Newton South High School

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Newton South High School
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Address
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road

Newton
,
Massachusetts
02459

United States
Coordinates 42°18′51.73″N71°11′11.36″W / 42.3143694°N 71.1864889°W / 42.3143694; -71.1864889
Information
MottoBona mens omnibus patet
(A good mind is open to all things)
Established1960;63 years ago (1960)
School district Newton Public Schools
CEEB code 221548
PrincipalTamara Stras
Teaching staff153.5 (2018–19) [1]
Grades 9–12 [2]
Enrollment1,911 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.4∶1 (2018–19) [1]
Campus size33.477 acres (13.548 ha)
Color(s)  Blue
  Orange
MascotLion
NewspaperThe Lion's Roar, Denebola
YearbookRegulus
Website nshs.newton.k12.ma.us
Last updated: May 11, 2019;4 years ago (2019-05-11)

Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, United States, the other being Newton North.

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History and student life

By the late 1950s, Newton's sole public high school, Newton High, grew to 3,000 students. Newton built a new school, Newton South, in the Oak Hill neighborhood in 1960. [3] The school is organized into four student houses—Cutler, Goldrick, Goodwin, and Wheeler—each with a student commons. [3]

Newton South was the first public high school to create a gay–straight alliance in the United States in the early 1990s. [4]

Newton South features two award-winning student newspapers, Denebola and The Lion's Roar. [5]

U.S. News & World Report ranked Newton South as the 664th-best high school in the country and 20th-best in the Massachusetts in its 2020 rankings. [6]

The school is part of the Newton Public School District.

Public attention

The school gained notoriety in 2002 for its "Senior Scavenger Hunt", [7] a student-organized contest that featured theft, vandalism, illegal drug use, and various sexual acts committed by the graduating seniors in exchange for points. [8]

On February 8, 2007, the Newton South STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition chapter organized a Darfur Benefit Concert with the well known band, State Radio, raising over $23,000 for Save the Children and the Genocide Intervention Network. [9]

Sports

Newton South competes in the DCL (Dual County League).[ citation needed ]

Awards and recognition

Newton South was named Massachusetts's top athletic program by Sports Illustrated in 2009. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Teacher Data (2018-19) - Newton South High (02070510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Newton South High (02070510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. 1 2 From the description of Newton South High School History, 1960–2003. (Minuteman Library Network). WorldCat record id: 319889351. Published by SNAC Cooperative
  4. ↑ Jennings, Kevin: Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir, page 196. Beacon Press, 2006.
  5. ↑ Viser, Matt (February 20, 2005). "Double scoops: At Newton South, two papers vie to make headlines". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Newton South High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ Time Waster. "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Top athletics program in each state and the District of Columbia". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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