Cumberland High School (Rhode Island)

The current building was built in 1961 and renovated in 1973. The town's mayor presented a capital improvement plan for the school in 2002, but funding was limited and residents questioned the project's first phase plans for a wellness center (athletic complex). A few months later, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges gave the school until October 2005 to improve the school's facilities and technology or have its accreditation status placed on probation.[3]

A town referendum was held in September 2005 asking voters to approve the town borrowing $30 million to renovate Cumberland High School.[4] The referendum's success is credited in part to a student group called Save Our Schools, which had been organized as part of the school's requirement of 15 hours of teacher-supervised service learning.[5]

NASSP (the National Association of Secondary School Principals) designated Alan Tenreiro of Cumberland High School as 2016 National Principal of the Year.[6]

Cumberland High school has three main buildings. The Main building houses the school cafeteria, main office, and the majority of the CHS's classrooms and resources. The Transitional building is a circular shaped building primarily houses the ninth grade class including lockers. Additionally, the Transitional building is home to the Cumberland School Department administration. The Transitional building and Main buildings are connected by an enclosed bridge. The Wellness Center houses CHS's gymnasiums and locker rooms as well as health classrooms and a weight room. It is the newest of the three buildings.

The campus finished major renovations known as CHS 2010 at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. This project was designed to create a 21st-century learning environment on the campus of Cumberland High School. These renovations included the addition of a science and technology wing, the Wellness Center, a fine arts wing, and the refurbishing of numerous other areas.

The 2008-2009 school year marks the opening of several newly installed computer labs, including the Graphic Design Lab, the World Language Lab, and the CAD Lab.

Cumberland High houses departments in English, Mathematics, Sciences, History, Languages, Special Education, and Fine Arts

Extracurricular activities

The school hosts approximately 28 clubs and co-curricular activities as well as over 20 sports for girls and boys. The more successful of these clubs include: Student Government, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Clipper Dance Team, Mock Trial, Math Team, Debate Team, The World Language Club, Game Club, Living Lessons, Future Business Leaders of America, Ecology Club and the Clef Singers, the school's choral group.

The three publications at the school are "The Scanner", the Literary Magazine, and the French Newsletter.

• Cory Pesaturo is the 2017 Guinness World Record holder for the longest continuous playing of the accordion and the winner of the 2010 World Jazz Accordion Championships [8]
• Bruce Caldwell played in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League [9]
• David Macaulay (class of 1964) is an author and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator[10]
• Aaron Fricke (class of 1980) is a gay rights activist
• Johnny Goryl, MLB player (Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins)
• John LaRose, MLB player (Boston Red Sox)
• Daniel Stewart (class of 1980) was the first openly gay elected mayor in New York State history - Mayor of Plattsburgh, New York (2000–2006), and now serves as Chairman and Commissioner of the New York State Commission of Correction [11]
• Linda Nochlin (class of 1947) was a leading figure in the abstract expressionist art movement, and one of the first American women to gain notoriety as an artist
• Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist.
• Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr. (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
• Suzanne Martin (Moore) (class of 1977) is an Emmy Award-winning television producer and creator of the show "Hot In Cleveland"
• Annette Nazareth (Class of 1974) was a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from August 2005 to January 2008.

• Fricke v. Lynch

• Cumberland Public Schools website