Taunton High School

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A photo of Taunton High School's main entrance way.
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A photo of Taunton High School's main entrance way.

Taunton High School is located within a large, three-floor, interconnected, multi-block complex in the eastern section of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. It's a four-year urban public high school with an estimated average student enrollment of 2,000 adolescents. It offers many student-oriented services, specialty academic programs, extracurricular clubs, various afterschool programs, a wide array of scholastic sports, etc. The building complex contains a public middle school and the city's Superintendent of Schools' offices that are interconnected with the high school and of one another.

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[edit] Location

50 Williams Street
Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

[edit] History

The former Taunton High School building.
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The former Taunton High School building.

The current location of Taunton High School, on the grounds of an estate bequeathed to the city, is on Williams Street. The facility was constructed in the 1970s.

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[edit] Alumni

[edit] THS departments

(as of 2004/2005)

  • Bilingual
  • Business Technology
  • English
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Foreign Language
  • Industrial Technology
  • Junior ROTC
  • Mathematics
  • Performing Arts
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual Arts

[edit] THS athletics

The tiger is the school's official mascot.
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The tiger is the school's official mascot.

(as of 2004/2005)

[edit] Fall sports

  • Football
  • Cheerleading
  • Boys/Girls Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Boys/Girls Soccer
  • Girls Volleyball

[edit] Winter sports

  • Boys/Girls Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Ice Hockey
  • Boys/Girls Indoor Track & Field
  • Boys/Girls Swimming
  • Wrestling

[edit] Spring sports

  • Baseball
  • Boys/Girls Outdoor Track & Field
  • Softball
  • Boys/Girls Tennis
  • Boys Volleyball

[edit] THS clubs & organizations

(as of 2004/2005)

  • Academic Challenge
  • Asian Club
  • Astronomy Club
  • Brazilian Club
  • Cape Verdean Club
  • Comic Book Club
  • Debate Club
  • D.E.C.A.
  • Drama Club
  • Fellowship of Christian Students
  • French Club
  • Future Theorists' Club
  • Gay Straight Alliance
  • Hip-Hop Club
  • Hispanic Club
  • Journal
  • Key Club
  • Latin Club
  • Math Team
  • Matthew's Outing Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Peer Assistant Leaders
  • Peer Mediation
  • Portuguese Club
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions
  • Spanish Club
  • Student Council

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