Waterville Senior High School, also known as Waterville High School or WSHS, is a public high school in
Waterville, Maine, United States serving students in grades 9-12. Waterville Senior High School replaced the
Old Waterville High School in 1964, when the Waterville Junior High School moved into the old high school building.
Waterville High School has had three campuses since its founding in 1876. The first building served the community from 1876 until the completion of the Old Waterville High School (also known as the Gilman Street School) in 1913. WSHS remained in the Gilman Street School until the completion of the current high school in 1964.[4][5]
2007-2018 District Consolidation
Until 2007, Waterville Senior High School and the other
Waterville Public Schools were part of their own, independent district. However, a bill signed into law by former Maine governor
John Baldacci required communities to seek to consolidate their school districts or else face monetary penalties.[6][7] Waterville Public Schools consolidated with the towns of
Vassalboro and
Winslow, Maine to form
Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools to avoid the penalties laid out under the new law. In 2018, voters from all three towns within the consolidated district held
town referendums to dissolve the district and return to the original independent districts.[8][9]
Athletics
Classification
Waterville Senior High School participates in the following Maine classifications: