High School -- Kennebunk, Maine B142

High School -- Kennebunk, Maine B142

Kennebunk High School The main building of Kennebunk High School, located on Fletcher Street, was built in 1938 to replace the previous building located on Park Street at the site of where Park Street School used to stand. In 1951, an addition was added to the right of the building which provided two wings, one to house the former Kennebunk Junior High School, and the other to house the High School gymnasium and technical education facilities. In the early 1970s, an addition to those wings was added to house the high school's musical and science programs. In 1981, all portions of the three-part 'wing' were incorporated into the Kennebunk Junior High School when a larger wing, built onto the left side of the main building on Memorial Field was added to replace the facilities in the older addition(s). By the mid-1990s, all buildings were at capacity, and 15 portable classrooms were added to the high school campus. With the aid of state financing, in 2004 MSAD 71 completed construction of a new middle school in West Kennebunk, upon completion of which the high school moved back into the wings it had previously occupied, eliminating the need for many of the portable classrooms. The main building has been extensively remodeled throughout the years, most notably during the construction of the 1981 addition. Before 1981, the main building had two identical wings on both the left and right sides of the facade. The wing to the left, which housed the English department, was completely leveled to make room for the larger addition. Other 1981 changes to the main building include the replacement of the wooden staircases in favor of fire-retardant steel, the installation of lower 'hanging' ceilings and the placement of carpets over the tiled floors. In 2018 the school completed another extensive renovation project, that cost $42.8 million to complete. The gymnasium was renovated and new support spaces were built. New science labs, new Industrial Arts classrooms, a new second gym, cafeteria, administrative offices, a new library, and a new two-story classroom wing were part of the additions and renovations. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebunk_High_School&oldid=1064855504