Winchester High School (Massachusetts)
Winchester High School is a comprehensive 9-12 high school located in Winchester, Massachusetts.
| Winchester High School |
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| Winchester High School Seal
Excellence in Learning
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| Location |
80 Skillings Road, Winchester,
Massachusetts 01890
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| Information |
| Type |
Public |
| Established |
1850 |
| School district |
Winchester, MA. |
| Principal |
Thomas E. Gwin, Ed.D. |
| Faculty |
200 (estimated) |
| Grades |
9-12 |
| Enrollment |
1,200 (estimated) |
| Student to teacher ratio |
1:6 (estimated) |
| Color(s) |
Red and Black |
| Teams |
Sachems |
| Newspaper |
The Red and Black |
| Yearbook |
The Aberjona |
| Information |
(781) 721-7020 |
| Website |
School Website |
Notable alumni
- Nick Martini, professional freeskier- Films with Poor BOyz Productions and co-founder of Stept Productions.
- Joe Bellino, Halfback, Heisman Trophy winner in 1960 while at Navy. He also played with the Boston Patriots from 1965-67.
- Bob Bigelow, 1971, College and NBA Basketball Player (University of Pennsylvania, Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics)
- John Cazale, Stage and Screen Actor (The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter)
- Laurence Owen, while a student at Winchester High School, was the 1961 U. S. Ladies and North American Figure Skating Champion and placed 6th in the 1960 Winter Olympics in the same event. She appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, under the caption "America's Most Exciting Girl Skater". On February 15, 1961, she was killed at age 16 along with her mother, Maribel Vinson-Owen, sister Maribel Owen and 16 other members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team near Brussels, Belgium in a plane crash, en route to the World Figure Skating Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- Alicia Sacramone,(Class of '06) won a Silver Medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around Competition. She was 7 time medalist in the World Championships, the 5 time U.S. Champion in the Vault and placed 4th at the 2008 Olympics in the same event.
- Patrick Aufiero, Pro Hockey Player
- Dan Spang, Pro Hockey Player
- Kofi Kingston, WWE Superstar
- Brian Byrne, Professional Musician
- Alison Hersey Risch, member of both the US Field Hockey (member of the initial induction class) and the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. A standout player on the US women's lacrosse teams from 1961 to 1970, serving as the team captain from 1964 on. She played on US touring teams that visited Australia, Great Britain and Ireland. An internationally-rated umpire, she has been officiating for 41 years and is still active at the Division III level.
- Captain Richard Phillips, (Class of '73) Captain of the Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by Somali pirates in April, 2009.