Needham High School

Needham High School
Location
609 Webster Street, Needham , Massachusetts United States
Coordinates	42°17′14″N71°13′51″W / 42.28722°N 71.23083°W / 42.28722; -71.23083
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1898
Principal	Aaron Sicotte
Teaching staff	129.89 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,622 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.49 [1]
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Rockets
Rivals	Wellesley High School (Wellesley, MA)
Newspaper	The Hilltopper
Yearbook	The Advocate
Website	Needham High School

Needham High School is a public high school in Needham, Massachusetts, educating grades 9 through 12.

Notable alumni and teachers

Aly Raisman

• Charlie Baker, 72nd Governor of Massachusetts ^[2]
• Marsha Bemko, executive producer of Antiques Roadshow. ^[3]
• Peter DeFazio, U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District of Oregon (Class of 1965) ^[4]
• Anna Parker Fessenden, botanist, taught math at Needham High School
• Jared Freid, comedian and podcaster ^[5]
• Robbie Ftorek, NHL coach and player, born and raised in Needham (Class of 1970) ^[6]
• James S. Gracey, former Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ^[7]
• Steven Hauschka, American football player ^[8]
• Eric Johnson, American football player ^[9]
• Richard Larson, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^[10]
• Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey. ^[11]
• Marissa Nadler, singer-songwriter
• Aly Raisman, Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics in London 2012 and Rio 2016 ^[12]
• Karl Ravech, ESPN Baseball Tonight anchor, born and raised in Needham ^[13]
• Sarah Saltzberg, actress/singer ^[14]
• Harry Swartz (born 1996), soccer player ^[15]
• Mike Tannenbaum, American football executive ^[16]
• Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com ^[17]
• Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut ^[18]

References

1. "Needham High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. Barrett, Joey (September 8, 2023). "Charlie Baker gives it the old college try". 01907 The Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
3. Funari, Sandra. "Marsha Komins (Bemko), Needham, MA Massachusetts currently in West Roxbury, MA USA". www.needhamhigh73.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
4. "Bioguide Search".
5. "Becoming A Top 100 Comedy Podcaster With Jared Freid". The Mentors. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
6. Class of 1970
7. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. "Admiral James S. Gracey" . Retrieved May 15, 2022.
8. "Ex Midd player in Super Bowl 48". suncommunitynews.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
9. Flanagan, Michael (April 28, 2020). "Spotlighting former Needham standout athlete Eric Johnson". Hometown Weekly. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
10. "Richard Larson '65, SM '67, PhD '69". infinite.mit.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
11. "Regional Plan Association". RPA. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
12. "Life on the road leads Raisman to London". ESPN.com. July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
13. Lipovich, Joe (May 1, 2016). "How Needham High School Sparked Karl Ravech's Journalism Career". Needham, MA Patch. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
14. "Hall of Fame". Needham Community Theatre. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
15. "Harry Swartz - Men's Soccer". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
16. "Can advanced analytics have a significant impact in the NFL? - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
17. "A 'Monster' achievement - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
18. "Sunita L. Williams - NASA" . Retrieved August 8, 2025.

• Needham High School October 2017 STM (1) October 2, 2017.

External links

• Needham Public Schools website
• Official Needham High School website

Class Websites

• Needham High School Class of 1961 Official Site
• Needham High School Class of 1961 Reunion Site
• Needham High School Class of 1962 website
• Needham High School Class of 1963 website
• Needham High School Class of 1964 website
• Needham High School Class of 1965 website
• Needham High School Class of 1966 website
• Needham High School Class of 1967 & 1968 website
• Needham High School Class of 1969 website
• Needham High School Class of 1970 website
• Needham High School Class of 1971 website
• Needham High School Class of 1972 website
• Needham High School Class of 1973 website
• Needham High School Class of 1980 website