Goffstown High School, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States, serves the towns of Goffstown and New Boston. Goffstown High School had 1,232 students enrolled as of January 2, 2012.[1]
| Goffstown High School | |
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 Goffstown High School | |
| Address | |
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27 Wallace Road , 03045 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°00′45″N 71°35′00″W / 43.01250°N 71.58333°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Goffstown School District |
| Principal | Francis McBride |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,232 students (as of Jan 2, 2012) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics | Class-I |
| Mascot | The Grizz |
| Website | www |
History
The high school was formerly located at 12 Reed Street in the center of Goffstown. The structure, built in 1925, became the Upper Elementary School when the new high school was built. Following the construction of Mountain View Middle School, the former high school building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was converted into senior housing, and is now known as The Meetinghouse at Goffstown.[2] The present high school was built in 1963 to the designs of Alexander John Majeski.[3]
Administration
The school's principal is Francis J. McBride. The assistant principal is Kimberly McCann. The Dean of Students is Todd Lavallee. The Special Education Facilitator is Linda Hatchett. The Director of Athletics is Steve Fountain. [citation needed]
Clubs and activities
Goffstown High School has many extracurricular groups, including:
Athletics
Goffstown High School competes in NHIAA Division 2. The following sports are offered at GHS:
- Fall
- Cross Country: Boys & Girls Varsity
- Field Hockey: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Football: Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen
- Golf: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Soccer: Girls & Boys Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Fall Spirit: Co-ed Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Volleyball: Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Winter
- Bowling: Co-ed
- Alpine Ski Team: Boys & Girls Varsity
- Basketball: Boys & Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen
- Gymnastics: Varsity
- Ice Hockey: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Winter Spirit: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Swimming: Boys & Girls Varsity
- Indoor Track: Boys & Girls
- Wrestling: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Spring
- Baseball: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Lacrosse: Boys & Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Softball: Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Tennis: Boys & Girls Varsity
- Track: Boys & Girls Varsity
- Volleyball: Boys Varsity, Junior Varsity[5]
Notable alumni
- The members of Recycled Percussion
- Sandeep Parikh, actor, writer, and director
- Dean Potter, mountaineer[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Enrollment Numbers" (PDF). School Administrative Unit #19. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Finlay companies, "Awards"". Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Alexander John Majeski" American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.589.
- ^ "Clubs and Extra-curricular Activities". Goffstown High School. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Sports Offered". Goffstown High School. Retrieved February 16, 2012.