Shrewsbury High School (Massachusetts)

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Shrewsbury High School
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Shrewsbury High School (Massachusetts)
64 Holden Street
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545

United States
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Type Public
Open enrollment [1]
SuperintendentJoseph M. Sawyer
PrincipalTodd H. Bazydlo
Staff123.42 (FTE) [2]
GradesI 9-12
Enrollment1,835 (2021–22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.68 [2]
Language English
Schedule type7 Day Rotation with Daily Drop
Hours in school day6.5
Color(s)   Navy blue and vegas gold
MascotColonial
NewspaperThe Town Crier
Website schools.shrewsburyma.gov/high
Sign at the school entrance Shrewsbury High School entrance sign.jpg
Sign at the school entrance

Shrewsbury High School is a public high school located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only public high school in the Shrewsbury Public Schools district. It is a large school offering a wide variety of electives and extracurricular activities. Shrewsbury High School placed 27th in the list of 21,035 high schools that U.S News reviewed in 2013.[ citation needed ] The current principal is Todd Bazydlo. Shrewsbury High School is part of Shrewsbury Public Schools, the current superintendent of which is Dr. Joseph Sawyer.

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History

The current campus, located on top of a hill on Holden Street, opened in 2002 with a capacity of 1,400 students, though enrollment has increased to 1835 students as of October 2021. [3]

Prior to that it was located at what is now Oak Middle School on Oak Street, and before that was located at what is now Beal School on Maple Avenue.

Athletics

Varsity sports
SeasonBoysGirls
Fall football, golf, cross country, boat team, soccer field hockey, golf, cross country, volleyball, cheerleading, crew, soccer
Winter basketball, ice hockey, swimming, indoor track and field basketball, ice hockey, swimming, indoor track and field, gymnastics, cheerleading
Spring baseball, lacrosse, tennis, outdoor track and field, crew softball, lacrosse, tennis, outdoor track and field, crew

The school also received the PEP Grant and has fleshed out the classes the school offers in its physical education programs. The new programs include biking and a ropes course.

The boys' hockey team won three state championships in five years between 2014 and 2018 (2014, 2017, and 2018). The boys beat Hanover in 2014 and 2018, and Old Rochester High School in 2017. Following their 2018 State Championship, they were promoted to Division I in Massachusetts High School Hockey, joining the division as an independent team not belonging to a conference.

Improvements to the athletic campus and to the playing and practice conditions of sports, is funded by the Athletic booster club. Shrewsbury High School's campus recently added a turf field, breaking ground in an informal ceremony on June 5, 2018. [4] The new field accommodates lacrosse, soccer, football, field hockey, track and field, and cross country. Physical education class also utilizes the field. The addition of a turf field will hopefully reduce maintenance costs and also generate revenue, as youth sports programs, as well as games and jamborees can be hosted.

Clubs

Shrewsbury High School offers the unique opportunity where if a sport is not offered, it can be created as a club then, eventually, if popular, can become a sport with proper support. [5] The list of clubs includes:

Music and theater

Shrewsbury High School has 2 main sections of theater, the fall play and the spring musical. It used to do a competition play as well:

Theatre productions
YearSpring MusicalFall PlayCompetition (Spring) Play
2008 Once On This Island The Diary of Anne Frank (play) and Boy Meets Girl (play)
2009 Seussical The Crucible The Diary of Anne Frank (play)
2010 Anything Goes Almost, Maine Rabbit Hole
2011 The Sound of Music The Outsiders The Tempest
2012 Curtains Romeo and Juliet Dancing at Lughnasa
2013 Legally Blonde (musical) Charlotte's Web What I Did Last Summer
2014 Bye Bye Birdie (musical) It's a Wonderful Life Enchanted April
2015 Cinderella
2016 Urinetown
2017 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)
2018 All Shook Up (musical)
2019 Seussical
2020 The Addams Family (musical)
2021 NOT SURE (musical)
2022 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (musical) The Scarlet Letter

Shrewsbury High School won Best Overall Production for Urinetown in 2016 and Best Overall Production in the Large School Division for All Shook Up in 2018 and Seussical in 2019 in the TAMY awards

SHS offers a variety of music and theater classes and performing ensembles. The classes include: Music Theory I & AP Music Theory, Theater Arts, Movement for Theater, Theater Design, and Music Technology. [6]

Wind performing ensembles under the direction of Mrs. Caryn Wardwell: Pep Band, Marching Band, Concert Band, Honors Wind Ensemble, Honors Jazz Band. [7]

Vocal performing ensembles under the direction of Mr. Michael Lapomardo (“Strell”): Freshman Choir, Mixed Choir, Honors Treble Choir (previously named Honors Women's Choir), Honors Chamber Choir. [8]

String performing ensembles: Shrewsbury High School Orchestra and Honors Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Jordan Proctor

Advanced placement classes

Shrewsbury High School offers these advanced placement classes:

Other advanced placement classes are offered in the Virtual High School program.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Error Page" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shewsbury Sr High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Current Enrollment figures for Shrewsbury Public Schools in Shrewsbury, MA".
  4. ↑ "Officials break ground on new turf fields at Shrewsbury High School". June 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Shrewsbury Public Schools in Shrewsbury, MA". schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov.
  6. ↑ "Home". Shrewsbury Music.
  7. ↑ "Justin Bleier". schools.shrewsburyma.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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