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Fairhaven High School and Academy
Fairhaven High School is a public high school in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States. The main school building nicknamed "The Castle on the Hill" was built in 1905 and the current addition was added in 1996. The school is the only high school the Fairhaven Public Schools district. It is one of two high schools taking in Acushnet students, along with New Bedford High School of New Bedford Public Schools.
The Fairhaven Academy is a former private secondary school (built 1798) located on the northwest corner of the site. The academy building now serves as the Fairhaven Visitors Center and the Historical Society Museum.
The school building was donated in 1906 by Henry Huttleston Rogers, who was one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
The original octagonal gymnasium became home to the first indoor basketball court in an American high school.
An addition was built behind the original building in the 1930s, which was connected by an underground passageway to the gymnasium. This building was demolished in the 1990s as a new addition on the east side was being constructed. As part of this construction, the old gymnasium was converted into a library. The new addition was completed in 2000.
In 2006 about 100 of the students came from Acushnet. In April 2007 it had 19 Acushnet students about to graduate. Previously the school was only allowed to take up to 25 incoming 9th students from Acushnet, but the limit was removed in 2007 and the new provision was that until the school's student numbers reach 97% of the school's official capacity, any Acushnet high school-aged student is welcome to apply to attend. The anticipated number of incoming 9th graders from Acushnet to begin going to Fairhaven in Fall 2007 was 35.
In 2009 there were fewer than 115 Acushnet students at Fairhaven High, and in 2011 that figure was 98. In 2014 there were 670 students, with 230 Acushnet students. This reflected a trend of Acushnet students choosing Fairhaven over New Bedford High.
The school was used as a filming location for the 2023 film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne. Filming took place in early 2022.
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Fairhaven High School and Academy
Fairhaven High School is a public high school in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States. The main school building nicknamed "The Castle on the Hill" was built in 1905 and the current addition was added in 1996. The school is the only high school the Fairhaven Public Schools district. It is one of two high schools taking in Acushnet students, along with New Bedford High School of New Bedford Public Schools.
The Fairhaven Academy is a former private secondary school (built 1798) located on the northwest corner of the site. The academy building now serves as the Fairhaven Visitors Center and the Historical Society Museum.
The school building was donated in 1906 by Henry Huttleston Rogers, who was one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
The original octagonal gymnasium became home to the first indoor basketball court in an American high school.
An addition was built behind the original building in the 1930s, which was connected by an underground passageway to the gymnasium. This building was demolished in the 1990s as a new addition on the east side was being constructed. As part of this construction, the old gymnasium was converted into a library. The new addition was completed in 2000.
In 2006 about 100 of the students came from Acushnet. In April 2007 it had 19 Acushnet students about to graduate. Previously the school was only allowed to take up to 25 incoming 9th students from Acushnet, but the limit was removed in 2007 and the new provision was that until the school's student numbers reach 97% of the school's official capacity, any Acushnet high school-aged student is welcome to apply to attend. The anticipated number of incoming 9th graders from Acushnet to begin going to Fairhaven in Fall 2007 was 35.
In 2009 there were fewer than 115 Acushnet students at Fairhaven High, and in 2011 that figure was 98. In 2014 there were 670 students, with 230 Acushnet students. This reflected a trend of Acushnet students choosing Fairhaven over New Bedford High.
The school was used as a filming location for the 2023 film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne. Filming took place in early 2022.
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