Goffstown High School

Goffstown High School
Goffstown High School
Address
27 Wallace Road
Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045
United States
Coordinates 43°00′45″N 71°35′00″W / 43.01250°N 71.58333°W / 43.01250; -71.58333
Information
School district SAU #19
Principal Francis McBride
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,167 Students (As of December 1, 2016)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)      Maroon
     White
Athletics Class-I
Mascot The Grizz
Website www.goffstown.k12.nh.us/ghs

Goffstown High School, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States, serves the towns of Goffstown and New Boston. Goffstown High School had 1,106 students enrolled as of July 1st, 2018. The student body consists of 49% male and 51% female students. [1]

History

The high school was formerly located at 12 Reed Street in the center of Goffstown. The structure, built in 1925, became the Upper Elementary School when the new high school was built. Following the construction of Mountain View Middle School, the former high school building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was converted into senior housing, and is now known as The Meetinghouse at Goffstown.[2] The present high school was built in 1963 to the designs of Alexander John Majeski.[3]

Administration

The school's principal is Francis J. McBride. The assistant principal is Kimberly McCann. The Dean of Students is Todd Lavallee. The Special Education Facilitator is Linda Hatchett. The Director of Athletics is Justin Hufft. [4]

Clubs and activities

Goffstown High School has many extracurricular groups, including:

  • Art Club
  • Be The Change
  • Culinary Club
  • Empower!
  • Environmental Club
  • Equestrian Club
  • FIRST Robotics Team (w/ West)
  • Flipside (Literacy Jornal)
  • French Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  • Gender / Sexuality Alliance
  • GOAL (Goffstown Outstanding Athletic Leadership)
  • Granite State Challenge
  • Junior Classical League (Latin Club)
  • Leo's Club
  • Model Congress Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Nisa 'Tin (Yearbook)
  • The Paw Print (Newspaper)
  • Peer Outreach
  • GHS Performing Arts
  • Ripple Effect
  • Spanish Club
  • Special Olympics
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Student Council
  • Toys For Teens

[5]

Athletics

Goffstown High School competes in NHIAA Division 2. The following sports are offered at GHS:

Fall
  • Cross Country: Boys & Girls Varsity
  • Field Hockey: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Football: Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen
  • Golf: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Soccer: Girls & Boys Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Fall Spirit: Co-ed Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Volleyball: Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity
Winter
  • Bowling: Co-ed
  • Alpine Ski Team: Boys & Girls Varsity
  • Basketball: Boys & Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen
  • Gymnastics: Varsity
  • Ice Hockey: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Winter Spirit: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Swimming: Boys & Girls Varsity
  • Indoor Track: Boys & Girls
  • Wrestling: Varsity, Junior Varsity
Spring
  • Baseball: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Lacrosse: Boys & Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Softball: Varsity, Junior Varsity
  • Tennis: Boys & Girls Varsity
  • Track: Boys & Girls Varsity
  • Volleyball: Boys Varsity, Junior Varsity[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "US News, 'Best High Schools'".
  2. ↑ "Finlay companies, "Awards"". Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Alexander John Majeski Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.589.
  4. ↑ Girolimon, Gary. "Faculty & Staff". www.goffstown.k12.nh.us. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  5. ↑ CLUBS & ACTIVITIES AT GOFFSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2016-2017 (Handout).
  6. ↑ "Sports Offered". Goffstown High School. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
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