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From Principal Theriault's Desk:
Greetings from Shead High School, the destination high school.
My name is Paul Theriault and I serve as the principal of Shead High School in Eastport, Maine. We are a small, rural, award winning public high school on the beautiful of coast Maine. If you look at a map of Maine, follow up the coastline to that point at the eastern tip. You will find us there.
I have lived in the Eastport area most of my life. I graduated from Shead High School as did my wife and two daughters. My roots and conviction for Shead run deep. I am proud of the work that we do everyday to help students learn and achieve. Being a small school helps us make this happen because of that personal connection between student and teacher. This really became our mantra this past year – “We Make It Personal”. With this mind set we have put ourselves in a position to do even greater things.
We pride ourselves in offering a solid academic foundation based on individual needs. We do this through a proactive approach of early detection of trouble areas, parental contact and staff intervention. This approach has stood the test of time of well-grounded educational practices. But we have done this in an electronically progressive manner. Every student has access to their own laptop here at Shead. Our equally progressive staff has developed many of their classes using technology and online support much like you expect from college courses; however, we take it a step further and offer that with everyday personal contact.
The other benefits of our small school are that we can offer classes that students really want and need to succeed in the future. This year alone, for example, we added “Anatomy and Physiology” and “Genetics” to our program of studies because of the call from students looking to the medical field as a career. We have partnered with the University of Maine to offer in excess of 10 online AP courses for our students. We also, have a partnership with the Eastport Arts Center to offer art class with world-class and renown artists.
But schools are, and should be, more than academics. Socially, this is a very caring place for students, parents and staff members. For the most part we get along very well. We are a very safe school with very few safety incidents. We do this in a proactive manner. Our staff and administration are in the halls and talk with students on a regular basis to get that personal feel of the school environment.
We also have a number of co- and extra-curricular groups and events. Everything from student government, to National Honor Society, to a student run FCC licensed radio station, to successful sports teams, just to name a few. Not only do we offer these opportunities but our student body is very active in participating in clubs and teams.
What more could you ask for – a wonderful, small, community based high school located on the pristine coast of Maine!
If you are looking for a high school that will meet you or your child’s needs, we will make every effort to work with you. There is a lot going here at Shead. If you would like to find out more give me a call at school - 853-6254 or home – 853-4443 or better yet come for a visit. You will not be disappointed.
Paul Theriault
Shead Named to the 2009 America's Best High Schools ListWe are proud of our students and staff for creating a learning environment that distinguishes Shead High School's educational opportunities and commitment to learning. One of only 2 schools in Washington County and 15 in the state of Maine, Shead received the Bronze Medal as a top performing school because it meets the following criteria: |
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