Mt. Ararat High School (Topsham, Maine)
| Mt. Ararat High School | |
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| Address | |
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73 Eagles Way Topsham, Maine USA |
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| Coordinates | 43°56′32″N 69°57′44″W / 43.9421°N 69.9623°WCoordinates: 43°56′32″N 69°57′44″W / 43.9421°N 69.9623°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | M.S.A.D. 75 |
| Principal | Donna Brunette |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 865 |
| Color(s) | Blue, Red, and White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Rival | Brunswick High School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Website | mta.link75.org |
Mt. Ararat High School is a high school in Topsham, Maine. It is part of Maine School Administrative District 75 and it is the only high school in that district.
In 1973, Mt. Ararat High School, then known as Mt. Ararat School, and assigned building number 73 to commemorate the year of launch, opened its doors to serve the needs of the students of its four sending towns: Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, and Topsham, Maine. For the first 22 years of its existence, the school provided education to students in grades 7-12. Starting in Fall 1995, due to overcrowding, middle school students in grades 7 and 8 attended school at a newly formed Mt. Ararat Middle School, first housed in the old Brunswick High School building, in the nearby town of Brunswick. At that time, the name of the original school was changed to Mt. Ararat High School. In 2001, middle school students, faculty, and staff moved into a brand new building of their own, now the official Mt. Ararat Middle School. The name Mt. Ararat School was taken from the name of the hill that lies behind the school, site of a fire tower and a cell tower at its crest. The current school address of 73 Eagles Way, first used in the late 1990s, is named for the school's inaugural year and the school's mascot.
As of August 2010, MSAD No. 75 received acceptance on an application to the state to either renovate or build a new high school. The superintendent presented the district as hoping to be eligible for building a new school. The favored location for a new high school was hinted to be a section of land between the Mt. Ararat Middle School athletic fields and the BNAS Annex Housing, which had been approved by Washington for conveyance to the district pending a Department of Environmental Protection survey. The Department of Education scheduled a site visit at Mt. Ararat High School Thursday, November 7, 2010. Superintendent J. Michael Wilhelm said, as part of the application, state officials visit schools to verify what the district has said in the application.
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