Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS or L-S) is a public regional high school located in Sudbury, Massachusetts serving the communities of Sudbury and Lincoln, Massachusetts. The school building was replaced prior to the 2004–2005 academic year. The school's radio station is WYAJ, 97.7 FM.

History

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District was established in 1954, integrating the former Sudbury High School with students from the nearby town of Lincoln, Massachusetts. Lincoln did not have its own high school previously, electing to send its students to neighboring town's schools.

In June 2002, the district began a $74 million project to replace the aging facilities with new construction on the same campus. The new school was completed before the 2004–2005 academic year and the old building was demolished. Among other features, the new facilities include four gymnasiums and a 750-seat auditorium.^[5] A $1.6 million project to install a completely refurbished sports stadium, including a multipurpose turf field, 6-lane running track, and bleachers, culminated in the fall of 2007.

January 2007 killing

On January 19, 2007, 15-year-old freshman James Alenson was stabbed to death with a knife in a high school bathroom in a hall adjacent to the East House area. The school was put into lockdown twenty minutes after the event at around 7:20 in the morning. The first news reports came out around 8:35 a.m., and the event was highly publicized. The students were sent home at 10:20 a.m. Emerson Hospital stated that the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital at 8:12 a.m.^[6]

Sixteen-year-old L-S student John Odgren, a resident of Princeton, Massachusetts, was charged the same day with "murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a knife onto school property".^[7][8][9]

Odgren, who was held without bail after his arrest, was a special education student who had been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He had no previous record of violence. His defense was insanity from the Asperger's, but on April 29, 2010, he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to serve the mandatory, required life without parole sentence the next day. He has entered automatic appeal by law.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Music

Lincoln-Sudbury's music curriculum includes major and select instrumental ensembles, jazz ensembles, and choral ensembles. Thomas Grandprey teaches the band and string ensembles and Michael Bunting teaches the choral ensembles. To date, there are two large bands, a string orchestra, 2 big band jazz ensembles and 2 jazz combos for instrumental music, along with a large concert choir, chamber singing group and multiple a cappella groups for choral music. The groups present numerous concerts throughout the school year and both instrumental and choral groups participate in state and national competitions. Students interested in large ensemble but unable to participate during school hours may join Civic Orchestra, where students and adults in the community practice and perform together. The 1971 Lincoln-Sudbury Select Chorus performed as the chorus in "Carmen" for the Boston Symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein.^[13] In 2008, the chorus was invited to sing John Rutter's "Gloria" at Carnegie Hall.^[14]

Athletics

Lincoln-Sudbury is a member of the Dual County League. The varsity teams were a combined 295-98-9 in 2006–2007, earning the school the Dalton Trophy, awarded by The Boston Globe for the best overall won-loss record among Division I Massachusetts high schools. It was the first time the school has won the Dalton Trophy since moving to Division I, though it won the Division II trophy eight times between 1975 and 2003.^[15]

Fall sports include football, field hockey, girls volleyball, soccer, cross country, and golf. Winter sports include basketball, Nordic skiing, Alpine skiing, wrestling, ice hockey, swimming and diving , Spring sports include lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, and boys volleyball. Track and field is offered during both winter and spring.^[16]

Club teams are also offered, including Frisbee, rugby, and ice hockey. In 2006, Lincoln-Sudbury Women's Rugby Football Club became the first established high school girl's rugby team in Massachusetts.^[17]

Lincoln-Sudbury has a longstanding athletic rivalry with Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Lincoln-Sudbury also has a rival with Wayland High School in football. On Thanksgiving morning, L-S plays Newton South High School.

The Lincoln-Sudbury official mascot is the warrior.

Theater arts

Lincoln-Sudbury has a long-standing reputation of excellence in theater arts and is known for performing material above high school level, including performances of musical-Shakespeare productions.^[18] Carly Evans directs the Drama productions performed by the LSB players. In the fall 2013 the LSB players performed Les Misérables. In the winter of 2013 the LSB players performed "The Big Eleven" and "Removing the Glove". In May "The 39 Steps" was performed, followed by "Collage" in June. The Collage is usually a few student written performances. In the fall of 2014, LSB players will perform Chicago. Musicals are almost always accompanied by a live orchestra composed of students and conducted by the school's instrumental director, Thomas Grandprey.^[19]

Special interests

The Lincoln-Sudbury Speech and Debate team was established in 2003. The team participates in the Massachusetts Forensic League division of the National Catholic Forensic League, as well as the National Forensic League.^[20]

Notable alumni

• Christina Agapakis, 2-time member of Forbes magazine 30 Under 30 in Science and Healthcare^[21][22]
• Lynne Berry '90, children's author ^[23]
• Mike Croel '87, NFL linebacker ^[24]
• Chris Evans '99, film actor ^[25]
• Scott Evans, TV actor^[26]
• Diana Golden, gold medal in Disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics^[27]
• Mike Gordon, bassist from the band Phish^[28]
• Maggie Hassan '76, Governor of New Hampshire^[29]
• Robert Kirshner, astrophysicist and author^[30]
• John Linnell '77 and John Flansburgh '78, founders of the band They Might Be Giants^[31]
• Paula Poundstone '77 (did not graduate), comedian^[32]
• Simon Shnapir, 2014 Sochi Olympic medalist in pair skating^[33]
• Adam Ravenelle, baseball player^[34]
• Ashley Richardson, 1982 supermodel^[35][36]
• Jarrod Shoemaker, '00, triathlete^[37]
• Jenna Shoemaker, '02, triathlete^[38]
• Joe Sims, NFL tackle/guard^[39]
• Callie Thorne '87, TV actress in The Wire and Rescue Me^[40]

References

External links

• Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School homepage
• MA Dept of Elem and Secondary Ed: School Profile Page for LSRHS
• Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors Baseball
• Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors Hockey