Camden Hills Regional High School
| Camden Hills Regional High School | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
|
25 Keelson Dr. Rockport, Maine USA | |
| Coordinates | 44°11′19″N 69°06′02″W / 44.18865°N 69.10055°WCoordinates: 44°11′19″N 69°06′02″W / 44.18865°N 69.10055°W |
| Information | |
| School district | S.A.D. 28 |
| Principal | Dr. Nick Ithomitis |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Teaching staff | 64 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Captain Jammer |
| Website | www.fivetowns.net/chrhs |
Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) is a public high school in the town of Rockport, Maine in the United States. It is the sole high school of the Five Town Community School District, which consists of Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville, Hope, and Appleton.[1]
Students
Camden Hills Regional High School mainly educates students in grades 9–12 from the Five Town CSD area. Students from other towns can pay tuition to attend the school, and some exceptions can be made in the case of students who are deemed essential to the school or at other administrative discretion.
The feeder K-8 school districts are Maine School Administrative District 28 and School Union 69.
Academics
Camden Hills Regional High School offers 27 English, 12 social studies, 16 language (French, Spanish, and Latin at various levels), 19 math, 16 science, 6 business, 9 visual media & technology, 11 industrial technology, 11 family & consumer science, 5 music, 14 art, 5 theater, and 3 physical education courses. This includes Advanced Placement classes in Biology, Calculus, European History, Language and Composition, Latin, Literature and Composition, Physics, Environmental Science, and United States History. The school also sends some students to the Midcoast School of Technology, which offers 14 different courses. The school also has a school-to-career program for juniors and seniors. In 2009, the school was ranked seventh out of 106 Maine high schools for average three-year achievement and average three-year growth in student achievement. Fifteen percent of the teachers at the school are Nationally Board Certified.[2] The school has 13 students who were National Merit Semi-Finalists, and 4 students who were National Merit Finalists.
Athletics
In 2009, Sports Illustrated named the Camden Hills Regional High School athletic program the top program in the state of Maine.[2] This was due in large part to the yearly success of the boys basketball, wrestling, and mountain biking teams, all three of which are consistently ranked highly in the state.
Camden Hills Regional High School offers cross country running, golf, mountain biking, soccer, field hockey, alpine and nordic skiing, basketball, ice hockey, baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, tennis, track and field, swimming, wrestling, and ultimate frisbee teams.
By 2015 the school no longer had an American football team..[3]
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities include the following: iTeam, CHRHS Drama, National Honor Society, Strom Auditorium Tech Crew, Strom Auditorium Tech Club, Lifelines, Latin Club, Gay-Straight Alliance (formerly Diversity Club), Amnesty International, Civil Rights Team, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Peers, Windsong (the student arts and literature magazine), The Wellness Room, Chess Team, and Math Team.
Notable alumni
- Tim Boetsch — 4x (Maine) State Wrestling Champion; Professional MMA fighter currently competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[4]
- Anna Goodale — Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist
- Eli Pariser - Author, organizer, co-founder of Upworthy
- Noah Starr - Actor, writer, and comedian
References
- ↑ "Home." Five Town Community School District. Retrieved on October 2, 2015.
- 1 2 Lincoln, Kim; Waltz, Ken. "Camden Hills Regional High School Annual Report 2009-2010" (PDF). Five Town CSD. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Dahler, Don. "High schools drop football over deaths, injuries and lack of interest" (Archive). CBS News. September 30, 2015. Retrieved on October 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Tim Boetsch UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014.