Sutton High School (Massachusetts)

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

Sutton
,
Massachusetts
01590

United States
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
Teaching staff30.66 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment369 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.04 [1]
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. [2] The school shares its location with Sutton Middle School on a nearly 64-acre campus.

Contents

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. [3]

Between 2011 and 2015, major renovations took place to the existing school building by the Boston-based architecture firm Flansburgh Architects. [4]

The yearbook of Sutton High is known as the Exitus, and is known to have been published as far back as 1938. [5] The school's student newspaper is known as The Movement. [6]

Athletics

Sutton High School athletic teams are known as the Sammies (boys) and Suzies (girls). [7] The teams compete in District V 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. [8]

The school offers: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. [9]

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sutton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Contact Information - Sutton High School (02900510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Sutton Middle School & High School | Flansburgh Architects". www.flansburgh.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Family Search [ user-generated source ]
  6. ↑ " @suttonmovement " on Twitter
  7. ↑ "Athletics / Home" . Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dual Valley Conference". www.dualvalleyconference.org. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "School Details". www.arbiterlive.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.


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