Exeter High School (New Hampshire)
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Exeter High School is a public high school located in Exeter, New Hampshire
, in the United States
.
It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Exeter
, Stratham
, Kensington
, Newfields
, Brentwood
, and East Kingston
, New Hampshire
. The school's mission statement is "The Exeter High School community strives to provide a rigorous and comprehensive education that inspires and challenges all students to become engaged and successful adults."
The Exeter Area Public School was established in 1848 as a co-educational institution and became a school for boys just twenty years later when Robinson Female Seminary was founded. The school was originally located on Court Street until 1912 when it mas moved to Linden Street and changed to Exeter High School. The new school opened September 9, 1912 and most of the town stores declared a half-holiday for this auspicious occasion. The school was nick named "Tuck High School," thanks mainly to the generous gift of $5,000 by philanthropist
Edward S. Tuck.
The "Pinnacle" yearbook was first produced in 1949 as a joint effort by both Exeter High School and Robinson Female Seminary. On April 7, 1954 an affirmative vote of a $760,000 bond was passed to construct a new coed Exeter High School and elementary school, the school opened in September 1956.
in September 2006. The original Tuck School was renovated into the Seacoast School of Technology, and an annex building (formerly Exeter Area Junior High School).
. In 2010 the installation of 465 solar panels (supplied by AltE) generates about 100 kilowatts of power and offsets the school's energy consumption by 5%. The addition of a community garden in the spring of 2011 provided further learning opportunities for the school and agricultural benefits for the local community. Exeter also has an active Environmental Club, lead by Austin Grant, that has over saw many of the green innovations around the school and community.
Winter
Spring
team has won the state championship 13 times since 1955: Class M (1955), Division III (1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965), Division II (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007), Division I (2011)
Beginning in 1996, the Blue Hawks played in 11 of 14 Division II State Championship games before moving to Division I in 2010. During the seasons of 1997-1999 Exeter won 26 consecutive games, the longest win streak in school history. Exeter has sent over 65 representatives to play in the New Hampshire-Vermont Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. The Blue Hawks have nine members in the New Hampshire Chapter of the Joe Yukica
Hall of Fame. Zack Dziama (class of 2003) won the Gatorade Player of the Year for football in New Hampshire. Head Coach William Ball has won over 100 games with Exeter and has been inducted into the New Hampshire Coaches Hall of Fame.
The Exeter High football team has played rival Winnacunnet
in neighboring Hampton
76 times since 1924. Exeter leads the all-time series 53-22-2. The two schools have played for three state championships in Division II, with Winnacunnet winning in 1983 and 2000, while Exeter won in 2003, one of Exeter's two all-time perfect seasons (the other being 1999). The teams have played each other every year since 1947. The last Exeter/Winnacunnet game played at the original Eustis Field in 2005 was a 26-0 victory for Exeter.
The Blue Hawks' home games are held at William D. Ball Stadium at Eustis Field, a grass-turf stadium facility. In 2005 the 'Hawks won the last game on the original Eustis Field, defeating Merrimack
in the semifinals before falling to Bishop Guertin
in the Division II championship game.
Exeter was reclassified as a Division I football program for the 2010 season, replacing Manchester West
, which moved down to Division II.
On November 19, 2011 playing at the home of defending champion Pinkerton Academy of Derry, NH Exeter won it's first Division I title, 23-13.
The Exeter High School girls' soccer team won the Class L state championship for the first time in 2006 after defeating Merrimack
1-0 and again in 2007 after defeating Pinkerton Academy
2-1 in overtime. Allison Rozelle, the Blue Hawks' attacking midfielder, was crucial to the team's success and has continued her soccer career at UNH.
The Exeter High School song was composed by Harriet M. Ford, an English teacher, in 1927. It is sung to the tune of "Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue"
held a rally in the Exeter High School gymnasium. You can see the entire speech on youtube
.
, the 48-page full color magazine is published five times each school year and distributed to students, faculty, local businesses and parents.
