Woburn Memorial High School

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Woburn Memorial High School
Type	Public
Principal	Robert Norton
Students	1,400
Grades	High school (9-12)
Location	Woburn, MA, USA
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Colors	Black and Orange
Mascot	Bull
Newspaper	'The Bull's Eye'
Website	http://WoburnHighTanners.com

Woburn Memorial High School is a public high school located in Woburn, Massachusetts. Woburn High is home to the Tanners and Tannerettes.

1 Mission Statement
2 History
3 Marching Band
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

The mission of Woburn Memorial High School is to provide academic and co-curricular programs that reflect the opportunities and challenges inherent in our rapidly changing society. We expect a commitment to excellence on the part of students, staff, parents and community. We are committed to maintaining a safe, diverse, secure, and comfortable environment which promotes the physical and emotional well-being of students and staff.

[edit] History

1852: The first Woburn High School opened above a store on Main Street
1906: The original building, known to most as building 7, of the "old Woburn High" was constructed
1930's: The wings on building 7 were constructed
1954: Football team captured the Massachusetts State Class C Championship.
1975: Football Team becomes Massachusetts East Division I Super Bowl champions.^[1]
1979: Football Team reclaims Massachusetts East Division I Super Bowl crown.^[1]
1979, 1981, 1982 & 1987 & 1991 & 1994 & 2002: Woburn High School's Football Team was Middlesex League Champions
1991-1992; 2002-2003: Boy's Hockey wins Middlesex League title.
2005: Football Team becomes Super Bowl Champions
The new Woburn Memorial High School building open in September of 2006 for the 2006-2007 school year
2005-2006: Boys Indoor Track Team wins State Relays with dominant hurdle performance
2006: Boys varsity Cross Country team wins Middlesex League
2007: The Theatrical Management for Special Events Group was founded for the rest of the 06-07 school year by the first Technical Theater Director, Ricky Smith.
2007: The first musical, Cinderella, was performed at the new Performing Arts Center.
2007: The new football stadium opens up with a big win over Winchester on Thanksgiving Day
2007: Golf, Cross Country, and Outdoor Track Teams become Middlesex League Champions and football team becomes co-middlesex

league champions

2008: Indoor Track Team become Undefeated Middlesex League Champions, Division II State champions, and All-State Champions
2008: Boy's 4 x 400 relay team wins national title

[edit] Marching Band

The WMHS Marching Band was started in the early 1900s and continued to grow into a powerhouse in the early and mid 1980s. The band consistently won both MICA and NESBA competitions in Eastern Massachusetts. At its peak, the program had almost 150 playing members and another 75 color guard / band front members. Notable events in the bands history included playing the halftime show for a New England Patriots game in 1984 and multiple performances in parades in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Members were drawn from the Woburn High School student body as well as Woburn residents who were attending private high schools without music programs. Annual activities included band camp at Camp North Woods in New Hampshire, the annual Halloween parade, and the worlds best fund raiser, the annual orange sale.

The band was the starting point for the drummer John "Muzz" Muzzy from the 80's band Farrenheit and currently drummer for Beatlejuice

For several years from the late 90's to the early 2000's, the band program was shut down to a lack of interest.

For the 2007-2008 school year the marching band will have approximately 60 members, which although is small compared to the past, it is more than in recent years. During the same school year, the band received new uniforms, which it was without for many years. During the years without uniforms, members wore matching black fleece pullovers.