Deering High School
Encyclopedia
Deering 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
. It is named after the Deering Center
neighborhood it serves. It was established in 1874.
It is one of the three public high school
s located in Portland, the others being Portland High School
and Casco Bay High School
.
Memorial Stadium
is located behind Deering High School and is the home field for DHS outdoor sports teams.
Education in the United States
Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
(Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Maine
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...
) which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
. It is named after the Deering Center
Deering Center, Maine
Deering Center is a neighborhood in the residential area of Portland, Maine, United States.Deering Center runs from Brighton Avenue to Forest Avenue to Catherine McAuley High School near Wayside Street on Ludlow Street.-History:...
neighborhood it serves. It was established in 1874.
It is one of the three public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s located in Portland, the others being Portland High School
Portland High School, Portland, Maine
Portland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district....
and Casco Bay High School
Casco Bay High School
Casco Bay High School is a public Expeditionary Learning school in Portland, Maine, USA. Since the 2005–06 school year, the school has been housed on the site of the Portland Arts and Technology High School on Allen Avenue, in the city's North Deering neighborhood...
.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Maine)
Memorial Stadium is a 3,200 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium in Portland, Maine, USA. Located behind Deering High School in the Deering Center neighborhood, it uses FieldTurf....
is located behind Deering High School and is the home field for DHS outdoor sports teams.
Notable alumni
- Thomas H. Allen, United States Representative from MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
(1997–2008) - Nik Caner-MedleyNik Caner-MedleyNik Caner-Medley is a professional basketball player, currently with Power Electronics Valencia of Spain's ACB. He was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, and "Mr. Basketball" as a senior at Deering High School. He averaged 35.6 PPG as a senior and 26.8 PPG as a junior, both good for first in...
, professional basketball player - Nathaniel Mervin Haskell, Governor of Maine
- Heidi JulavitsHeidi JulavitsHeidi Suzanne Julavits is an American author and co-editor of The Believer magazine. She has been published in The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2, Esquire, Story, Zoetrope All-Story, and McSweeney’s Quarterly...
, author - Anna KendrickAnna KendrickAnna Kendrick is an American film and stage actress best known for the role of Natalie Keener in the 2009 film Up in the Air. Her other work includes the films Camp , Rocket Science , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , 50/50 , and the Broadway musical High Society...
, actress - Linda LavinLinda LavinLinda Lavin is an American singer and actress. She is best known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her Broadway performances.After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s...
, actress - Bob MarleyBob Marley (comedian)Robert Cochrane "Bob" Marley, Jr. is a comedian from Portland, Maine. He has stated that when he was born, his father had no idea there was a singer named Bob Marley....
, stand-up comedian - Andrea MartinAndrea MartinAndrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedienne. She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year, Fiddler on the Roof and Candide, and in the television series, SCTV.-Personal life:Martin, the oldest of three...
, actress - Annie Proulx, writer
- Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. is a Maine historian. In 2004 and 2008,, Shettleworth was appointed the sixth State Historian by Governor John Baldacci.-Personal:...
, State Historian, Class of 1966