The publication transitioned from a newspaper to a magazine format during the 2009-2010 school year under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Chris Allen and Assistant Editors Chris Pope and Nick Ferreri. The first issue of the magazine was released on the first day of the school year. For the new 2010-2011 school year the Editor-in-Chief was Jack Tisdall with no Assistant Editors.
The magazine is produced by students who research, write, and design each issue. In addition to these duties, the staff has the responsibility of raising 80 percent of printing costs. A variety of topics are covered in each issue, ranging from news and politics to sports and entertainment. Since 1986, the group has been advised by Rob Schneider, an English teacher at Exeter High School.
In 2010, The Talon was recognized as the best high school magazine in New England by the New England Scholastic Press Association (for schools with over 1,000 students).
Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Exeter
Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
, Stratham
Stratham, New Hampshire
Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,255 at the 2010 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. The town is the home of the only U.S. Lindt & Sprüngli factory and the headquarters of the Timberland Corporation.-History:Stratham...
, Kensington
Kensington, New Hampshire
Kensington is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2010 census.-History:Once a parish of Hampton, Kensington was incorporated in 1737 by Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher, when New Hampshire was still part of that colonial province...
, Newfields
Newfields, New Hampshire
Newfields is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,680 at the 2010 census. The primary village in town, where 301 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Newfields census-designated place , and is located along New Hampshire Route 85 and the...
, Brentwood
Brentwood, New Hampshire
Brentwood is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,486. Brentwood has been the county seat of Rockingham County since 1997...
, and East Kingston
East Kingston, New Hampshire
East Kingston is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2010 census.-History:East Kingston was once a part of Kingston called Kingston East Parish, but was granted a separate charter in 1738 by Massachusetts Colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher,...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. The school's mission statement is "The Exeter High School community strives to provide a rigorous and comprehensive education that inspires and challenges all students to become engaged and successful adults."
Origin
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
Edward S. Tuck.
The "Pinnacle" yearbook was first produced in 1949 as a joint effort by both Exeter High School and Robinson Female Seminary. On April 7, 1954 an affirmative vote of a $760,000 bond was passed to construct a new coed Exeter High School and elementary school, the school opened in September 1956.
Today
After years of a growing population and structural problems experienced in the old building, It was determined that a new 227000 square feet (21,089 m²) building would be built. The New Exeter High School opened on the outskirts of town, at 1 Blue Hawk Drive, on Route 27New Hampshire Route 27
New Hampshire Route 27 is a long east–west highway in southeastern New Hampshire. The western terminus of NH 27 is in Hooksett at U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 28 north of Manchester...
in September 2006. The original Tuck School was renovated into the Seacoast School of Technology, and an annex building (formerly Exeter Area Junior High School).
Honors societies
- The National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
at Exeter is committed to excellence. Members are academically proficient and are supporters of the Exeter community. Members of the NHS volunteer around Exeter and throughout the seacoast area in many different ways. - The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH), or Spanish National Honor SocietySpanish National Honor SocietySpanish National Honor Society is an academic honor society focused on Spanish language excellence in secondary education and promotes a continuity of interest in Spanish studies. The group, which was established in 1953 in the United States is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of...
.
Extra-curricular activities
The school has over 60 clubs listed, and many play an intricate role in student life and the Exeter community. The number of operative clubs fluctuates yearly, the main clubs are listed on the ehs website.Sustainability
The Exeter High School campus surpasses most schools across New Hampshire in environmental sustainabilitySustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
. In 2010 the installation of 465 solar panels (supplied by AltE) generates about 100 kilowatts of power and offsets the school's energy consumption by 5%. The addition of a community garden in the spring of 2011 provided further learning opportunities for the school and agricultural benefits for the local community. Exeter also has an active Environmental Club, lead by Austin Grant, that has over saw many of the green innovations around the school and community.
