Gardiner High School (Maine)

Gardiner High School
Location
Map
40 West Hill Rd

04345

United States
Information
NCES School ID231059000329[2]
PrincipalLauren Arnold[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment620[2] (2018–19)
Websitewww.msad11.org/o/gahs

Gardiner High School, also known as Gardiner Area High School (GAHS), is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Gardiner, Maine in the United States. Tigers are the school mascot.[3] In 2016, the school had a graduating class of 136.[4]

The Old Gardiner High School building was designed by Francis H. Fassett and built in 1870.

Old Gardiner High School pictured on a 1912 postcard
Photo of the Maine Ornithological Society from 1907

Bobby Messenger, Major League Baseball player and sheriff of Sagadahoc County, was a mainstay on Gardiner's sports teams in the first decade of the 20th century.[5]

The Maine Ornithological Society met at the high school in 1907.

The school has a rivalry with Cony High School.

  1. ^ 16, 2023 "Gardiner Area High School". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Gardiner Area High School (231059000329)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gardiner Area High School". www.msad11.org. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Journal, Jessica LowellKennebec (June 12, 2016). "Gardiner Area High School graduates 136 students".
  5. ^ "Ex-Big Leaguer Elected Sheriff". The Lewiston Daily Sun. September 16, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2024.