| Stearns High School | |
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| Location | |
| 199 State Street Millinocket, Maine, 04462 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Millinocket School Department |
| Principal | Jed Petsinger |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 326 (as of 2007-08) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.7 |
| Campus type | Urban Fringe of a Mid-size City |
| Mascot | Minutemen |
| Information | 207-723-6430 |
| Website | millinocketschools.org/.../Stearns_High_School |
George W. Stearns High School (commonly Stearns High School or SHS) is a coeducational public secondary school in Millinocket, Maine, United States, and is part of the Millinocket School Department. It serves students in grades 9–12. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[1]
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As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 326 students and had 27.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.7.
In 2007, the percentage of 11th grade students meeting the reading proficiency standard was 32%, and meeting the math standard was 21%.[2][3][4] Based on these results, it has received a GreatSchools rating of 4 out of 10.[5]
The University of Maine offers support from The Bartley Family Scholarship Fund to a graduate of the high school majoring in English or forestry.[6]
Their teams are known as The Minutemen, and the school colors are royal blue and white.[7] The complete list of sports offered are:
Former Stearns basketball coach, George Wentworth, was inducted, posthumously, into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Wentworth's record while coaching Stearns High School was 478 wins to 153 losses. During the 31 years that Wentworth was the coach, Stearns won six Eastern Maine, four State, and one New England title, and got the first glass backboards in the state.[8]
Activities in the Performing Arts Department are:
The Show Choir at Stearns is combined with the Show Choir at Schenck High School in East Millinocket, Maine. Together they won a state championship and the best choreography award in 2007, 2010, and 2011.[9]