West Running Brook Middle School is located in the town of Derry, New Hampshire

Derry, New Hampshire

-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 33,109 people, 12,537 households, and 8,767 families residing in the town. The population density was 924.8 people per square mile . There were 13,277 housing units at an average density of 143.2/km²...

. The school was built in 1994 - 1995 and opened in September, 1995. The school has about 600 students.

It serves grades 6-8. Each grade has 2 pods, or teams. Each team has its own set of classrooms, teachers, and lockers.

The current principal of West Running Brook, since August 2006, is Leslie Saucier.

This school was built to alleviate the overcrowding at the town's only other middle school, Gilbert H. Hood

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, also known as Hood, GHH, or GHHMS, is a middle school in Derry, New Hampshire, in the United States. It currently has about 950 students, and serves grades 6 through 8.-Original Building -1951:...

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The school's name comes from Robert Frost

Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...

's "West Running Brook." The poem describes a small brook located adjacent to the school.