Massabesic High School, Pronounced "MASS-UH-BEE-SIK" is a public high school located in Waterboro, Maine, United States. The school is part of the RSU 57 school system, which serves six southwestern Maine towns with a combined population of approximately 22,000 residents: Alfred, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Shapleigh and Waterboro. The school is split into two separate buildings: the West Building which serves most of the students in all grades, and the East Building which serves most of the upperclassmen and special education classes.
History
The name Massabesic came from a Native American language that was spoken in the area of the high school before Europeans settled in the area. Massabesic High School was first opened in 1969 with an enrollment of over nine-hundred students within the grades nine through twelve. Over the years, the student population increased to its enrollment of around 1000 students.
East Building expansion
On August 29, 2007, Massabesic High School occupied the former Massabesic Junior High School building to open the East Building which expanded the high school, eliminating overcrowding issues. The East Building contains the foreign language department and the NJROTC program. It is also the adult education center for RSU 57.
The middle school was opened in 2006 and serves students in sixth through eighth grades. Prior to the opening to Massabesic Middle School, seventh and eighth grade students from across the school district attended Massabesic Junior High School.
Key facts
MHS is a member of the
MHS was one of the Maine schools which did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress", according to the Maine Department of Education in 2006.
Previous dramatic overcrowding was almost eliminated with the opening of the Freshman Academy in August 2007. This helped solve some of the overcrowding issues, but some classes still must be held in portable trailers.
MHS offers foreign language classes in Spanish and French.
Sports
Athletic
Massabesic High School's team name for all of its athletic teams is called the Massabesic Mustangs.
In 2000, the Massabesic Mustangs football team won the Class A state championship with a 12–0 season.
The Girls Lacrosse team won the Class A State Championship in 2007 and 2013.
The wrestling team won the Class A championships in 1975, 1998, 2007 and 2008.
