Quincy High School (Massachusetts)
Quincy High School (QHS) is a public secondary school located on Coddington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. It doubles as one of two high schools in the city of Quincy and as the vocational center. Quincy's mascot is known as the 'Presidents' and their school colors are Blue & White.
| Quincy High School | |
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The Presidents Hat, mascot of Quincy High School | |
| Address | |
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100 Coddington Street , 02169 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°15′10″N 71°00′03″W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Think For Yourself, Work Together, Share With the World (Think, Work, Share) |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Quincy Public Schools |
| Principal | Lawrence Taglieri |
| Staff | 118.92 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,517 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.76[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Presidents |
| Website | Quincy High School |
History
Quincy High School was founded in 1854 about a half-mile down Hancock Street (marked by the current High School Avenue) and moved to the former Central Middle School in 1894. It moved to Coddington Street in 1924. North Quincy High School was established at a separate location in 1926.
Construction of the new high school building was completed in 2010. The old school was vacant until 2013 when the city received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Historical Sites to demolish the old school.
Athletics
Quincy is part of the Patriot League, and previously competed in the Atlantic Coast and Old Colony Leagues.
As of 2018, Quincy High School has had consistent success recently in both boys' and girls' volleyball and basketball. The track teams at Quincy High have presented some of the top competing high school athletes in the state in recent years.
Its rival is North Quincy High School, which faces Quincy in the annual Thanksgiving football game at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Despite the rivalry, Quincy High's track, crew, girls' hockey, swimming, rugby, sailing teams, and school band are joined with North Quincy's.
Notable alumni
- Priscilla Chan - philanthropist and wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg[2]
- John Cheever - author
- Dick Dale - surf guitarist, attended Quincy High School through the 11th grade.[3]
- Ruth Gordon - actress
- Huntington "Tack" Hardwick - All-American college football star and original owner of the NHL Chicago Blackhawks
- Robert Burns Woodward - awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965.[4]
References
- "Quincy High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- Hope King (December 1, 2015). "Who is Priscilla Chan?". CNN.
- Crowe, Julia (2012). My First Guitar: Tales of True Love and Lost Chords from 70 Legendary Musicians. ECW Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-1770902756.
- Putnam, Robert C. (2001). Benfey, Otto Theodor; Turnbull Morris, Peter John (eds.). Reminiscences From Junior High School. Robert Burns Woodward: Architect and Artist in the World of Molecules. Chemical Heritage Foundation. p. 12. ISBN 9780941901253.
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