Stoneham High School

Stoneham High School
On the running track
Location
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
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Stoneham Public Schools
Faculty	56.28 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	619 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.00 [1]
Color(s)	Blue, and White
Nickname	Spartans
Information	781-279-3810
Website	School website

Stoneham High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in Stoneham, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. As members of the Middlesex League, Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in 20 varsity sports.

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. 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:

• Fall
  • Boys and Girls Cross Country
  • Boys and Girls Swimming
  • Golf
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Boy and Girls Soccer
  • Cheerleading
• Winter
  • Boys and Girls Indoor Track
  • Boys and Girls Basketball
  • Boys Hockey
  • Girls Gymnastics
• Spring
  • Boys and Girls Outdoor Track
  • Baseball
  • Boys and Girls Tennis
  • Softball
  • Lacrosse

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.

They went to the state finals in March–April 2014 for their adaptation of the stage version of Spring Awakening. They also attended state finals again in March–April 2017 for their adaptation of "Kindertransport". ^[3]

The Drama Club also made it to the semi-finals round in 2019 with their performance of The Yellow Boat. ^[4]

Demographics

The racial makeup of Stoneham High School is: 77.6% White, 11.1% Hispanic, 6.3% Asian, and 2.2% Black. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Glenn Adamson: curator, author, and art historian
• Peter Adamson: professor of philosophy
• Quincy Brisco: comedian and media personality
• Mario Cantone: comedian and actor
• Sandro Corsaro: American animator and author
• Charles Gibbons: Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 1958 candidate for governor ^{[6] [7]}
• Josh Gondelman: actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian
• George J. Hall: U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
• Chris J. Johnson: actor
• Nancy Kerrigan: two-time Olympic figure skating medalist
• Killer Kowalski: professional wrestler
• Hideo Mabuchi: physicist and Professor of Applied Physics
• Joe McLaughlin: linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants
• Bill Peirce: Libertarian candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2006.
• Joe Vitiello: Major League Baseball player from 1995 to 2003
• Steve Yarbrough: novelist ^[8]

References

1. "Stoneham High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
2. "Stoneham High School Staff". www.stonehamschools.org. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. "Stoneham High School Drama Club to perform in Festival final round". Stoneham Sun. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
4. "High School Theater Festival - METG". metg.org. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
5. "Stoneham High 2023-24 Enrollment". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
6. The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gibbons
7. TIME, September 15, 1958
8. "Index". www.stonehamschools.org. Retrieved April 4, 2024.