 The school mascot is a bulldog, and the school colors are orange and black.The school yearbook, the "Margaretta", is named after HMS "Margaretta", a British schooner captured on the Machias River during the American Revolutionary War.MMHS was selected to participate in a five-year high school initiative called "Models, Networks and Policies to Support and Sustain Rigor and Relevance for ALL Students", supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.