Taunton High School
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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 is a four-year urban public high school with an estimated average student enrollment of 2,500. It offers many student-oriented services, specialty academic programs, extracurricular clubs, various afterschool programs and a wide array of scholastic sports.
The building complex contains a public middle school (Parker) and the city Superintendent of Schools offices. The school is set into four different "houses" in which different classes are held, along with a headmaster’s office in each, and the principal’s office in the middle.
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[edit] History
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.[citation needed]
Prior to Taunton High School's current location, it was located on Washington Street next to Morton Hospital.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Eric DeCosta - director of college scouting for the Baltimore Ravens
[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
- Hisory
[edit] THS athletics
(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
- Art Club
- Asian Club
- Astronomy Club
- Brazilian Club
- Cape Verdean Club
- Comic Book Club
- Communications Club
- Debate Club
- D.E.C.A.
- Drama Club
- Fellowship of Christian Students
- Flag Twirlers
- French Club
- Future Theorists' Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Hip-Hop Club
- Hispanic Club
- Interschool Diversity Networking Group
- 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
- Tiger Book Club
- Traveling Classroom
- dictionary club
