Mt. Ararat High School

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Mt. Ararat High School
Address
Mt. Ararat High School
68 Eagles Way

Topsham
,
Maine

United States
Coordinates 43°56′26″N69°57′53″W / 43.9406°N 69.9647°W / 43.9406; -69.9647
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1973
School district M.S.A.D. 75
PrincipalChris Hoffman
Grades9–12
Enrollment710 (2022–23) [1]
Color(s)Blue, Red, and White    
Mascot Eagle
Rivals Brunswick High School & Morse High School (Maine)
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Website mta.link75.org

Mt. Ararat High School is a high school in Topsham, Maine, United States. It is part of Maine School Administrative District 75 and it is the only high school in that district.

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History

In 1973, Mt. Ararat High School, then known as Mt. Ararat School, and assigned building number 73 to commemorate the year of launch, opened for 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 new building, now the Mt. Ararat Middle School. The name Mt. Ararat School was taken from the name of the hill that lies behind the school, the site of a fire tower, with a cell tower at its crest. The old school's address of 73 Eagles Way, was first used in the late 1990s, which remained the name of the old school's address until it was demolished in 2020. The name was in honor of the school's inaugural year and the school's mascot.

In August 2010, MSAD No. 75 received acceptance on an application to the state to either renovate or build a new high school. The then superintendent, Brad Smith, presented the district as hoping to be eligible for building a new school. The location for the new high school was to be the athletic fields. The plans for the new high school were approved in 2017 and construction began in 2018. [2] On September 8, 2020 the new Mt. Ararat High School opened its doors to students for the first time.

The new Mt. Ararat High School was completed in 2020, and the former building was demolished that same year. [3]

Students and faculty

As of 2021, Mt. Ararat High School has approximately 865 students and 126 faculty members. [4] The principal is Dr. Chris Hoffman, and the two assistant principals are currently Mr. Deron Sharp and Ms. Jessica Belanger. The Athletic Director is Geoff Godo.

Notable alumni

School colors and mascot

Mt. Ararat High School's colors are royal blue, red, and white. Its mascot is the bald eagle.

Athletics

The school is a member of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, and touts a fierce rivalry with Brunswick High School, located on the other side of the Androscoggin River. As well as a rivalry with Morse High School. [8]

Men's soccer - The men's soccer team has reached the Class A State Final six times. [9] The team took home the gold ball in 1994 with a victory over Portland, and in 2003 with a victory over Scarborough.

DateOpponentResult
1987 Cape Elizabeth High School L: 0-2
1994 Portland High School W: 1-0
2001 Cheverus High School L: 1-2
2003 Scarborough High School W: 1-0 (Penalty Kicks)
2005 Scarborough High School L: 0-1 (Penalty Kicks)
2012 Scarborough High School L: 0-4

Women's Soccer - The women's soccer team has reached the Class A State Final ten times, [10] coming away with the state title seven times. The most recent title came in 2003 with a victory over Greely.

DateOpponentResult
1985 Waterville High School W: 1-0
1987 Gorham High School W: 1-0
1989 Cape Elizabeth High School L: 0-1
1990 Westbrook High School L: 0-2
1991 Greely High School W: 2-1
1992 Cape Elizabeth High School W: 4-1
1993 Greely High School W: 4-0
2001 Edward Little High School W: 1-0
2003 Greely High School W: 1-0
2006 Gorham High School L: 0-1

Men's Baseball - The Eagles reached the Class A State Title game twice. [11] In 2004, Mt. Ararat pitcher Mark Rogers was drafted 5th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in the Major League Baseball Draft and was also the 2004 National Gatorade Player of the Year. [12]

DateOpponentResult
2003 Deering High School L: 1-9
2004 Deering High School L: 1-6

Softball - The Eagles reached the Maine State Class A title game twice. [13]

DateOpponentResult
1977 Winslow High School L: 11-15 (Extra Innings)
1978 Brewer High School W: 9-1

Women's Track & Field - The Eagles have won three different Maine State Class A Titles, coming in 1975, 1992, and 2005. Cuyler Goodwin holds the state record in the Girls 400 m dash (57.17) set in 1994. Jen Moreau held the 1600 m run (4:57.27) record for 10 years until it was broken in 2009 by Abbey Leonardi of Kennebunk with a time of 4:56.64. [14] Additionally, the Eagles have won three different Maine State Class A Indoor titles, coming in 1993, 1994, and 1997. Cuyler Goodwin holds the retired 300-yard state record of 37.37.

Women's cross-country - The women's cross-country team has won two state titles, winning in 1992 and 2004. [15] They have also had three individual Class A state champions: Theresa Lewis in 1982, and twin sisters Jessie Wilcox and Beth Wilcox in 2003 and 2004, respectively. [16]

Men's cross-country – The men's two cross-country team state titles came in 1994 and 2019. [17] Andy Caron won the individual Class A state title in 1999, and Lisandro Berry-Gaviria won in three consecutive years from 2017-2019, a feat accomplished by no other male Class A cross-country runner since 1979. [18]

Gymnastics - Though the Eagles have never won a state title, they did have two "All-Around" champions. In 1996, Heather Burke took home the honor, and in 1997, Brianna Fuller did the same. [19]

Men's tennis - Though they have not won a state title, the Eagles' Mike Hill won three Men's Singles state championship titles (2007, 2008, and 2009). Nick Mathieu won back to back Class A State Singles titles in 2016 and 2017, while also visited the finals in both 2014 and 2015. [20]

Women's tennis - The women's tennis team reached the Maine State Class A final match three different times, claiming victory twice. In 2004, they defeated Deering High School, and in 2005, they repeated, defeating Deering High School again. The Eagles finished as runners-up in 2001 to Lewiston High School. [21]

Wrestling - In 1996, the Eagles finished as the Class A State runner-up, falling to Bonny Eagle High School in the state final. A lot of individual wrestlers go to the state championship. [22] In 2019, the combined Mt. Ararat/Brunswick wrestling team became Class A State champions.

Women's lacrosse - The women's lacrosse team reached the Maine State Class A Final in 2010, falling to Scarborough High School 11–7. [23]

Football - The Football team reached the Maine State Class 8 Man state championship in 2019, winning their first ever football state title over Old Orchard Beach High school 58-25. Mt. Ararat's Holden Brannan rushed for over 300 yards with 7 touchdowns. [24]

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  9. ↑ MPA Men's Soccer
  10. ↑ MPA Women's Soccer
  11. ↑ MPA Baseball Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ MLB 2004 Draft
  13. ↑ MPA Softball Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ MPA Women's Cross-Country
  16. ↑ All-Time Maine State XC Girls Individual Champions
  17. ↑ MPA Men's Cross-Country
  18. ↑ Maine Boys XC Champions 1970 - Present
  19. ↑ MPA Gymnastics
  20. ↑ MPA Men's Tennis Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ MPA Women's Tennis Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ MPA Wrestling
  23. ↑ "2010 Boys' Lacrosse Class A".
  24. ↑ "Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME)".
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