Sacopee Valley High School

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Sacopee Valley High School
Address
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115 South Hiram Road Hiram , ME 04041 United States
Coordinates	43°48′39″N 70°52′10″W / 43.8108°N 70.8695°W / 43.8108; -70.8695Coordinates: 43°48′39″N 70°52′10″W / 43.8108°N 70.8695°W / 43.8108; -70.8695
Information
Type	Public
Established	1967
School district
Principal	Britton Wolfe
Enrollment	337 (2016-17)[1]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Royal Blue and White
Athletics	13 sports
Mascot	Hawk
Website	svhs.sad55.org

Sacopee Valley High School, founded 1967, is the public school for (MSAD 55). It is located in Hiram, in the U.S. state of Maine. It was built to replace Porter High School, which is now the Porter Town Hall. The school covers the towns of Hiram, Porter, Parsonsfield, Cornish, and Baldwin. In the fall of 2017 Sacopee Valley celebrated their 50th anniversary with a weeklong packed homecoming that included a parade.

The name "Sacopee"[]

This High School is located in Hiram between the "Saco" and "Ossipee" rivers. This location inspired the high school to be named "Sacopee".

Athletics[]

Sacopee Valley High School's athletic teams play in Class C of the Western Maine Conference. In fall, students can play football, boys' & girls' Soccer, boys' & girls' cross country, field hockey, golf, and cheerleading. In winter, students can play boys' & girls' basketball, cheerleading, and ice hockey on a club team involving Windham High School. In spring, students can participate in baseball, softball, and track.

All home games are played at SVHS, either out on the athletic fields or in the gymnasium, except for golf, which all home matches are played at Province Lake and ice hockey played at Bridgton Academy Ice Rink in Bridgton.

The Sacopee Valley Boys Track Team is one of great pride for the school, due to the numerous Class C state championships won by the team over the past 20 years. The most recent wins being in 2010 and 2012.

SVHS were also the winners of Baseball 2016 State Champions, a momentous occasion.

Notable people[]

• Contessa Brewer, MSNBC News Anchor (alumni)

References[]

External links[]

• Website of Sacopee Valley High School
• Website of MSAD 55
• SVHS's Twitter account