| Weston High School | |
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| Address | |
| 444 Wellesley Street Weston, Massachusetts, Middlesex, 02493 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Weston Public Schools |
| Principal | Anthony Parker |
| Vice principal | Erica Cole |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Enrollment | 711 (2009-2010) |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Athletics conference | Dual County League |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats, Red Tide (Swimming) Wayland-Weston Crew (Rowing) |
| Affiliation | none |
| Website | Weston High School |
Weston High School is a high school (grades 9-12) in Weston, Massachusetts, United States, a suburb 12 miles west of Boston. The school is located at 444 Wellesley Street in Weston. In 2009-2010 it had 711 students. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It has been ranked the 60th best high school in the United States by US News and World Report for 2008.
In September 2004, 2009, and 2010 Boston Magazine rated Weston High the number one public high school in Massachusetts.[1]
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Weston High School is a large brick building, surrounded by trees and sports fields. There are several fields, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and a large track, shared by the Middle School, which is located on an adjacent campus. There is also a beautiful pond situated between the middle school and high school campuses.s.
The building itself consists of a large gymnasium, weight room, library, theater and tech center, dance studio, music rooms, auditorium, computer labs, and many classrooms. The building is split into different wings for each subject, including English and History, Math and Science, and Language.
Most of the sporting teams compete in Division III MIAA. Girls field hockey is Division I, boys and girls swimming and girls lacrosse Division II, and boys and girls cross country Division IV. Weston High's principal rival is the neighboring Wayland High School.
Weston competes in the DCL, which includes Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Arlington High School, Bedford High School, Concord-Carlisle High School, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Newton South High School, Waltham High School, Wayland High School, and Westford Academy.
The Department is headed by Athletic Director Mike McGrath.
Football (B), Soccer (B+G), Cross Country (B+G), Volleyball (G), Golf (B), Field Hockey (G), Rowing (B+G)
In the 2008 season, the Field Hockey team (Weston's only Division I sport) won the Division I State Championship as well as the Dual County League Small Title ending their season with only two loses. In the 2009 season, the Field Hockey team repeated their DCL Small title, but fell to rival Acton-Boxborough in the Division I North Sectional Finals during a penalty stroke on a controversial call in overtime minutes. Many WFH alum continue on to play field hockey in college. Coach Laura Galopin was awarded with Coach of the Year in 2008.
In 2007, 2008 and 2010 the Golf Team won the Division III State and Sectional Title. Will Caro won the individual Sectional title in 2010 and Jonathan Greb won the individual State title in 2010.
In 2009, Boys Soccer won the Division III State Final for the first time in Weston History. They were also Co-DCL champions that same year.
In 2010, Girls Soccer won the Division III State Final.
The boys and girls crew team represents Weston (and Wayland) every year at the Head of the Charles regatta, the largest 2-day regatta in the world, with multiple entries. Wayland-Weston Crew has won boys, girls, and overall at the fall Massachusetts Public School Rowing State Championships since 2006.
Basketball (B+G), Indoor Track and Field (B+G), Wrestling (B), Ice Hockey (B+G), Swimming (B+G)
Lacrosse (B+G), Baseball (B), Softball (G), Track and Field(B+G), Tennis (B+G), Rowing (B+G)
The crew team, which is a joint team with Wayland, has attended the USRowing Youth National Championships in Ohio five times to date (2006–10). Wayland-Weston Crew has won boys, girls, and overall at the spring Massachusetts Public School Rowing State Championships since 2006.
In 2010, both Boys and Girls tennis captured the Division III North Sectional Championship and went on to win the Division III State Championship.
In the 2010-2011 campaign, the Boys varsity lacrosse team captured the Division III State Championship 5-4 against Dover-Sherborn Reg. High School at Harvard Stadium.
Weston's music program is directed by Christopher Memoli, while Dr. Therese Provenzano directs the chorus. Weston also offers an AP Music Theory Class, taught by Colleen Toland. 31 students were accepted to the MMEA Northeastern Sr. Districts Festival in January 2007, and 13 students were accepted to the MMEA All-State Conference.
The High School Chorus, along with the Community Chorus and InCoro Novo, has a performance at Regis College every year when they perform a selection from the vocal repertoire. In 2006, the work was Bach's Magnificat and in 2007, the work was Mozart's Requiem. The 2008 piece was Carmina Burana. The 2009 piece was Mozart's Coronation Mass. The 2010 selection was John Rutter's Requiem. The work for 2011 was Antonio Vivaldi's 'Gloria.' The large chorus is accompanied by selected high school orchestra members and adult musicians.
Weston's Music Department also runs the Weston Friends of Music, a parent group that has regular meetings and helps collect tickets during concerts and other tasks that help contribute to the well-being of the Weston school music department.
In addition, Weston has a theater program after school. The Weston High School Theater Company performs three plays a year (Fall and Winter play, Spring musical) and competes in the Boston Globe's Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) festival annually. The company holds several state titles, having won finals at the 2005 and 2008 MHSDG festivals. They advanced to finals in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and most recently in 2011, where they nearly clenched the state title yet again. Under the direction of John Minigan, the Weston High Theater Co. has high expectations for those involved and several members have gone on and act in college and professionally.
In addition to a full concert choir and chorus, the Weston High School has three student run acapella groups called the Town Criers (for boys), the Pralines (for girls) and Team AC (mixed). The Town Criers, the Pralines and Team AC are all extremely successful groups and the Town Criers currently have two albums on iTunes, as well as a third in the making. In 2010, the Town Criers also took third place in the International Competition of High School A Cappella in New York City. They were also honored as the number one group in New England, the top all male group, and the top student-run organization in the competition. Additionally, they received top honors for their choreography as well as an individual award for the best solo performance (Nolan Neu). All three groups perform at monthly all-school assemblies.