Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

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Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School (often abbreviated as "HWRHS", colloquially "H-DUB") is a high school in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Its sports teams are called the Generals, after General George S. Patton, who lived in Hamilton.

**Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School**
Principal	Robert Krol
Assistant Principal	Phil Conrad
School type	Public High School
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Hamilton, MA
Sports team	The Generals
Sports Logo
Colors	Navy Blue and White
School Motto	A Passion For Learning

1 Extracurriculars
- 1.1 The Eight Plays
2 Sports
3 2008 budget
4 NEASC Report
- 4.1 Key Points of Report
5 Notable faculty
6 Notable Alumni
7 External links
8 References

[edit] Extracurriculars

In 2004, the school's Model U.N. club hosted the State Representative debate^{[citation needed]}. Two members of the club co-moderated the debate, which welcomed over 450 residents of Hamilton and surrounding communities, most of whom were students. The debate has been said to have been the first of its kind^{[citation needed]}, promoting youth participation and sparking an interest in politics among high school students.

HWMUN participates in conferences around the state and country, including Harvard, BU, MIT, UMass, and Northeastern University^{[citation needed]}. The club has also won many awards including^{[citation needed]}:

Best Delegate (2)
Outstanding Delegate (4)
Honorable Mention (16)

The school is the home of "Harmony", a select vocal group which has sung at Red Sox games, at Tanglewood, and other assorted venues^{[citation needed]}; it is also home of Theatre Workshop, which is an annual participant in the MSHDG One-Act Festival. Since their first appearance at State Finals under Margaret "Peg" Ferrini in 1965 (the only time Theatre Workshop appeared with Margaret Ferrini as director), Theatre Workshop has since returned 7 times, all under the direction of Chris Shailor, and have moved on the New Englands three times, as below.

[edit] The Eight Plays

1965 - "The Apollo of Bellac" (New England Representative) ^[1]
1990 - "Directions" (original by Chris Shailor, Eric Singer, and the Cast)
1994 - "The Tower" (Eric Wiess, New England representative @ Acton-Boxborough, MA)^[2]
1998 - "The Sound Of A Voice"
2002 - "Cleveland" (New England Representative) ^[3]
2003 - "World Without Memory"
2005 - "Kansas" (original by John Robinson, New England Representative @ Duxbury, MA)^[4]
2007 - "The Black Parade" (adapted from Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John" by former English teacher Catharine Thibedeau)

[edit] Sports

Hamilton Wenham also fields two top cross-country teams, the boys' team and the girls' team. Coach Steve Sawyer has been named Coach of the Year by Salem Evening News^{[citation needed]}, along with many other accomplishments. Two runners, Emily Lanois and Gabe Pacione, were named in the Boston Globe's All Scholastic Runners. Pacione won the Cross Country All-States in 2006 and 2007. The girls team placed second at the 2006 All State Meet in Northfield MA, only to be beaten by Bromfield, a nationally ranked team.

[edit] 2008 budget

For Financial Year 2008 the school district faced a service deficit of approxcimately US$1,500,000. The towns passed a Proposition 2 1/2 override of $500,000. The Save Our Schools initiative began raising funds to restore teaching positions district-wide; the group managed to raise $220,000 out of the necessary $600,000 to restore all positions fully.^[5]

[edit] NEASC Report

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges recently released a report on the school, reprimanding the school for teacher layoffs, course eliminations, and failure to update the school's technology.^[6]

[edit] Key Points of Report

Praise was earned in the following areas:

Commitment to high academic, social, and civil standards.
The level of instructional expertise among faculty.
The parents who are engaged as partners through individual volunteers and volunteer organizations.

Concern was raised for the following issues:

Reductions in staffing.
Elimination of course offerings.
Use of outdated computer systems.^[7]

[edit] Notable faculty

Kevin O'Reilly - Named Top U.S. Economics history teacher of 2004 at the NASDAQ national teaching awards.^[8]

[edit] Notable Alumni

David Morse - Actor^[9]
Helene Pruszynski - KHOW intern (unsolved murder victim)^[10]
David McWane - Lead Singer of Big D and the Kids Table

[edit] External links

Official School Website

Brad Hill- Massachusetts State Representative

[edit] References

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