Spruce Mountain High School
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Spruce Mountain High School is a newly consolidated public high school with campuses located in Jay, Maine
and Livermore Falls, Maine
(North and South campuses respectively).
and Jay High School combined as the result of the consolidation between RSU #36 and the Jay School Department in 2011.
located in Jay, Maine
. For generations students from both high schools have skied at the mountain making it a very appropriate name for the school.
Jay, Maine
Jay is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,985 at the 2000 census. Jay, which includes the village of Chisholm, is the regional commercial center.-History:...
and Livermore Falls, Maine
Livermore Falls, Maine
Livermore Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,227 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area...
(North and South campuses respectively).
Incorporation
Spruce Mountain High School was founded when Livermore Falls High SchoolLivermore Falls High School
Livermore Falls High School is a public high school in Livermore Falls, Maine. It is part of Regional School Unit 36, which includes the neighboring town of Livermore.-Building:The present home of Livermore Falls High School was built in 1968...
and Jay High School combined as the result of the consolidation between RSU #36 and the Jay School Department in 2011.
Mascot and Colors
The colors and mascot of Spruce Mountain High School were chosen by students of Livermore Falls and Jay High Schools. The mascot, The Phoenix, symbolises "rising from the ashes" of the two former schools. The colors, Green and Black, were chosen by ballot by students and staff. The name Spruce Mountain comes from Spruce MountainSpruce Mountain
Spuce Mountain is a mountain in Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. The summit is at ....
located in Jay, Maine
Jay, Maine
Jay is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,985 at the 2000 census. Jay, which includes the village of Chisholm, is the regional commercial center.-History:...
. For generations students from both high schools have skied at the mountain making it a very appropriate name for the school.