Waterville Senior High School, also known as Waterville High School or WSHS, is a public high school in Waterville, Maine, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. Waterville Senior High School replaced the Old Waterville High School in 1964, when the Waterville Junior High School moved into the old high school building.
History
Waterville High School has had three campuses since its founding in 1876. The first building served the community from 1876 until the completion of the Old Waterville High School (also known as the Gilman Street School) in 1913. WSHS remained in the Gilman Street School until the completion of the current high school in 1964.
2007-2018 District Consolidation Until 2007, Waterville Senior High School and the other Waterville Public Schools were part of their own, independent district. However, a bill signed into law by former Maine governor John Baldacci required communities to seek to consolidate their school districts or else face monetary penalties. Waterville Public Schools consolidated with the towns of Vassalboro and Winslow, Maine, to form Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools to avoid the penalties laid out under the new law. In 2018, voters from all three towns within the consolidated district held town referendums to dissolve the district and return to the original independent districts.
Athletics
Classification Waterville Senior High School participates in the following Maine classifications: Class A/Class A North: Drama Class B/Class B North: Baseball, girls' basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, ice hockey, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, softball, swim, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track Class C/Class C South: Boys' basketball 8-Man Large (Football)
State sports championships Waterville has won numerous Maine high school sports championships.
Baseball: 2010, 2011 Boys' Basketball: 1944, 1945, 1949, 1985 Girls' Basketball: 2007–2009 Field Hockey: 1979, 2007 Football: 1962, 1974 Boys' Golf: 1969, 1976, 1996, 2006 Girls' Golf: 1995–1998 Ice Hockey: 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1938–1941, 1969–1973, 1979–1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2016, 2017 Skiing: 1975 Boys' Soccer: 1983, 2000 Girls' Soccer: 1980–1984, 2008, 2014 Boys' Tennis: 1986, 1998 Girls' Tennis: 2021 Boys' Indoor Track: 2014 Girls' Indoor Track: 1980, 2000–2002, 2007, 2009, 2011–2015 Boys' Outdoor Track: 2006–2008 Girls' Outdoor Track: 1976, 2002, 2007-2015
New England Championships Waterville won one New England sports championship with boys' basketball in 1944.
Demographics Race or ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6% Asian: 1.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2% Hispanic: 7.6% Black, non-Hispanic: 1.2% White, non-Hispanic: 83.4% Two or More Races: 5.7% Gender Male: 265 Female: 247
Notable alumni George J. Mitchell - Former U.S. senator for Maine
References
External links
Waterville Public Schools website