Penquis Valley High School

Penquis Valley High School
Address
48 Penquis Drive Milo, Maine, 04463 United States
Coordinates	45°15′5″N 68°59′45″W / 45.25139°N 68.99583°W / 45.25139; -68.99583Coordinates: 45°15′5″N 68°59′45″W / 45.25139°N 68.99583°W / 45.25139; -68.99583
Information
School district	MSAD 41
Principal	Jeremy Bousquet
Asst. Principal	Bill Vigue
Color(s)	Blue, white, red
Mascot	Patriot
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	penquisvalley.msad41.us

Penquis Valley High School is a four-year coeducational high school located in Milo, Maine. Founded in 1968 (combining Brownville and Milo High Schools), the school serves students from Milo, Atkinson, Brownville, LaGrange, and Medford and Orneville Township. Jeremy Bousquet is the Principal, and Bill Vigue is the Assistant Principal. The school is accredited by NEASC.^[1]

Athletics

The school's mascot is a patriot and has uniforms with a blue, red, and white color schemes. Penquis has varsity sports teams in soccer, golf, baseball/softball, track, basketball and cheering. The soccer team has experienced much success in the last few years. Coach Jason Mills has made an incredible impact on the soccer program at Penquis Valley High School, leading them to the playoffs in the last 5 straight years. Also, the baseball team fought hard for a playoff victory against Foxcroft Academy in the play-in round of the 2014 baseball season. The basketball team has won the Class C State Championship twice. Once in March 2000, with an upset against Boothbay 58-45, and again in March 2013, against BoothBay with a score of 61-54.

Teachers

Nelson Madore, former Mayor of Waterville, Maine and Professor at Thomas College, taught at PVHS from 1967-1969.^[2] Penquis currently has many incredible teachers that sacrifice much of their time for the betterment of their students. Some of these teachers include: Joshua Pietras, a graduate of Bowdoin College, a Student Council advisor and Math teacher at Penquis Valley who was nominated as a Teacher of the Year candidate in the state of Maine. Katie Joyner-Robertson, a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington and a Science teacher at Penquis Valley. Dave Caivano, a graduate of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, a Math and Science teacher at Penquis Valley and an Adjunct member of the Husson University Faculty (2009 - 2012). Russ Carey, a graduate of Tufts University, and a longtime National Honor Society advisor and History teacher at Penquis Valley. Kirk Taylor, a spectacular addition to the Penquis community, has revitalized the band and chorus program. There are also many other incredible teachers at Penquis Valley including Susan Gramlich (Chemistry/Physics) and Lynn Gerrish (Computer Technology).

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