Facilities
- Theater: The Arthur L. Hanson III Center for the Performing Arts was dedicated to the superintendent of schools on June 13, 2008. The theater is state of the art. The Drama Department has been able to produce hit shows such as Grease, Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, and many other plays in the theater.
- CafeteriaCafeteriaA cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
: The Latvis Cafeteria was dedicated to Mike and Gail Latvis in November 2007 for their years of service and dedication to the SAU 16 school district. - Conference hallConference hallA conference hall or conference room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings. It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals, have one. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large...
: The Roy Morrisette Alumni Room was dedicated to Roy Morrisette for his 29 years of service to the SAU 16 school district. - GymnasiumGymnasiumGymnasium may refer to:*Gymnasium , educational and sporting institution*Gymnasium , type of secondary school that prepares students for higher education**Gymnasium **Gymnasium...
: The Exeter High school building has a large and a small gymnasium which are used throughout the year for hosting events and tournaments. - StadiumStadiumA modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
: William D. Ball Stadium at Eustis Field, a grass-turf, multi-sport facility, is home to the football and lacrosse teams.
Athletics
Students at Exeter High School are required to participate in two semesters of athletic programs. The school offers more than 30 interscholastic teams at the varsity and junior varsity level. Other various out physical fitness programs are also available.Interscholastic sports
Fall- Boys cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Girls cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- Boys soccer
- Girls soccer
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Winter
- Boys basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Girls basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Boys ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- Girls ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- Track
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
- Girls Alpine skiingAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
- Boys Alpine skiingAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
Spring
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Boys lacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Girls lacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Boys tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Girls tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track
Football
The school's footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has won the state championship 13 times since 1955: Class M (1955), Division III (1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965), Division II (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007), Division I (2011)
Beginning in 1996, the Blue Hawks played in 11 of 14 Division II State Championship games before moving to Division I in 2010. During the seasons of 1997-1999 Exeter won 26 consecutive games, the longest win streak in school history. Exeter has sent over 65 representatives to play in the New Hampshire-Vermont Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. The Blue Hawks have nine members in the New Hampshire Chapter of the Joe Yukica
Joe Yukica
Joe Yukica is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire , Boston College , and Dartmouth College , compiling a career college football record of 111–93–4...
Hall of Fame. Zack Dziama (class of 2003) won the Gatorade Player of the Year for football in New Hampshire. Head Coach William Ball has won over 100 games with Exeter and has been inducted into the New Hampshire Coaches Hall of Fame.
The Exeter High football team has played rival Winnacunnet
Winnacunnet High School
Winnacunnet High School is an American public high school located in Hampton, New Hampshire. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Hampton, Seabrook, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls. Students from South Hampton have the option of attending either Winnacunnet...
in neighboring Hampton
Hampton, New Hampshire
Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination....
76 times since 1924. Exeter leads the all-time series 53-22-2. The two schools have played for three state championships in Division II, with Winnacunnet winning in 1983 and 2000, while Exeter won in 2003, one of Exeter's two all-time perfect seasons (the other being 1999). The teams have played each other every year since 1947. The last Exeter/Winnacunnet game played at the original Eustis Field in 2005 was a 26-0 victory for Exeter.
The Blue Hawks' home games are held at William D. Ball Stadium at Eustis Field, a grass-turf stadium facility. In 2005 the 'Hawks won the last game on the original Eustis Field, defeating Merrimack
Merrimack High School
Merrimack High School is the public secondary school of the town of Merrimack, New Hampshire. It is located in a central area of town on 38 McElwain Street. About 1,600 students from grades 9 through 12 attend the school each year....
in the semifinals before falling to Bishop Guertin
Bishop Guertin High School
Bishop Guertin is a college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school in Nashua, New Hampshire. It was founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1963. The school is located off Exit 4 of the F. E...
in the Division II championship game.
Exeter was reclassified as a Division I football program for the 2010 season, replacing Manchester West
Manchester High School West
Manchester High School West, known as West High or West, is a public high school located in Manchester, New Hampshire. According to the Blue Book: Manchester High School West Hand Book , the school was officially opened in September 1923 as a grade school and high school, hosting the seventh and...
