__NOTOC__ Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS) is a

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

in Fayetteville,

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. The main building of the Massey Hill Classical High School was built in 1925. It is a two-story brick building on a raised basement in the

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-style. What is now known as the Science Building was added in 1942 and eventually expanded to twelve classrooms. The gymnasium was built in 1947. The gymnasium has served as a community recreation center and is still used by the Recreation Department for evening basketball. In 2004 Massey Hill was entered in the

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by the

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List of principals

* Joyce Adams (1998–2003) * Donna Hancock (2003–2007) * Mark Culbreth (2007–2011) * Pamela Adams (2011–2019) * Jason Jordan (2019–2021) * Ann-Marie Palmer (2021–2022) * Douglas Massengill (2022-Present)

References

External links

School website
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