Mascoma Valley Regional High School
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Mascoma Valley Regional High School (MVRHS) is a public secondary school in Canaan
, New Hampshire
. Surrounding towns that attend MVRHS are Grafton
, Enfield
, Orange
, and Dorchester
. The facility, opened in 1963, is located on Royal Road, off of U.S. Route 4
. It is adjacent to the Indian River School, which houses grades 5 through 8. The school colors are Purple and Gold; the mascot is a panther and teams are known as “The Royals.”
, Student Council, Destination Imagination
, Granite State Challenge
, Life Smarts, Math Team, Fitness for Fun, Future Business Leaders of America, Mascoma Outing Club, Drama, Band, Chorus, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensemble, French and Spanish Clubs, Recycling Club, and many athletics teams.
teams have earned state and global awards for overall excellence. In the past ten years, the Mascoma Destination Imagination teams have competed at the global level seven times. In 2007, the Senior team placed 4th in the entire world. There are currently three teams in the high school, with promising futures ahead.
, basketball
, field hockey
, football
, soccer, softball
, track
, volleyball
, and cross country running
. The girls basketball team holds more state titles than any other class M girls basketball team in New Hampshire. Mascoma sports fans are famous for their enthusiasm and exceptional school spirit, earning the name of “Rowdy Royals.”
, to play in the Heritage Music Festival and compete against other bands there. The Band, Guitar Ensemble and Chorus also brought back the biggest trophy the festival had. In 2011, they traveled down to Orlando, Florida to the Heritage Music Festival once more. The Band won silver first, the Guitar Ensemble won gold first, and the Chorus won gold second. They also brought back the biggest trophy the festival had for the second time, and are planning on doing the same in a few years.
Canaan, New Hampshire
Canaan is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Mascoma State Forest...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. Surrounding towns that attend MVRHS are Grafton
Grafton, New Hampshire
Grafton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,340 at the 2010 census.- History :Originally granted in 1761, and re-granted in 1769, Grafton, like the county it resides in, takes its name from Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, a relative of colonial...
, Enfield
Enfield, New Hampshire
Enfield is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,582 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Enfield, Enfield Center, Upper Shaker Village, Lower Shaker Village, Lockehaven, and Montcalm....
, Orange
Orange, New Hampshire
Orange is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census.- History :Orange was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790. It was originally named Cardigan, after George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan. The Cardigan name lives on with Mount...
, and Dorchester
Dorchester, New Hampshire
Dorchester is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally granted by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761, Dorchester was named for Dorchester in Dorset, England. When the recipients failed to take up the grant, it was...
. The facility, opened in 1963, is located on Royal Road, off of U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4 is a long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush, New York, in the west to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the east, traversing through Vermont.In New York, US 4 is signed north–south to reflect its alignment in the state...
. It is adjacent to the Indian River School, which houses grades 5 through 8. The school colors are Purple and Gold; the mascot is a panther and teams are known as “The Royals.”
School district
The school is a part of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District, SAU 62, which houses MVRHS, Indian River School, Enfield Village School, and Canaan Elementary School. All schools are governed by a 7-member school board, elected at large by the voters in the member communities and providing proportional representation for those communities in the financing and governing of the high school.Enrollment
As of January 2008, there were 130 freshmen, 112 sophomores, 111 juniors, and 80 seniors. In total, there are 433 students in MVRHS.Student activities
Student activities at Mascoma include National Honor SocietyNational Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Student Council, Destination Imagination
Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation Inc. or DI is a creative problem solving organization for youth and adults. Destination ImagiNation's educational goals are to foster creative and critical thinking, to develop teamwork, collaboration and leadership skills, and to nurture research and inquiry skills...
, Granite State Challenge
Granite State Challenge
Granite State Challenge is an American television quizbowl game show that airs on New Hampshire Public Television and began in 1983.-Description:...
, Life Smarts, Math Team, Fitness for Fun, Future Business Leaders of America, Mascoma Outing Club, Drama, Band, Chorus, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensemble, French and Spanish Clubs, Recycling Club, and many athletics teams.
Destination Imagination
The Destination ImaginationDestination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation Inc. or DI is a creative problem solving organization for youth and adults. Destination ImagiNation's educational goals are to foster creative and critical thinking, to develop teamwork, collaboration and leadership skills, and to nurture research and inquiry skills...
teams have earned state and global awards for overall excellence. In the past ten years, the Mascoma Destination Imagination teams have competed at the global level seven times. In 2007, the Senior team placed 4th in the entire world. There are currently three teams in the high school, with promising futures ahead.
Athletics
Mascoma has a very comprehensive athletics program at the class M level, with players competing on both the varsity and junior varsity teams in baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, 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...
, soccer, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, and cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
. The girls basketball team holds more state titles than any other class M girls basketball team in New Hampshire. Mascoma sports fans are famous for their enthusiasm and exceptional school spirit, earning the name of “Rowdy Royals.”
National Honor Society
The Mascoma chapter of the National Honor Society consists of juniors and seniors who not only achieve high academic marks but also serve in their community and are responsible and helpful. They are then inducted by a faculty member who chooses them and is traditionally kept a secret until that very night. Currently they are participating in a tutoring program hosted at the Indian River School to help those children who need to be assisted in classwork or homework.Concert Band
The Mascoma Concert Band has grown to large numbers in recent years, now consisting of approximately 80 members. The band has been on numerous trips to showcase their abilities and develop further. In 2005 they performed at the presidential inauguration. In 2008, they traveled to Williamsburg, VirginiaWilliamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, to play in the Heritage Music Festival and compete against other bands there. The Band, Guitar Ensemble and Chorus also brought back the biggest trophy the festival had. In 2011, they traveled down to Orlando, Florida to the Heritage Music Festival once more. The Band won silver first, the Guitar Ensemble won gold first, and the Chorus won gold second. They also brought back the biggest trophy the festival had for the second time, and are planning on doing the same in a few years.