Merrimack High School

In the 1995-1996 school year, the district enacted a policy against talking about LGBT issues, called "Prohibition of Alternative Lifestyle Instruction." The policy affected how teachers at Merrimack High taught about literary figures; as of May 1996 the school district had not placed measures against teachers related to this policy. The school board ended the policy effective the 1996-1997 school year. == Academics ==

NE-CAP results from the 11th grade class at MHS showed that 64% of the students were proficient in reading, 33% were proficient in writing, and 27% were proficient in math, giving it a "GreatSchools" rating of 4 out of 10. In 2018, 271 students participated in the SAT exams and averaged scores of 530 on the reading/writing portion and 520 on the math portion. Furthermore, about 85% of graduates attended a college, 10% went straight to employment, and about 4% joined the armed forces, leaving 1% undecided of the 286 graduates. == Extracurricular activities ==

Merrimack High School offers a variety of clubs and activities for the students to participate in. Athletics The athletics teams from Merrimack High School are called the "Tomahawks", Non-competitive athletic extracurricular activities include archery, hiking/outdoors, and ski/snowboard club. math team, Science Olympiad ==Notable alumni==

• Mickey Gasper (class of 2014), Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox • Matthew Kalish (class of 2000), co-founder of DraftKings • Tim Schaller (class of 2009), National Hockey League player, Los Angeles Kings == References ==