Westbrook High School (Maine)

Westbrook High School
Westbrook High School
Address
	125 Stroudwater Street; Canal, Saccarappa, Congin
Website	www.WestbrookSchools.org

Westbrook High School (WHS) is a

students each year. It is part of the Westbrook School Department. The school competes in the Southern Maine Athletics Association (SMAA) and Class A athletics, as governed by the Maine Principals' Association. The school mascot

is the "Blue Blazes".

History

Old Westbrook High School was previously located on Main Street in downtown Westbrook. The school moved to its current location in 1954. The school underwent an extensive addition in 1961 and renovation in 1992.

Sports

Westbrook High School is known for its successful basketball program. The boys' basketball team won Class A state championships in 1925, 1927, 1951, 1972, 1975 and 1984 as well as Western Maine Championships in 1925, 1927, 1951, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1996 and 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Students from Westbrook High School's music program have participated in national competitions. In 1993, the

Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.^{[citation needed]} In 1995, the marching band competed in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, and again in 1999. Most recently, in 2003, the marching band attended the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona.^{[citation needed}

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The Westbrook High School Bell Ringers are a group of ten student-athletes that perform with a set of forty-four Dutch handbells throughout southern Maine.

Notable alumni

Trevor Bates, NFL linebacker
Kevin Eastman, comic book artist and writer
Steve Lavigne, comic book illustrator
Morgan Rielly, member of the Maine House of Representatives
Ronald Usher, former member of the Maine Legislature
Joseph Vachon, U.S. Army brigadier general

References

^ "Staff Directory". Westbrook High School. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westbrook High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

External links

Westbrook School Department

[1] "Staff Directory". Westbrook High School. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[NCES-2] "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westbrook High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 28 October 2021.