Gardiner High School (Maine)

Gardiner High School, also known as Gardiner Area High School (GAHS), is a public school serving grades 9 - 12 in Gardiner, Maine. Tigers are the school mascot.[1] In 2016, the school had a graduating class of 136.[2]

Not to be confused with Gardiner High School (Montana).

The Old Gardiner High School building was designed by Francis H. Fassett and built in 1870.

Old Gardiner High School pictured on a 1912 postcard
Photo of the Maine Ornithological Society from 1907

The Maine Ornithological Society met at the high school in 1907.

The school has a rivalry with Cony High School.

Alumni of the school include William J. Landers.[3] Weston Lewis graduated in 1868 and went on to help establish a water company serving the area. He became its president and was also a railroad executive.[4] Stanford University professor David Nivison was valedictorian at the high school in 1940.[5] Poet Edward Arlington Robinson graduated from the school when ceremonies were held at the Gardiner Coliseum.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Gardiner Area High School". www.msad11.org.
  2. Journal, Jessica LowellKennebec (June 12, 2016). "Gardiner Area High School graduates 136 students".
  3. Kingsbury, Henry D.; Deyo, Simeon L. (November 29, 1892). "Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine; 1625-1799-1892". H.W. Blake & Company – via Google Books.
  4. Hatch, Louis Clinton (November 29, 1919). "Maine: A History". American historical society – via Google Books.
  5. Nivison, David S. (November 29, 1996). "Chinese Language, Thought, and Culture: Nivison and His Critics". Open Court Publishing – via Google Books.
  6. Donaldson, Scott (January 9, 2007). "Edwin Arlington Robinson: A Poet's Life". Columbia University Press – via Google Books.

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