Walter Russell

Superintendent, 1905-1908

He was also the new principal of Gorham Normal School (now the University of Southern Maine) during this time.

Prescott Keyes

Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1908-1918

Prescott Keyes was the first superintendent of the school union between Gorham and Westbrook. Each municipality paid part of the superintendent's salary and he would oversee all schools in both Gorham and Westbrook. 

Richard Libby

Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1918-1923

Louis Woodward

Interim Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1923 (April-July)

He was also Assistant Principal at Gorham Normal School during this time. 

William Ellingwood

Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1923-1931

William Ellingwood served as superintendent of both Gorham & Westbrook schools from 1923-1931. 

Guy Sinclair

Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1931-1947

Guy Sinclair served as superintendent of both Gorham & Westbrook schools from 1931-1947. 

Anthony Brackett

Superintendent, Gorham & Westbrook, 1947-1955

Anthony Brackett served as the last superintendent to be shared between Gorham and Westbrook, from 1947-1955. 

Dwight Webb

Superintendent, 1955-1971

Dwight Webb was the first full-time superintendent since 1908 in Gorham. 

Woodbury Saunders, Sr.

Superintendent, 1971-1983

Constance Goldman

Superintendent, 1983-1990

Constance Goldman was the first female superintendent in Gorham.

Timothy McCormack

Superintendent, 1990-1997

Roy Bishop III

Interim Superintendent, 1997-1998

Roy Bishop served as interim superintendent for the 1997-1998 school year. 

Irene Bender

Superintendent, 1998-1999

Irene Bender served as superintendent for the 1998-1999 school year before resigning to take another job closer to her home.

Michael Moore

Superintendent, 1999-2004

Theodore Sharp

Superintendent, 2004-2015

Heather Perry

Superintendent, 2015-present

Heather Perry is the current superintendent of Gorham Schools. 

Catherine Stankard

Assistant Superintendent, 2014-2016

Christopher Record

Assistant Superintendent, 2016-2021

Christopher Record served as the Gorham High School principal from 2008-2016, and was then promoted to Assistant Superintendent.

Brian Porter

Assistant Superintendent, 2021-2024

Brian Porter served as the principal of Village Elementary School since the 1990s, and became Assistant Superintendent in 2021. He retired in 2024.

Quinton Donahue

Assistant Superintendent, 2024-present

Quinton Donahue was the principal of Gorham Middle School from 2019-2024, before he became Assistant Superintendent in 2024.

William Bryant

Principal, 1880-1883

William Bryant served as the first principal of Gorham High School from the school's founding in 1880 to 1883. The first graduating class was in 1883, and was his only graduating class.

William Curtis

Principal, 1883-1885

William Curtis served as the second principal of Gorham High School from 1883-1885. 

Frank Davis

Principal, 1885-1887

Frank Davis served as the third principal of Gorham High School from 1885-1887.

Irving Horne

Principal, fall 1887

Irving Horne was the fourth principal of Gorham High School, in fall 1887. He resigned shortly into the school year to take a position elsewhere.

Oliver Sewall

Principal, 1887-1889

Oliver Sewall was the fifth principal of Gorham High School. 

Willard Woodman

Principal, 1889; 1890-1900

Willard Woodman was the sixth principal of Gorham High School for fall 1889. He resigned to become the superintendent for the 1889-1890 school year, then returned as the eighth principal in 1890. 

Horatio Card

Principal, 1889-1890

Horatio Card, a graduate of the Gorham High School class of 1883, was the seventh principal of Gorham High School during Willard Woodman's absence.

Leon Glover

Principal, 1900-1904

Leon Glover served as the ninth principal of Gorham High School.

Charles C. Shaw

Principal, 1904-1938

Charles C. Shaw was the tenth principal and longest-serving at Gorham High School, for a total of 34 years.

Richard Hodsdon

Principal, 1938-1940

Richard Hodsdon served as the eleventh principal of Gorham High School for just two years.

Theron Stinchfield

Principal, 1940-1943; 1946-1950

Theron Stinchfield served as the twelfth principal from 1940-1943, and returned from 1946-1950 as the fifteenth principal.

Herbert DeVeber

Principal, 1943-1944

Herbert DeVeber served as the thirteenth principal for the 1943-1944 school year.

Photo from the Houlton High yearbook in the 1950s.

David Appleton

Principal, 1944-1946

David Appleton served as the fourteenth principal from 1944-1946. 

Eugene Rourke

Principal, 1950-1955

Eugene Rourke was the sixteenth principal of Gorham High School, and the first Guidance Director, from 1950-1955. He was the first to not also teach courses in addition to his administrative duties.

Ralph Hudson

Principal, 1955-1956

Ralph Hudson served as the seventeenth principal of Gorham High School for the 1955-1956 school year.

N. Allen Savage

Principal, 1956-1957

N. Allen Savage served as the eighteenth principal of Gorham High School for the 1956-1957 school year.

Charles Delano

Principal, 1957-1968

Charles Delano, former Agriculture teacher and Athletic Director, became the nineteenth principal in 1957. 

Philip Dugas

Principal, 1968-1973

Philip Dugas, formerly a teacher and Guidance Director at Gorham High, became the school's twentieth principal in 1968. 

Mark Eastman

Principal, 1973-1979

Mark Eastman became the twenty-first principal of Gorham High School in 1973, and held the position until 1979.

Philip Blood

Principal, 1979-1988

Philip Blood became the twenty-second principal in 1979 and held the position until 1988.

Gunnar Hagstrom, Jr.

Principal, 1988-1993

Gunnar Hagstrom, Jr. became Gorham High's twenty-third principal, serving from 1988-1993. 

Stephen Rogers

Principal, 1993-1997

Stephen Rogers became the twenty-fourth principal in 1993 following one year as Assistant Principal, and the high school changed quite a bit during his tenure.

Earle Tourtillotte

Principal, 1997-1998

Earle Tourtillotte served as the twenty-fifth principal for one year, 1997-1998. He was apparently asked not to return after 1998, according to a book by a HS teacher. Mr. Tourtillotte was the first principal to only serve one school year since Mr. N. Allen Savage during the 1956-57 school year, and currently the most recent principal to only serve one year.

John Drisko

Principal, 1998-2008

John Drisko became GHS' twenty-sixth principal, and served from 1998-2008. He had previously taught Social Studies at the high school since 1995. 

Christopher Record

Principal, 2008-2016

Christopher Record was the twenty-seventh principal of Gorham High School from 2008-2016 before moving up to Assistant Superintendent. 

Brian Jandreau

Principal, 2016-present

Brian Jandreau is the twenty-eighth and current principal of Gorham High School, since 2016. He previously served as Assistant Principal from 2013-2016.