High School homepage
- Portland High School profile provided by schooltree.org
- Portland High Lacrosse
- Portland High Football
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