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South Portland High School

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Type
  
Public

Grades
  
9–12

Color(s)
  
Red, white

Mascot
  
Red Riot

Principal
  
Ryan Caron

Number of students
  
906 (as of May 2016)

Phone
  
+1 207-767-3266

Motto
  
Riot Pride

School district
  
South Portland School Department

Address
  
637 Highland Ave, South Portland, ME 04106, USA

District
  
South Portland School Department

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South Portland High School is a public high school located in South Portland, Maine.

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The first high school in what is now South Portland was built in 1874 while the City was part of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The school was on the 2nd floor of a new municipal building built in 1874 until that building burnt down in 1921. The current building on Highland Avenue was erected in 1952, with a gymnasium added in 1958, an annex in 1962, and an auditorium and cafeteria in 1997. It was originally built for middle school students until the high school and middle school switched building in 1960.

South portland high school vans


Renovations

The current high school building has been renovated and expanded. Renovation was approved in a 2010 referendum, and groundbreaking took place in May 2012. Over 100,000 square feet was added to the school. The first stage of expansion to the school was complete in early January 2014. On January 3, 2015, the final phase of the renovations were completed and staff moved into the building to set up for class on January 5. In total, the project lasted 33 months and cost a total of $47.3 million. It was believed to be the most expensive high school project in Maine history paid for entirely without state funds.

Notable alumni

  • Jim Beattie, Major League Baseball player
  • Brett Brown, head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers
  • Charlie Furbush, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Edward C. Reynolds, judge, state legislator (Class of 1877)
  • Bill Swift, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • References

    South Portland High School Wikipedia


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