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Cony High School

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School type
  
Public

Superintendent
  
James Anastasio

Principal
  
Kim Silsby

District
  
Augusta Public Schools

Number of students
  
1,011

Founder
  
Daniel Cony

School code
  
200040

Phone
  
+1 207-626-2460

Mascot
  
"Rameses"

Motto
  
Cultura-Honestum-Salubritas("Knowledge-Integrity-Healthfulness")

Address
  
60 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA

Similar
  
Gardiner Area High School, Hall Dale High School, Erskine Academy, Waterville Senior High Sch, Mt Ararat High School

Profiles

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Cony High School is a public school located in Augusta, Maine that educates students from 7th to 12th grade. Cony draws its students from Augusta, as well as the surrounding communities of Chelsea, China, Jefferson, Palermo, Somerville, Vassalboro, Whitefield, and Windsor.

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The school's origins are in the Cony Female Academy, which was founded in 1816 by Daniel Cony to provide free education to orphans and other girls under the age of 16. The school later expanded into a co-ed high school. In the fall of 2006, the city of Augusta opened a new Cony High School adjacent to the Capital Area Technical Center on Pierce Drive. Three years later, it was consolidated with local middle schools, and currently serves grades 7-12.

The new building is architecturally linked to the design of the Old Cony High School building which featured a wedge-shaped flatiron design. The flatiron building has been preserved as a building of historical significance and is in the National Register of Historical Places in Maine.

The current enrollment for Cony High is approximately 1,000 students. The drop out rate at Cony has increased to 12%.

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Athletics

Cony competes in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference as a Class A school in all sports but football. The Rams field teams in football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, ice hockey, indoor track, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball tennis, lacrosse, and outdoor track. Cony and rival Gardiner Area High School constitute the sixteenth longest-running high school football rivalry in the country. Since 1892, the two teams have met 123 continuous years, with Cony holding a 65-55-10 advantage. Cony is well known for having one of the rowdiest student cheering sections in the state, referred to as the "Cony Crazies."

  • Baseball - Class A State Champions (1990, 1991).
  • Girls' Basketball - Class A State Champions (1987, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007).
  • Boys' Basketball - Class A State Champions (1966, 1973, 1978).
  • Football - Class B State Champions (1932, 2013)
  • Field Hockey - Class A State Champions (1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995).
  • Softball - Class A State Champions (1983, 2012).
  • Girls' Tennis - Class A State Champions (1991).
  • Boys' Tennis - Class A State Champions (1993, 1972).
  • Chizzle Wizzle

    Cony High School's "Chizzle Wizzle" variety show is the longest running high school production in the United States. It originated in the 1890s as a football fundraiser and has evolved into a major part of the Augusta community. In 2016, the production hit the stage for its 125th consecutive year. The show consists of two halves, Olio and Minstrel. The production runs for 4 nights at the end of every March and culminates with the Chizzle Wizzle Ball on Saturday night. The name, "Chizzle Wizzle" comes from one of the school's many old cheers: "Chizzle Wizzle, Chizzle Wizzle, sis boom bah! Cony High, Cony High, rah, rah, rah!"

    Notable alumni

  • Richard Dysart (Class of 1947), television actor: L.A. Law
  • Hoddy Hildreth, State Representative and conservationist
  • Rachel Nichols (Class of 1998), film actress: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Star Trek, The Amityville Horror
  • Bob Pickett (Class of 1952), college football head coach
  • Ashley Underwood (Class of 2003) Former Basketball Player, Miss Maine USA 2009, Featured on Survivor: Redemption Island
  • Julia Clukey Olympic Luger
  • Ben Lucas Football player
  • References

    Cony High School Wikipedia