Newton South High School

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Newton South High School
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Address
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road

Newton
,
Massachusetts
02459

United States
Coordinates 42°18′51.73″N71°11′11.36″W / 42.3143694°N 71.1864889°W / 42.3143694; -71.1864889
Information
MottoBona mens omnibus patet
(A good mind is open to all things)
Established1960;65 years ago (1960)
School district Newton Public Schools
CEEB code 221548
PrincipalTamara Stras
Teaching staff156.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,837 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.78 [1]
Campus size33.477 acres (13.548 ha)
Color(s)  Blue
  Orange
MascotLion
NewspaperThe Lion's Roar, Denebola
YearbookRegulus
Website nshs.newton.k12.ma.us
Last updated: May 11, 2019;5 years ago (2019-05-11)

Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, United States, the other being Newton North.

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History and student life

By the late 1950s, Newton's sole public high school, Newton High, grew to 3,000 students. Newton built a new school, Newton South, in the Oak Hill neighborhood in 1960. [2] The school is organized into four student houses—Cutler, Goldrick, Goodwin, and Wheeler—each with a student commons. [2]

Newton South was the first public high school to create a gay–straight alliance in the United States in the early 1990s. [3]

Newton South features two award-winning student newspapers, Denebola and The Lion's Roar. [4]

U.S. News & World Report ranked Newton South as the 446th-best high school in the country and 20th-best in the Massachusetts in its 2020 rankings. [5]

The school is part of the Newton Public School District.

Public attention

The school gained notoriety in 2002 for its "Senior Scavenger Hunt", [6] a student-organized contest that featured theft, vandalism, illegal drug use, and various sexual acts committed by the graduating seniors in exchange for points. [7]

On February 8, 2007, the Newton South STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition chapter organized a Darfur Benefit Concert with the well known band, State Radio, raising over $230,000 for Save the Children and the Genocide Intervention Network. [8]

Sports

Newton South competes in the DCL (Dual County League). [9]

Awards and recognition

Newton South was named America's top athletic program by Sports Illustrated in 2010. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 From the description of Newton South High School History, 1960–2003. (Minuteman Library Network). WorldCat record id: 319889351. Published by SNAC Cooperative
  3. ↑ Jennings, Kevin: Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir, page 196. Beacon Press, 2006.
  4. ↑ Viser, Matt (February 20, 2005). "Double scoops: At Newton South, two papers vie to make headlines". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Newton South High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ Time Waster. "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Christopher Loh and Maggie Mastricola (February 13, 2007). "Darfur Benefit Concert Multimedia Sound Slide Show". Newton Tab. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  9. ↑ "MIAA League Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Top athletics program in each state and the District of Columbia". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  11. ↑ Springer, Shira (October 2, 2015). "Newton native becomes seller to the stars" . Boston Globe. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Regulus". Internet Archive. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Newton Native Alex Karpovsky On Indie Film, Neurosis, Playing 'Ray' on HBO's 'Girls'". WBUR. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Vu, Augustine. "Famous Newton South Alumni". Denebola. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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