Stoneham High School

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Stoneham High School
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Stoneham High School
149 Franklin St
Stoneham, MA 02180

United States
Coordinates 42°28′21″N71°05′20″W / 42.4726°N 71.0890°W / 42.4726; -71.0890
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Type Public high school
School district Stoneham Public Schools
Faculty59.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment669 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.19 [1]
Color(s)Blue, and White   
Nickname Spartans
Information781-279-3810
Website School website

Stoneham High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States, that offers a range of Comprehensive to Advanced Placement Program courses. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, its 71-member faculty has earned 55 Master's degrees and has an average of 15 years of experience. As members of the Middlesex League, Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in 20 varsity sports.

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Academics

Seven classes are scheduled with six blocks meeting each day; periods are 57 minutes long. The Superintendent of Stoneham Schools is John Macero. The assistant principal is Craig Murray. The Program Supervisor of Guidance is Nicole Dillon and the five guidance counselors are Celeste Vaughan, Kristin Ronayne, and Kristen Polizzoto (formerly Ms. Kristen Hoar). SHS offers Advanced Placement Program courses in French, Spanish, Italian, Biology, History, Chemistry, Studio Art, Physics, Calculus and Psychology, English. [2]

Athletics

Stoneham is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Middlesex League.

Sports:

Performing arts

The Drama Club, puts on three productions each year; one in the fall, a 40-minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring. The drama club is completely student run, only having faculty/adult supervision and direction courtesy of Mr. Sean Perry.

They went to the state finals in March–April 2014 for their adaptation of the stage version of Spring Awakening, starring Alyssa Bené as Wendla and Liam Rondeau as Moritz. Many members of the cast and crew won awards for their work in this production, such as Troy Degnan, and Edward Ye. They also attended state finals again in March–April 2017 for their adaptation of "Kindertransport". Dalilah Degen-Portnoy, Daria Contino, and Casey Moriarty all won awards for their acting performance, as well as other awards in crew, and a stage manager award to Peter Canova. [3]

The Drama Club also made it to the semi-finals round in 2019 with their performance of The Yellow Boat starring John Pagliarulo as Benjamin, Grace Gil as Mother, Ross Blauvelt as Father, and Stephen Landers as Eddie. During the shows run Grace Gill, John Pagliarulo, and Stephen Landers won acting awards and Molly McNulty and Stephen Landers won awards for props design. [4] At their annual Carnival Ball in 2014, the Stoneham High School House Band led by Jimmy DiTullio (Jimes Tooper) played a variety of Disney hits.

Demographics

The racial makeup of Stoneham High School is: 95% White, 3% Black, 1% Hispanic and 1% Asian/American Indian.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stoneham High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Stoneham High School Staff". www.stonehamschools.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Stoneham High School Drama Club to perform in Festival final round". Stoneham Sun. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ↑ "High School Theater Festival - METG". metg.org. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. ↑ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gibbons
  6. ↑ TIME, September 15, 1958
  7. ↑ "Index". www.stonehamschools.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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