Sutton High School (Massachusetts)

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Sutton High School
Sutton High School Building.png
Rendering of Sutton High School from 2016.
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Sutton High School (Massachusetts)
383 Boston Road

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01590

Coordinates 42°8′40.4″N71°46′15.9″W / 42.144556°N 71.771083°W / 42.144556; -71.771083 Coordinates: 42°8′40.4″N71°46′15.9″W / 42.144556°N 71.771083°W / 42.144556; -71.771083
Information
Type Public
Established1835
School districtSutton School District
SuperintendentTheodore F. Friend
PrincipalEdward A. McCarthy
Faculty31 (2021-2022)
Grades 912
Enrollment359 (2021-2022)
Color(s)   Kelly green and white
Nickname Sammies (boys) and Suzies (girls)
NewspaperThe Movement
YearbookExitus
Website www.suttonschools.net

Sutton High School is a public high school located in Sutton, Massachusetts. [1] The school shares its location with Sutton Middle School on a nearly 64-acre campus.

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History

According to A History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, written by William Addison Benedict and Hiram Averill Tracy in 1878, Reverend George Anson Willard established Sutton High School in 1835. [2]

Between 2011 and 2015, major renovations took place to the existing school building by the Boston-based architecture firm Flansburgh Architects. [3]

The yearbook of Sutton High is known as the Exitus, and is known to have been published as far back as 1938. [4] The school's student newspaper is known as The Movement. [5]

Athletics

Sutton High School athletic teams are known as the Sammies (boys) and Suzies (girls). [6] The teams compete in District II of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), specifically within the Dual Valley Conference (DVC). Competitors include: Blackstone-Millville Regional High School, Douglas High School, Hopedale Junior Senior High School, Nipmuc Regional High School, and Whitinsville Christian School. [7]

The school offers: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Contact Information - Sutton High School (02900510)".
  2. Benedict, William Addison; Tracy, Hiram Averill (1878). History of the town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876. Worcester, Massachusetts: Sanford and Company. p. 257.
  3. "Sutton Middle School & High School | Flansburgh Architects".
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4240686 [ bare URL ]
  5. " @suttonmovement " on Twitter
  6. "Athletics / Home".
  7. "Dual Valley Conference".
  8. "School Details".