Livermore Falls High School
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Livermore Falls High School is a public high school in Livermore Falls
Livermore Falls, Maine
Livermore Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,227 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area...

, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. It is part of Regional School Unit 36, which includes the neighboring town of Livermore
Livermore, Maine
Livermore is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,106 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. High schools students from...

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Building

The present home of Livermore Falls High School was built in 1968. Before then Livermore Falls High School was located in the building that is now the Livermore Falls Middle School.

Technology

In August 2010, the Livermore Falls board approved the purchase of 160 Apple computers at the price of $299 apiece. These computers were sought to equip each student at LFHS with a laptop computer. This purchase was made as part of the MLTI program.

Sports

Livermore Falls High School participates in the following sports: Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, Basketball (men's and women's), Competitive Cheering, Skiing, Baseball, Softball, and Track.

Livermore Falls High School is part of he Mountain Valley Conference. The Mountain Valley Conference includes Boothbay H.S., Carrabec H.S., Dirigo H.S., Georges Valley H.S., Hall-Dale H.S., Jay H.S., Lisbon H.S., Madison H.S., Monmouth Academy, Mt. Abram H.S., Mountain Valley H.S., St. Dominic Academy, Telstar H.S., Winthrop H.S., and Wiscasset H.S.

Livermore Falls has a rivalry with Jay High School in the neighboring town of Jay
Jay, Maine
Jay is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,985 at the 2000 census. Jay, which includes the village of Chisholm, is the regional commercial center.-History:...

. Having begun in 1939, it is considered by some to be one of the most intense rivalries in the state. After the 2010 game, which was the 77th in the rivalry, the record for wins was Jay 40, Livermore Falls 36. On January 25, 2011 voters in Livermore Falls, Livermore, and Jay voted to consolidate school districts, effectively ending the rivalry. Next year Livermore Falls and Jay's sports teams will be consolidated. The mascot for the new High School, Spruce Mountain High School
Spruce Mountain High School
Spruce Mountain High School is a newly consolidated public high school with campuses located in Jay, Maine and Livermore Falls, Maine .-Incorporation:...

, will be the Phoenix.

Notable people

  • Chandler Woodcock, Republican candidate for Governor of Maine
    Governor of Maine
    The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....

     in 2006 taught at Livermore Falls.

Consolidation

Because of declining enrollment and the state of economy, Livermore Falls Schools (MSAD #36) and neighboring town school system in Jay, are consolidating into a single school system which will be known as Spruce Mountain Regional School Unit (RSU #73). The school colors will be black and green. Black will remain a color from the old Jay Tigers colors: Black and Orange, while Green will remain from the Livermore Falls Andies colors: Yellow and Green. The mascot for the new teams will be the Phoenix
Phoenix (mythology)
The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians....

. Consolidation will take effect for the school year beginning August 2011.
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