| Messalonskee High School | |
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| Address | |
| 131 Messalonskee High Drive Oakland, Maine, 04963 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | RSU 18 |
| Superintendent | Gary N. Smith |
| Principal | Jon Moody (2011-Present) |
| Vice principal | Gwen Bacon, Paula Callan, & Dan Bowers |
| Faculty | 82[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Revenue | $26,829,000 (district in 2004)[2] |
| Alumni | Darmon Meader |
| Website | www.msad47.org/mshs/ |
Messalonskee High School is a public high school located in Oakland, Maine. It serves all high school students in the RSU 18 school unit, which also includes Oakland, Sidney, Belgrade, China and Rome. The school was founded in 1969 and currently has slightly over 900 students enrolled. The campus features a 650 seat performing arts center that was built for the school in 1993.[3] In 2005, the district dedicated the Performing Arts Center to former superintendent J Duke Albanese, renaming the facility the J Duke Albanese Performing Arts Center. Messalonskee is a member of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. Its football team is part of the Class A Pine Tree Conference.
Toward the end of the 2007–2008 school year, the M.S.A.D. 47 district administration announced that several employment cuts would be made, possibly including principal Lori Putnam. Putnam had been hired as the new principal at the start of the previous school year and had grown to be well respected by staff and students. A petition to retain Putnam, with 180 student signatures, as well as a teacher petition featuring over 50 signatures was presented to the district school board meeting.[4] Despite opposition from superintendent Morse, the school board voted to renew her contract with a two-vote margin.[5] Even though her contract had been renewed, Putnam resigned on July 14, 2008, only three months after the vote.