Watertown High School (Massachusetts)

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Watertown High School
Location
50 Columbia Street,
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
Information
Type Public high school
School district Watertown Public Schools
Dean Brian Brewer[1]
Principal Shirley Lundberg[2]
Asst. Principal Annmarie Boudreau[3]
Faculty 63.7[4]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 693[5]
Average SAT scores 503 verbal
532 math
498 writing
1533 total (2014-2015)[6]
Website Watertown High School

Watertown High School is the local high school for Watertown, Massachusetts. Built in 1929, it boasts a diverse student population of just over 700 with a high concentration of ethnic Armenians. The school is home to the Watertown Raiders,[7] who are best known for their varsity field hockey and boys' basketball programs. Watertown colors are black and red (        ).

Accomplishments

Watertown High has brought home several sports championships, as well as the State Championships of 2007 and 2009 for boys' basketball. Watertown has brought many state, Middlesex, and Division II championships back from girls field hockey. Girls field hockey won the state tournament against Oakmont Regional High School in 2009. The final score was 1-0. They also beat Auburn in 2010 (1-0) and Oakmont again in 2011 (3-2). Watertown Boys Hockey won the Division III State Championship in 2015. [8] On October 21, 2015 the girls field hockey team set a new high school national record by winning their record-breaking 154th consecutive game. [9]

Famous alumni


References

  1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/watertown.k12.ma.us/directory/home/whs-directory/administration
  2. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/watertown.k12.ma.us/directory/home/whs-directory/administration
  3. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/watertown.k12.ma.us/directory/home/whs-directory/administration
  4. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/teacher.aspx?orgcode=03140505&orgtypecode=6&
  5. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=03140505&orgtypecode=6
  6. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  7. ↑ Welcome to Watertown Public Schools
  8. ↑ Kaprielian: Watertown basketball, a time to remember - Watertown, MA - Watertown TAB & Press
  9. ↑ "Watertown High School Field Hockey Breaks National Record". Retrieved 2015-10-28.

Coordinates: 42°22′12.0″N 71°10′41.5″W / 42.370000°N 71.178194°W / 42.370000; -71.178194


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