Marshwood High School
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Marshwood High School has been located at 260 Dow Highway (Route 236
) in South Berwick, Maine since September 1999, when it was moved from its previous location in Eliot, Maine. Sitting near the border between the two towns, the school naturally serves Eliot
and South Berwick, Maine
, United States. The school is located about 10 miles (16.1 km) from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
, and Kittery, Maine
.
The school's mascot is the Hawk
, and it offers a variety of varsity athletics. Currently, the school holds the runner-up conference title in football
and is defending its girls alpine skiing
conference title and state champions title.
Marshwood has a variety of activities offered including the arts, athletics, National Honor Society, Recycling Club, School Newspaper, Student Council, Yearbook, Cheerleading, Interact, Math Team, GSA, special language clubs (Latin, Spanish, and French), and Natural Helpers.
Maine State Route 236
State Route 236, also known as the Dow Highway, is a long state highway in southwestern Maine. It runs from south to north, from an intersection with State Route 103 in Kittery to an intersection with State Route 9 in Berwick, just east of the border with New Hampshire.-Route description:The...
) in South Berwick, Maine since September 1999, when it was moved from its previous location in Eliot, Maine. Sitting near the border between the two towns, the school naturally serves Eliot
Eliot, Maine
Eliot is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,204 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
and South Berwick, Maine
South Berwick, Maine
South Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,220 at the 2010 census. South Berwick is home to Berwick Academy, a private, co-educational university-preparatory day school founded in 1791...
, United States. The school is located about 10 miles (16.1 km) from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
, and Kittery, Maine
Kittery, Maine
Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,543 at the 2000 census. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals...
.
The school's mascot is the Hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
, and it offers a variety of varsity athletics. Currently, the school holds the runner-up conference title in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and is defending its girls alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
conference title and state champions title.
Marshwood has a variety of activities offered including the arts, athletics, National Honor Society, Recycling Club, School Newspaper, Student Council, Yearbook, Cheerleading, Interact, Math Team, GSA, special language clubs (Latin, Spanish, and French), and Natural Helpers.