Westbrook High School (Maine)
Westbrook High School (WHS) is a public high school in Westbrook, Maine, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and usually enrolls between 600 and 800 students each year. It is part of the Westbrook School Department. The school competes in the Southern Maine Athletics Association (SMAA) and Class A athletics, as governed by the Maine Principals' Association. The school mascot is the "Blue Blaze". Westbrook High School was previously located on Main Street in downtown Westbrook. The school moved to its current location in the 1950s. The school underwent an extensive renovation in 1992. The Westbrook High School Bell Ringers are a group of ten student-athletes that perform with a set of forty-four Dutch handbells throughout southern Maine. The group has been a staple of the school community since the early 1960s. The group was headed by former math teacher Walter Hayes until his death in 2017.
| Westbrook High School | |
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| Address | |
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125 Stroudwater Street , , 04092-4045 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′25″N 70°21′20″W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | "One Promise: The best education for all for life." |
| Established | 1873 |
| School district | Westbrook School Department |
| Superintendent | Peter Lancia |
| CEEB code | 201095 |
| Chairperson | James Violette |
| Principal | Patrick Colgan, Jeffrey Guerette, Wendy Harvey (co-principals)[1] |
| Teaching staff | 58.20 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 698 (2019-2020)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.85[2] |
| Education system | U.S. Secondary Education |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics | Basketball, marching band, football, soccer, track and field, wrestling, field hockey, lacrosse, cross country, golf, tennis, hockey, baseball, softball, volleyball |
| Mascot | "Blue Blaze" |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Yearbook | "Blue and White" |
| Feeder schools | Westbrook Middle School, Canal, Saccarappa, Congin |
| Alumni | Kevin Eastman, Avie Tevanian, Rudy Vallee, Trevor Bates |
| Website | www.WestbrookSchools.org |
Sports
Westbrook High School is known for its successful basketball program. The boy's basketball team won Class A state championships in 1925, 1927, 1951, 1972, 1975 and 1984 as well as Western Maine Championships in 1925, 1927, 1951, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1996 and 2000.
Students from Westbrook High School's music program have participated in national competitions. In 1993, the marching band competed in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. In 1995, the marching band competed in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, and again in 1999. Most recently, in 2003, the marching band attended the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona.
References
- Westbrook High School https://www.whs.westbrookschools.org/staff-directory. Retrieved 9 December 2019. Missing or empty
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- "Maine Department of Education".