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Coordinates: 42°53′09″N 73°11′30″W / 42.8857°N 73.1917°W / 42.8857; -73.1917
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Mount Anthony Union High School
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301 Park Street,

Bennington, Vermont

United States
Coordinates42°53′09″N 73°11′30″W / 42.8857°N 73.1917°W / 42.8857; -73.1917
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PrincipalTim Payne
Teaching staff70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students899 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.84[1]
Color(s)Red, white, blue
Websitemauhs.svsu.org//

Mount Anthony Union High School is the public high school serving Bennington, Vermont, as well as the towns of Shaftsbury, Woodford, and Pownal, Glastenbury, and Bennington County.

As of the 2023-2024 academic year, the school has about 1,200 students enrolled in grades 9-12 and has a faculty of nearly 130.[2]

It is easily accessible from US Route 7, VT Route 279, and the Green Mountain Express Red Line bus.

Mount Anthony is the third-largest school in the state of Vermont. The average graduation rate is eighty-five percent. The school yearbook is officially known as the Patriot Ledger, and the school newsletter is called Mount Anthony Connections.[3][4] Additionally, the school runs a bi-weekly sports newsletter, The Patriot Press, which reports on the school's athletic teams.

The sports teams in their athletic program are collectively known as the Patriots.[5] Led by head coach Brian Coon, the Patriots wrestling team holds the national record for most consecutive state titles won as of 2023 (34). Under the guidance of 1st year head coaches Frank Gaudette and Corey Greene, MT. Anthony won their 34th consecutive title, which is the longest current state championship streak in the country in wrestling.[6][7]

The Mount Anthony Football team is also very successful being state champion runner-ups in the 1986–1987, 1992–1993 and 2021-2022 season and state champions in the 1974-1975, 1994–1995 and 2022-2023 seasons. The Patriots won the state championship in Division II by defeating Bellows Falls in double overtime.[8] As of 11/6/2021 they play in Division II in the state of Vermont. They host home games at Spinelli Field.

The Southwest Tech campus is housed on the school's campus.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mt. Anthony Senior UHSD #14". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ About MAUHS, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. ^ The Patriot Ledger, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  4. ^ Mount Anthony Connections Newsletters, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  5. ^ Mount Anthony Union High School Athletics. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  6. ^ MAU Wrestling Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Mount Anthony Union High School Athletics
  7. ^ Wrestling USA National Wrestling Records Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Wrestling USA Magazine
  8. ^ "Records".
  9. ^ Nicole Levesque Andres, Vermont Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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