Merrimack Valley High School

Merrimack Valley High School

Address

106 Village St. Penacook , NH 03303 USA
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Veritas Est Potentia
Established	1967
Principal	Sam York
Enrollment	845 (2015-16)^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy, white and gray ^[2]
Mascot	Victor E. Lion
Nickname	Pride^[2]
Website	MVHS
The entrance to the school

43°16′28″N 71°35′34″W / 43.27444°N 71.59278°W / 43.27444; -71.59278 Merrimack Valley is a four-year high school located in Penacook, a village in the northern part of Concord, New Hampshire. The school has approximately 900 students and serves the communities of Andover, Boscawen, Loudon, Penacook, Salisbury, and Webster. Two years of construction and remodeling were completed in 2007, resulting in a completely new facility.

The school was initially accredited by the New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) in 1967. The faculty, staff, students, and community began self-study for reaccreditation in 2009; the next visiting team came in 2011. In 2003, the school was recognized by the New Hampshire Excellence in Education award (EDies) for being the best high school in the state of New Hampshire.^{[citation needed]}

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Advanced Placement courses

There are six Advanced Placement courses currently available at Merrimack Valley:

In addition, the school offers several Project Running Start courses through NHTI in Concord. These courses are taught by teachers credentialed by NHTI and follow the curriculum of courses that are offered on the college campus. Students earn dual credit (both high school and college credit).

Notable alumni

Bob Tewksbury (class of 1978), former pitcher for several Major League Baseball teams, most notably the St. Louis Cardinals, current sports psychology coach for the Boston Red Sox^[3]
Scott Drapeau (class of 1991), former basketball player at the University of New Hampshire^[4]

References

^ "Merrimack Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Merrimack Valley High School". New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "Bob Tewksbury Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "Drapeau longs for good old days; UNH hero weighs in on coaching search". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

External links

Merrimack Valley High School official website

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