York High School (Maine)

York High School

York High School
"Knowledge is Power"
Location
1 Robert Stevens Drive
York, Maine
United States
Coordinates 43°9′18″N 70°37′45″W / 43.15500°N 70.62917°W / 43.15500; -70.62917Coordinates: 43°9′18″N 70°37′45″W / 43.15500°N 70.62917°W / 43.15500; -70.62917
Information
Type Public, secondary
Established Sometime after 1776
Principal Robert Stevens[1]
Faculty approx. 80[2]
Grades 9–12
Number of students approx. 700[2]
Campus size small
Campus type suburban
Color(s) Columbia Blue and white[3]
Athletics football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, Ice hockey wrestling, track and field, lacrosse, tennis, golf, cheerleading, field hockey[2]
Athletics conference Western Maine, Class B
Mascot Wildcat
Newspaper Paw Print
Website www.yorkschools.org/yhs

York High School is a public secondary school in York, Maine. Its current principal is Robert Stevens and its vice principal is Jeremie Sirois.

Athletics

York High School has an athletic program. The golf team, girls' basketball, indoor track and soccer teams won the state championships in 2010. The boys' ice hockey team won the Western Maine title in 2010 and the wrestling team has also had 6 state champions since 1995. Rick Clark, the girls' basketball head coach, was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.

Library

The Ethel "Babe" Sewall Library was named after Ethel Sewall, the first district librarian for the York School Department. Sewell was a leader in school libraries, having pioneered the integration of media and books, to support all learning styles. The library is staffed by Michele Adams and Megan Reid. The school provides students and staff with a variety of materials and databases to support the school curriculum and personal growth.

References

  1. ↑ YHS Faculty - http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/staff.htm#Admin
  2. 1 2 3 YHS Profile - http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/documents/0708%20YHS%20Profile.pdf
  3. ↑ Home Page - http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/

External links

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