Lowell High School (Massachusetts)

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Lowell High School
Lowell High School with walkways over rail tracks; Lowell, MA; 2011-08-20.JPG
Lowell High School in August 2011
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Lowell High School (Massachusetts)
50 Father Morissette Boulevard

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United States
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Type Public
Established1831
School district Lowell Public Schools
SuperintendentLiam Skinner
HeadmasterMichael Fiato
Teaching staff231.31 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment3,167 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.69 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC)
Nickname Red Raider

Lowell High School is a public high school located in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The school is a part of Lowell Public Schools. The mascot name is the Red Raider and the colors are maroon & gray. Current enrollment is over 3,500 students.

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History

Lowell, Massachusetts was incorporated as a town in 1826 and Lowell High School opened shortly after in 1831. One of its earliest homes was a small brick building on Middlesex Street owned by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company. [2] Lowell High School was the first and remains the oldest desegregated public high school in the United States; African American Caroline Van Vronker was a student at Lowell High School in 1843, at a time when every other public high school in the United States was segregated. [3]

In 1840, the high school moved into a new building located between Kirk Street and Anne Street along the Merrimack Canal. Over the next 100 years, the school campus expanded. [4] The oldest extant building replaced the 1840s building in 1893. [5] In 1922, a large new building was built along Kirk Street to French Street and in the 1980s another building was built on the opposite side of the Merrimack Canal with connecting walkways over the canal.

In 2020, the City of Lowell began a massive redevelopment of the campus. Additions included the complete renovation of the Main and French Street buildings, the demolition of the exisiting 80's-era gymnasium, the constructuon of a new gym and five-story academic building intended for freshman use connected to the main campus, and other upgrades.

Lowell High School Clock, a gift from three classes, is frequently used as a symbol of the school (2007). LowellHighClock.jpg
Lowell High School Clock, a gift from three classes, is frequently used as a symbol of the school (2007).

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