Portland High School, Portland, Maine

Portland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district. Established in 1821 as a boys' school, Portland is the fourteenth oldest public high school still operating in the United States, having been the third public high school to be established in the U.S. Joseph Libbey was its first principal. A separate school for girls was added ... more

Portland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district. Established in 1821 as a boys' school, Portland is the fourteenth oldest public high school still operating in the United States, having been the third public high school to be established in the U.S. Joseph Libbey was its first principal. A separate school for girls was added in 1850, and in 1863 the school moved to Cumberland Avenue, its present location. The original school building on that site, which is now the middle wing of the modern school was originally divided into two by a brick wall running from top to bottom of the building to divide the girls from the boys. Much of the wall has been removed, but its remains can still be seen in the basement. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1984-11-23. In 1989 a new annex was opened containing classrooms, a cafeteria, a theater... less