, which moved down to Division II.
On November 19, 2011 playing at the home of defending champion Pinkerton Academy of Derry, NH Exeter won it's first Division I title, 23-13.
Soccer
The Exeter High School boys varsity soccer team has won the New Hampshire state championship four times since 2002. Head Coach Jim Tufts led his boys to the Final Four or further for sixteen years running, until 2008.The Exeter High School girls' soccer team won the Class L state championship for the first time in 2006 after defeating Merrimack
Merrimack High School
Merrimack High School is the public secondary school of the town of Merrimack, New Hampshire. It is located in a central area of town on 38 McElwain Street. About 1,600 students from grades 9 through 12 attend the school each year....
1-0 and again in 2007 after defeating Pinkerton Academy
Pinkerton Academy
Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. It is the largest independent academy in the United States, serving roughly 3,600 students as the high school for the communities of Derry, Hampstead, Chester and sometimes Auburn...
2-1 in overtime. Allison Rozelle, the Blue Hawks' attacking midfielder, was crucial to the team's success and has continued her soccer career at UNH.
Track and field
Exeter High School also has very solid boys and girls track and field teams that compete in the Division 1 track meet each year.Field hockey
The Exeter High School field hockey team was the runner up in the 2006 Class L championship game after losing 3-2 in overtime to Salem High School.Golf
The Exeter Golf Team has recorded multiple state tournament appearances including back to back in 2006 and 2007 as the program recorded its first placing in third since 1996.Alpine skiing
The Exeter High School Ski team was established in 2006. The team had only 12 skiers its first year and has grown to 35 as of 2011. The women's ski team took second place in the NHIAA division 1 state championships in 2010, and won the state title in 2011. The boys team came in third in division 1 state championships in 2010 and second in 2011.School spirit
- The School Emblem
- The School Mascot is the blue hawk
- The School Colors are silver and navy blue.
- The School Song
The Exeter High School song was composed by Harriet M. Ford, an English teacher, in 1927. It is sung to the tune of "Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue"
-
- "Other schools may deem their banners best
- And cheer them with fervent elation
- But the schools of the north and south and west
- Cannot beat our school, the best in the nation.
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- Then cheer for dear Exeter High
- May we ever unite in our effort
- To make it the pride of the state
- And never show it hate.
- Let rivals remember the day
- When our heroes with mighty endeavor
- Proclaim as they march to the fray
- That by their right and by their might
- We win forever."
Important events
On January 6, 2008 Barack ObamaBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
held a rally in the Exeter High School gymnasium. You can see the entire speech on youtube
YouTube
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.
The Talon Magazine
The Talon Magazine, an outgrowth of a newspaper founded in 1957, is the school's independent student magazine. The publication has received numerous awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the New England Scholastic Press Association. Printed by Cummings Printing in Hooksett, New HampshireHooksett, New Hampshire
Hooksett is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,451 at the 2010 census. The town is located between Manchester, the state's largest city, and Concord, the state capital...
, the 48-page full color magazine is published five times each school year and distributed to students, faculty, local businesses and parents.
The publication transitioned from a newspaper to a magazine format during the 2009-2010 school year under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Chris Allen and Assistant Editors Chris Pope and Nick Ferreri. The first issue of the magazine was released on the first day of the school year. For the new 2010-2011 school year the Editor-in-Chief was Jack Tisdall with no Assistant Editors.
The magazine is produced by students who research, write, and design each issue. In addition to these duties, the staff has the responsibility of raising 80 percent of printing costs. A variety of topics are covered in each issue, ranging from news and politics to sports and entertainment. Since 1986, the group has been advised by Rob Schneider, an English teacher at Exeter High School.
In 2010, The Talon was recognized as the best high school magazine in New England by the New England Scholastic Press Association (for schools with over 1,000 students).