Edward Little High School
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Edward Little High School is a public high school in Auburn
, Maine, United States that was first established as Lewiston Falls Academy in 1835. Philanthropist
Edward Little
donated 9 acres (3.6 ha) and considerable money to the academy, which was named in his honor. The school is now situated on a 56.25 acres (22.8 ha) tract of land overlooking the city from the top of Goff Hill in Auburn Heights.
In June 2009, the school was placed on probation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
. Reasons cited for this probation included "the poor and inadequate condition of the school's kitchen facility...the insufficient heating system," and low funding for educational resources and technology.
of Edward Little as their mascot. The school is a member of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference
. The school's most successful teams in recent years include basketball and track and field. Other sports offered include baseball, cheering, cross country, football, lacrosse, ice and field hockey, tennis and swimming.
Auburn, Maine
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...
, Maine, United States that was first established as Lewiston Falls Academy in 1835. Philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
Edward Little
Edward Little (philanthropist)
Edward Little was an attorney and philanthropist who founded Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine.Little's father, Josiah, was a descendant of one of the first settlers of what is now Auburn, Maine. Edward Little was born in 1773 in Newbury, Massachusetts and attended Phillips Exeter before...
donated 9 acres (3.6 ha) and considerable money to the academy, which was named in his honor. The school is now situated on a 56.25 acres (22.8 ha) tract of land overlooking the city from the top of Goff Hill in Auburn Heights.
1834-1959
The school was first commissioned by the Maine State Legislature as Lewiston Falls Academy. Little contributed numerous resources to the school, including land and money. It was renamed to the Edward Little Institute in September 1849. When the City of Auburn was given control over the school in April 1874, it came with the condition that the school always be named in honor of Edward Little. At the beginning of the 1930s, a second building was erected. The school suffered a fire that destroyed the entire third floor in 1943.1960-present
In 1961, the building currently used as Edward Little High School was completed. It cost US$1.9 million to build.In June 2009, the school was placed on probation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
. Reasons cited for this probation included "the poor and inadequate condition of the school's kitchen facility...the insufficient heating system," and low funding for educational resources and technology.
Athletics
The school's sports teams are known as the Red Eddies, with the ghostGhost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
of Edward Little as their mascot. The school is a member of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference
Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference
The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference is a high school athletic organization, featuring schools from the towns that surround the Kennebec River in the state of Maine...
. The school's most successful teams in recent years include basketball and track and field. Other sports offered include baseball, cheering, cross country, football, lacrosse, ice and field hockey, tennis and swimming.
Notable alumni
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, American football player, lawyer, politician - Larry GowellLarry GowellLawrence Clyde "Larry" Gowell is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees in . Gowell was drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft, on June 6, 1967. After winning every game at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine, he...
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, television producer - Pamela WhitePamela WhitePamela L. White is an American diplomat. In November 2010, White was named United States Ambassador to The Gambia by President Barack Obama. She is the second Maine woman to serve as a United States ambassador, with the first being Margaret Joy Tibbetts.-Education and early life:White was born in...
, U.S. ambassador - George C. Wing Jr.George C. Wing Jr.George Curtis Wing Jr. was a Maine politician and lawyer. He was born and raised in Auburn, Maine, where he attended Edward Little High School. He then attended Brown University, graduating in 1900 and Harvard University School of Law in 1903. He represented his home town of Auburn in the Maine...
, mayor of Auburn