Spaulding High School
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Spaulding High School and Barre Technical Center, more commonly called Spaulding High School or SHS-BTC, is a high school located in the city of Barre, Vermont. The campus slogan is, "Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships." Thomas Sedore is the principal.
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The school was named for Jacob Shedd Spaulding (1811-188), principal from 1852 to 1880 of the Barre Academy, the private school that occupied the site from 1852 to 1885. Spaulding was a graduate from Dartmouth College
and a successful teacher at the Bakersfield Academy in Vermont before coming to Barre. He was a respected Vermont educator of “sound morals and religious principles.”
On August 15, 1891, former Academy graduate and Barre businessman Charles A. Smith declared the cornerstone, “a fine specimen of Barre granite,” to be “well laid.” The new school, dedicated in September of 1892, contained nine large classrooms, a chapel, a chemical and physical laboratory, a library and two teachers’ rooms; it housed high school and younger students.
As other schools were constructed around the city, the earlier grades moved out, leaving grades nine through twelve in the building that was renamed Spaulding High School
in 1895. In order to serve Barre’s expanding population, an annex containing six new classrooms, an auditorium and a gymnasium was built in 1914 to complement the original facility. In 1964, a new, larger high school building was constructed on Ayers Street and the old school began to serve grades six through eight. In 1995, a new K-8 facility was built on Parkside Terrace, consolidating the functions of the neighborhood schools scattered around the city. The Spaulding School building then stood vacant.
Recognition
The school has won the state championships in the following sports:- Boy's basketball 1932, 1934, 1938, 1945, 1950, 1951, for four years straight from 1961-4, 1994 and 2002
- Girls' basketball 2009
- Boy's hockey - 1969, 1970, 1980, 1996, 1997, 2010
- Baseball 1962, 1965, 1970, 1990
- Softball - 1987, 1990, 1999
- Field hockey - 1983, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1997
- Girl's soccer - 2001
- Football (Division 2) 2007,2008,2009, and 2010
- Wrestling (Division 2) - 1992 and 1995
- Boy's golf - 1995 and 1996
- Wrestling (Division 1) 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1984
- Wrestling (Division 2) 1998 and 1999
History
Spauling High School was originally located in the old Spaulding School BuildingSpaulding School Building
The former Spaulding School Building is a historic structure that has overlooked the city of Barre since 1891. It now houses the Vermont History Center, the home of the Vermont Historical Society.-The Building:...
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The school was named for Jacob Shedd Spaulding (1811-188), principal from 1852 to 1880 of the Barre Academy, the private school that occupied the site from 1852 to 1885. Spaulding was a graduate from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and a successful teacher at the Bakersfield Academy in Vermont before coming to Barre. He was a respected Vermont educator of “sound morals and religious principles.”
On August 15, 1891, former Academy graduate and Barre businessman Charles A. Smith declared the cornerstone, “a fine specimen of Barre granite,” to be “well laid.” The new school, dedicated in September of 1892, contained nine large classrooms, a chapel, a chemical and physical laboratory, a library and two teachers’ rooms; it housed high school and younger students.
As other schools were constructed around the city, the earlier grades moved out, leaving grades nine through twelve in the building that was renamed Spaulding High School
Spaulding High School
Spaulding High School and Barre Technical Center, more commonly called Spaulding High School or SHS-BTC, is a high school located in the city of Barre, Vermont...
in 1895. In order to serve Barre’s expanding population, an annex containing six new classrooms, an auditorium and a gymnasium was built in 1914 to complement the original facility. In 1964, a new, larger high school building was constructed on Ayers Street and the old school began to serve grades six through eight. In 1995, a new K-8 facility was built on Parkside Terrace, consolidating the functions of the neighborhood schools scattered around the city. The Spaulding School building then stood vacant.