Waltham High School

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Waltham High School
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Address
Waltham High School
554 Lexington Street (2024-Present) 617 Lexington Street (1969-2024, Now Waltham Valor High School)

Waltham
,
Massachusetts
02452

United States
Coordinates 42°22′43″N71°13′59″W / 42.3785°N 71.2329339°W / 42.3785; -71.2329339
Information
School district Waltham Public Schools
PrincipalDarrell Braggs
Teaching staff161.50 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,751 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.84 [1]
Color(s)Red and white   
MascotHawk
Rival Arlington High School
NewspaperThe Talon Tribune
YearbookThe Mirror

Waltham High School is a public high school located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only high school operated by Waltham Public Schools.

Contents

History

The current Waltham High School was finished being constructed in 2024.

In 2018, Waltham Public Schools exercised eminent domain to buy land for a new Waltham High School. [2] A $374 million loan for a new high school project was approved in 2019; it was the largest loan in Massachusetts history for a public high school. [3] Construction started in September 2020, and the new high school was finished before the 2024–2025 school year. [4] The school was originally slated to open for the 2020-21 school year before numerous issues in the site plan, acquisition, design and construction processes shifted the opening date back. [5]

Athletics

In 1906 and 1907, the Waltham football team was undefeated, although there was no organized playoff structure. [6]

State Championships
SportYear(s)
Baseball [7] 1964
Cheerleading [8] •State Champions (4x)

2016, 2021, 2022, 2024

•National Champions (4x)

2016, 2017, 2021, 2024

•13X Dual County League Champions

• 6x North Regional Champions

Ice hockey [9] 2002, 2018

Performing arts

Waltham fields two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Music Unlimited" and the all-female "Music Express". The school previously also had a lower-level mixed-gender group, "Music Odyssey". [10] The program hosts an annual competition, the Eastern Show Choir Festival. [11]

Notable people

Alumni
Faculty

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