Sacopee Valley High School
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Sacopee Valley High School, founded 1967, is the public school for Maine School Administration District 55 (MSAD 55). It is located in Hiram
Hiram, Maine
Hiram is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,423 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of Hiram, East Hiram, South Hiram and Durgintown...

, Maine
Maine
Maine 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...

. It was built to replace Porter High School, which is now the Porter Town Hall. The school covers the towns of Hiram
Hiram, Maine
Hiram is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,423 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of Hiram, East Hiram, South Hiram and Durgintown...

, Porter
Porter, Maine
Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.-History:The land was once...

, Parsonsfield
Parsonsfield, Maine
Parsonsfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. Parsonsfield includes the villages of Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, and North, East and South Parsonsfield...

, Cornish
Cornish, Maine
Cornish is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...

, and Baldwin
Baldwin, Maine
Baldwin is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,290 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, metropolitan statistical area.-History:...

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The name "Sacopee"

This High School is located in Hiram between the "Saco" and "Ossipee" rivers. This location inspired the high school to be named "Sacopee".

Athletics

Sacopee Valley High School's athletic teams play in Class C of the Western Maine Conference. In fall, students can play Football, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, and Cheerleading. In winter, students can play Boys & Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, and Ice Hockey on a club team involving Windham High School. In spring, students can play Baseball, Softball, and Track.

All home games are played at SVHS, either out on the athletic fields or in the gymnasium, except for golf, which all home matches are played at Province Lake and ice hockey played at Bridgton Academy Ice Rink in Bridgton.

Gymnasium roof collapse

In March 2008, three beams supporting the gym broke due to snow. The damage caused the gymnasium and the cafeteria, located beneath the gym, to be closed for a month. Later that school year, half the gym was opened. In September and October 2008, the roof was repaired

Notable alumni

  • Contessa Brewer
    Contessa Brewer
    Contessa Brewer is an American host for the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera.-Biography:Brewer was born in in Parsonsfield, Maine, and graduated from Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public...

    , MSNBC
    MSNBC
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     News Anchor
  • Jacob Stetser, Zaadz Chief Technical Officer; Author
  • Scott Morabito, Filmmaker
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