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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.
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 school was in the national news in 1990, when [[Pamela Smart]], conspired with 15-year-old sophomore student William "Billy" Flynn and, according to him, convinced him to murder her husband Greg Smart on May 1, 1990.<ref>[http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/smart/1.html "''Sex, Lies and Murder: The Pamela Smart Case''"], by Jan Bouchard-Kerr, ''CourtTV Crime Library''</ref> Smart did not actually work at Winnacunnet High School, but at the SAU 21 building across the street, which is located on Winnacunnet school grounds. 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]].
The school was in the national news in 1990, when [[Pamela Smart]], conspired with 15-year-old sophomore student William "Billy" Flynn and, according to him, convinced him to murder her husband Greg Smart on May 1, 1990.<ref>[http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/smart/1.html "''Sex, Lies and Murder: The Pamela Smart Case''"], by Jan Bouchard-Kerr, ''CourtTV Crime Library''</ref> Smart did not actually work at Winnacunnet High School, but at the SAU 21 building across the street, which is located on Winnacunnet school grounds. 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]]. In other recent news, Winnacunnet is a pretty shitty place to be. It's home to graduating students of several feeder schools, whom nobody cares about.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==

Revision as of 17:58, 10 April 2018

Winnacunnet High School
Auditorium
Location
Map
1 Alumni Drive
Hampton, NH 03842

United States
Coordinates42°55′55″N 70°49′57″W / 42.93194°N 70.83250°W / 42.93194; -70.83250
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
MottoSchool of Champions
EstablishedOctober 30, 1957
School districtSchool Administrative Unit 21
SuperintendentRobert M. Sullivan
PrincipalWilliam McGowan
Grades9–12
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)    Red, White, and Blue
MascotThe Warrior
NewspaperWinnachronicle
Feeder schoolsSeabrook Middle School
Hampton Academy
Lincoln Akerman School
Barnard School
North Hampton School
Television stationWHTV
Websitewww.winnacunnet.org

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 attend Amesbury High School. The name Winnacunnet is a Native American word that means "beautiful place in the pines". The current principal, since 2010, is William McGowan.

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 school was in the national news in 1990, when Pamela Smart, conspired with 15-year-old sophomore student William "Billy" Flynn and, according to him, convinced him to murder her husband Greg Smart on May 1, 1990.[1] Smart did not actually work at Winnacunnet High School, but at the SAU 21 building across the street, which is located on Winnacunnet school grounds. 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. In other recent news, Winnacunnet is a pretty shitty place to be. It's home to graduating students of several feeder schools, whom nobody cares about.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sex, Lies and Murder: The Pamela Smart Case", by Jan Bouchard-Kerr, CourtTV Crime Library