Concord High School (New Hampshire)

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Concord High School
Location
Concord, NH, USA
Information
School district Concord School District
Principal Eugene Connolly
Enrollment

1,933 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 117.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 16.5[1]
Type Public high school
Campus 2 Buildings joined at 2 places
Mascot Tidey the Duck
Team name Crimson Tide
Color(s) Crimson and White
Established 1846
Homepage Concord High School

Coordinates: 43°12′02″N 71°33′06″W / 43.20056, -71.55167 Concord High School is a high school in Concord, New Hampshire in the United States. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,933 students and 117.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.5.[1]

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[edit] History

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Concord's first public high school was established in 1846. The original building was the building on the corner of State and School Streets. A new school house was built in 1862, which stood until April of 1888, when it burned down during a fire started by a chemistry experiment. For the next 2 years, students took their classes in City Hall. A new high school was built on the same lot, completed and dedicated in September of 1890. In 1907, yet another Concord High School, designed to accommodate 500 students, was built on Spring Street in the building which is now Kimball School. The current high school was built in 1927 on Warren Street, with a new wing added in 1996.

[edit] The current school

Some of the features that Concord High currently has are a new media center (library), student center (cafeteria), performing arts area, and four commons areas, each with its own administrative and student community where student lockers are located. Concord Community TV, the local access station for Concord, NH, is currently located in Concord High. As of 2007, there are about 2000 students currently attending.

CHS's current principal is Eugene Connolly.

[edit] Controversy

At Concord High's first dance of the 2006-2007 school year, Concord High drew national media attention when administration kicked out about a dozen students for grinding, a style of dancing that the administration deemed overtly sexual for a school function. In protest of this, about 150 other students walked out of the dance. Senior Pat Boyle, one of the very first students kicked out of the dance by administration said that he "...couldn't believe that I was actually kicked out of the dance for, not drinking, not doing drugs, just dancing and having a good time."[2] The administration met with student body leaders to try to reach an agreement. They were not able to, and for the first time in the school's history, the homecoming dance was canceled, along with every other dance that year. An exception was made for the senior prom, however. In the 2007-2008 school year, there have been dances without any particular controversy.[citation needed]

[edit] Athletics

The Concord Crimson Tide are an affiliate of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA). They compete in the Class L or Div. I league. The current Interim Athletic Director is William Marston and the Athletic Trainer for the Tide is Kelly Noel. [3]

[edit] Notable alumni and faculty

3rd High School, completed in 1890, as it appeared in 1907
3rd High School, completed in 1890, as it appeared in 1907

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Concord High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "N.H. School Upset With Students 'Dirty Dancing'", WBZ-TV, September 21, 2006. Accessed January 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Welcome to the Concord School District Athletic Website!, Concord School District. Accessed January 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Matt Bonner, NewHampshire.com. Accessed November 28, 2007. "He graduated first in his class from Concord High School in 1999. Throughout high school, basketball dominated the conversation at home; it didn't hurt that he played on a winning team. Concord High School were the NHIAA Champions three years in a row while he was there."
  5. ^ General's Histories, 11th Armored Division. Accessed December 9, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Baggarly, Andrew. "Giants fire hitting coach Lefebvre", Contra Costa Times, October 10, 2007. Accessed November 18, 2007. " Lefebvre, 51, had spent six seasons on the Giants staff, including the past five as hitting coach. The former big-league outfielder grew up in New Hampshire and played with Sabean at Concord High School, then at Eckerd College in Florida."
  7. ^ "Space Teacher Buried In New Hampshire City", The New York Times, May 2, 1986. Accessed November 12, 2007. "Mrs. McAuliffe, who was born in Boston and grew up in Framingham, Mass., taught social studies at Concord High School before her selection last July from 10,000 applicants for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Teacher in Space program."
  8. ^ Lessels, Allen. "SHE'S SIMPLY THE BEST HARDEST THING FOR MOUNSEY IS NAMING A SPORT SHE DOESN'T LIKE", The Boston Globe, December 10, 1995. Accessed November 18, 2007. "Tara Mounsey, a lover of challenges and an All-Everything athlete at Concord High School, had to think for a moment."
  9. ^ Margolick, David. "Bush's Court Choice; Ascetic at Home but Vigorous on Bench", The New York Times, July 25, 1990. Accessed November 12, 2007. "At Concord High School, he was voted most literary, most sophisticated and most likely to succeed. The high school yearbook described him as witty and in constant demand and said he enjoyed giving and attending scandalous parties."

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