Amesbury High School

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Amesbury High School is a coeducational preparatory school in the town of Amesbury, Massachusetts which draws students from Amesbury, South Hampton, New Hampshire, and other parts of the Merrimack River Valley region.

It is in the Amesbury Public Schools district, and serves grades 9 through 12. The school mascots are the Indians, the colors are red and white. The yearbook is called the Pow Wow. There are around 830 students, and almost 60 members of faculty and other staff.

[edit] History

Amesbury High School was originally housed in a wooden school building built in 1882. The growing school was allowed to expand in a new brick building built in 1917 and was designed by the Boston architecture firm Prescott & Sidebottom. That building served as a high school until a fire destroyed it on April 7, 1964. At the time, plans were underway to build a replacement for the school, which had exceeded its 500-student capacity by 100. After lengthy discussion, a new school was to be built on Highland Street, designed by Walter Scott Brodie of Kilham, Hopkins, Greeley & Brodie of Boston. This school would have a capacity of 900 students. On September 28, 1969, the new school was dedicated.