Bonny Eagle High School
Bonny Eagle High School is a public high school located in Standish, Maine, United States. The school is a part of Maine School Administrative District 6, which serves the towns of Buxton (including Bar Mills), Hollis, Limington, Frye Island, and Standish (including Steep Falls).
Bonny Eagle High School | |
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Bonny Eagle High School | |
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700 Saco Road , Maine 04084 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°41′49″N 70°35′56″W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1961 |
School district | M.S.A.D. 6 |
Principal | Gregory Applestein |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,032 (2019-2020) [1] |
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Mascot | Scot |
Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
Website | bonnyeagle.org |
Sports and interscholastic activities
They have many varsity sports teams including Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Cheerleading, Field Hockey, Golf, Indoor/Outdoor Track, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Tennis, and Volleyball. The Scots have had a very strong sports record, most notably the Cross Country team who won 3 state titles in a row, Field Hockey, Basketball and Football teams. One consistently strong team is football. The program won four state championships in five years, capturing the Class A Maine State Championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. The team was undefeated in the 2004 and 2007 seasons. Their most recent title win came in 2013 against an undefeated Cheverus team.[2] Bonny Eagle also is home to many clubs and organizations, which a large portion of the student body is a part of. These activities include National Honor Society, Key club, Robotics Team, Outing Club, Kindness Team, GSTA Club, FACS, International Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Newspaper, and various other activities.
Notable alumni
- Jeff Neal — tour drummer for the band Boston (since 2003)[3]
- Mike Brown — Maine State Wrestling Champion (1992); Professional Mixed Martial Artist,[4] former WEC Featherweight Champion,[5] current UFC Featherweight[6]
- Don Dodge — Developer Advocate at Google
- Alan Taylor, 2-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian[7]
2009 national news
In 2009, the Maine School Administrative District #6 Superintendent Suzanne Lukas signally denied a graduating senior his diploma for bowing and blowing a kiss to his mother as he went up to the stage.[8][9]
References
- https://www.maine.gov/doe/data-reporting/reporting/warehouse/enrollment. Missing or empty
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(help) - Chard, Tom. "Class A football: Bonny Eagle scores late TD, wins state title". Press Herald. MaineToday Media, Inc. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- CBS 13 (July 1, 2014). "Windham teacher relishes side gig as touring drummer for legendary band Boston". Bangor Daily News.
Since 2003, Neal has been the tour drummer for the legendary band Boston.
- "Mike Brown MMA Bio".
- Steve Solloway (2008-11-12). "Yes, the king of the featherweights is a Mainer". The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- "Mike Brown UFC Profile".
- Routhier, Ray (April 15, 2014). "Historian from Maine repeats himself, wins second Pulitzer". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- "Maine student who blew kiss to mom denied diploma". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) WMTW-TV of Portland, Maine