Cony High School is a public school located in
Augusta, Maine
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, United States that educates students from Grades 9 to 12.
Cony draws its students from Augusta, as well as the surrounding communities of
Chelsea,
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The school's origins are in the Cony Female Academy, which was founded in 1815 by Daniel Cony, and originally opened in 1816, to provide free education to orphans and other girls under the age of 16.
The school later expanded into a co-ed high school. In the fall of 2006, the city of Augusta opened a new Cony High School adjacent to the Capital Area Technical Center on Pierce Drive. Three years later, it was consolidated with local middle schools, and currently serves grades 7-12.
The new building is architecturally linked to the design of the
Old Cony High School building which featured a wedge-shaped flatiron design. The flatiron building has been preserved as a building of historical significance and is in the
National Register of Historic Places
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in Maine.
As of 2018–19 enrollment for Cony High is approximately 680 students.
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Academics and rankings
In the 2020 US News & World Report
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(based on results for the 2017–2018 academic year), Cony High School was ranked between 47 and 83 among ranked high schools in the state and between 13,345 and 17,792 of ranked schools nationally.
Athletics
Cony competes in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference
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as a Class A school in all sports but football. The Rams field teams in football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, golf, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, ice hockey, indoor track, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, and outdoor track. Cony and rival Gardiner Area High School hold one of the longest-running high school football rivalries in the country. Since 1892, the two teams have met 123 continuous years, with Cony holding a 65-55-10 advantage. Cony is well known for having one of the rowdiest student cheering sections in the state, referred to as the "Cony Crazies."
*Baseball - Class A State Champions (1990, 1991).
Chizzle Wizzle
Cony High School's "Chizzle Wizzle" variety show is the longest running high school production in the United States.[ ] It originated in the 1890s as a football fundraiser and has evolved into a major part of the Augusta community. In 2016, the production hit the stage for its 125th consecutive year.