Winnacunnet High School - Hampton, New Hampshire/NH

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Winnacunnet High School

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Definition of Terms

Winnacunnet High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Rockingham County, NH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1319 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

98 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 388 students

Grade 10 - 342 students

Grade 11 - 283 students

Grade 12 - 275 students

Grade Not Listed - 31 students

This School

(NH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	2%
% Black	1%	1%
% White	97%	94%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Winnacunnet Coop School District

This School's Agency

(NH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	1	4
Number of Students Managed	1,319 students	1,494 students
District Total Revenue	$16,710,000	$16,716,000
District Expenditure	$23,260,000	$16,922,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,669	$11,189
District Expenditure / Student	$17,635	$11,327
District Graduation Rates	80%	90%

Father-son coaches creating legacy with Winnacunnet football (Portsmouth Herald)
posted on November 21, 2009 at 07:10:40 am
HAMPTON — If nothing else, Winnacunnet High School has proven that two Steve Magris are better than one when it comes to coaching football.
Randy Zito to retire (Hampton Union)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:26:07 am
HAMPTON — Winnacunnet High School Principal Randy Zito has announced that he will leave his position at the end of this school year.
Track request is on hold (Hampton Union)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:24:57 am
HAMPTON — Representatives of the citizens group attempting to get funding for the construction of a new track at Winnacunnet High School is not yet ready to put forth an article on the March ballot, member Joan Cullinane told the Winnacunnet School...
'Arsenic and Old Lace' (Hampton Union)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:24:37 am
HAMPTON — The young thespians at Winnacunnet High School are gearing up for this weekend's performances of the dark, screwball comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Fired up! (Hampton Union)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:24:27 am
HAMPTON — Their team may be going in as underdogs but "Warrior Nation" will be ready to cheer on the Winnacunnet High School football team on Saturday as it tries to do what some say can't be done — defeat Bishop Guertin and win the Division...

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Winnacunnet High School is an American public high school located in Hampton, New Hampshire. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Hampton, Seabrook, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls. Students from South Hampton have the option of attending either Winnacunnet or Amesbury High School. The name Winnacunnet is a Native American word that means "beautiful place in the pines".
History
Ground was broken for Winnacunnet High School on October 30, 1957, and it first opened in the fall of 1958 with an attendance of 474 students. Prior to 1958, area students attended the Hampton Academy and High School, a junior-senior high school which today still exists as the junior high school for Hampton. The official Winnacunnet High dedication ceremony took place on October 26, 1958. The school has recently finished major construction and renovations.
The Pamela Smart murder case
The school was in the national news in 1990, when Pamela Smart, a media services coordinator at Winnacunnet and an adult volunteer with "Project Self-Esteem" at the high school, seduced 15-year old sophomore student William "Billy" Flynn and convinced him to murder her husband Greg Smart on May 1, 1990. [1] Smart was convicted of first degree murder in March 1991, and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility for parole. She is serving her sentence in a maximum security prison in New York State.
Past principals
Roberta Neuman
Steve Collins
Judy Langlois
Ruth Leveille (September, 2002–June 30, 2005)
Randall P. Zito (July 1, 2005–present)
Trivia
The school's sports teams are called the Winnacunnet Warriors. The choice of Warriors was made by a vote of the student body in 1958 as a tribute to local Native Americans.
The school's colors are red, blue and white.
The school's logo is a Native American head.
Winnacunnet's rival team is the Blue Hawks of Exeter High School in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Winnacunnet has made it to the finals of Granite State Challenge, airing on New Hampshire Public Television, in 2003, 2006 and 2008. In 2003 the team was defeated by Hanover High School, and in 2006 they were defeated by Manchester High School West.
James Thomson, from the Class of '62, is CEO of the Rand Corporation, a highly regarded research institution in Santa Monica, California.
The girls varsity basketball team has won the Class L championship three years running (2007-2009), including going 22-0 in 2009 and will return every starter in 2010, with Ed Beattie as their coach.
See also
List of high schools in New Hampshire
"Sex, Lies and Murder: The Pamela Smart Case", by Jan Bouchard-Kerr, CourtTV Crime Library
"Hampton Academy & Winnacunnet High School Alumni Association: 65th Anniversary, Historic Souvenir Booklet, 1972 By Arthur J. Moody
"Winnacunnet High School: From Idea To Reality" By Harold L. Pierson. p. 109
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External links
Winnacunnet High School website
Winnacunnet High School on Mappington

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