Nokomis Regional High School
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Nokomis Regional High is a secondary school
Secondary school
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 located in Newport, Maine
Maine
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. It is the only public high school located in Maine Regional School Unit
Regional school unit (Maine)
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 19 and accepts students from Newport, Corinna
Corinna, Maine
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, Palmyra
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, Hartland, St. Albans, Plymouth
Plymouth, Maine
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, Etna
Etna, Maine
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 and Dixmont
Dixmont, Maine
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The mission statement of Nokomis Regional High is "to foster a community of responsible, successful, and mutually respectful learners."

As of June 2009, the school principal is Mary Nadeau. The school mascot
Mascot
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 is the warrior, and the sports team name is "Nokomis Warriors".

Nokomis Regional High School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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, with their most recent evaluation for accreditation taking place in 2000.

Among the activities at Nokomis are; The Drama Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Key Club, Bible Club, a Deliberation Squad, Future Business Leaders of America, JROTC, Latin Club, Math Team, Astronomy Club, Yearbook, Art Club, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Guitar Club, Newspaper (The Warrior Call), a Mixed Tape Club, and an Anime Club. The Video Communications class, taught by Matt Brown operates Nokomis Warrior Broadcasting, a Public-access television
Public-access television
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 cable TV channel on Time Warner Cable
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 Channel 5.
Nokomis sports teams offer Basketball
Basketball
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, Baseball
Baseball
Baseball 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...

, Softball
Softball
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, Field Hockey
Field hockey
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, Track and Field
Track and field
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, Football, Wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
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, Golf
Golf
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, Soccer and Cheerleading
Cheerleading
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The school recently started football cheering for the first time at Nokomis.

Nokomis is widely known for its outstanding music program. They have won many titles in various states and Europe.
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