Shrewsbury High School (Massachusetts)

Shrewsbury High School is a public high school located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only public high school in the Shrewsbury Public Schools district. It is a large school offering a wide variety of electives and extracurricular activities. Shrewsbury High School placed 27th in the list of 21,035 high schools that U.S News reviewed in 2013. The current principal is Todd Bazydlo. Shrewsbury High School is part of Shrewsbury Public Schools, the current superintendent of which is Dr. Joseph Sawyer.

For the independent girls school in England, see Shrewsbury High School (England).

Shrewsbury High School
Location
64 Holden Street
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545

United States
Information
TypePublic
Open enrollment[1]
SuperintendentJoseph M. Sawyer
PrincipalTodd H. Bazydlo
Staff122.42 (FTE)[2]
GradesI 9-12
Enrollment1,835 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.99[2]
LanguageEnglish
Schedule type7 Day Rotation with Daily Drop
Hours in school day6.5
Color(s)    Navy blue and vegas gold
MascotColonial
NewspaperThe Town Crier
Websiteschools.shrewsburyma.gov/high
Sign at the school entrance

History

The current campus, located on top of a hill on Holden Street, opened in 2002 with a capacity of 1,400 students, though enrollment has increased significantly since that time.[3]

Sports
Varsity sports
Season Boys Girls
Fall football, golf, cross country, crew, soccerfield hockey, volleyball, cheerleading
Winter basketball, ice hockey, swimming, indoor track and fieldbasketball, ice hockey, swimming, indoor track and field, gymnastics, cheerleading
Spring baseball, lacrosse, tennis, outdoor track and field, crewsoftball, lacrosse, tennis, outdoor track and field, crew

The school also received the PEP Grant and has fleshed out the classes the school offers in its physical education programs. The new programs include biking and a ropes course.

Shrewsbury is home to a Massachusetts Division III high school hockey powerhouse. The boys hockey team has won three state championships in the last five years (2014, 2017, and 2018). The boys beat Hanover in 2014 and 2018, and Old Rochester High School in 2017. Following their 2018 State Championship, they were promoted to Division I in Massachusetts High School Hockey, joining the division as an independent team not belonging to a conference.

Improvements to the athletic campus and to the playing and practice conditions of sports, is funded by the Athletic booster club. Shrewsbury High School's campus recently added a turf field, breaking ground in an informal ceremony on June 5, 2018.[4] The new field accommodates lacrosse, soccer, football, field hockey, track and field, and cross country. Physical education class also utilizes the field. The addition of a turf field will hopefully reduce maintenance costs and also generate revenue, as youth sports programs, as well as games and jamborees can be hosted.

Clubs

Shrewsbury High School offers the unique opportunity where if a sport is not offered, it can be created as a club then, eventually, if popular, can become a sport with proper support.[5] The list of clubs includes: Amnesty International, Anime Club, Asian Cultural Club, Astronomy Club, Behind the Sciences Club, Biology Club, Black History Committee, Book Club, Business Club, SHS Choirs/Orchestra/Band, Chemistry Club, SHS Chess Club, Club of Rock, Cooking with Chemistry, DECA, Destination Imagination, Dungeons & Dragons, Elementary Tutoring, ELNA, Engineering Club, Excelsior, F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team 467, German Club, Glee Club, GMAD, Green Club, Gender & Sexuality Alliance, Helping Hands, History, Improv Club, Marine Biology Club, Math Team, SHS MED Club, Model UN, Muslim Student Club, MVP, National Art Honor Society, National English Honors Society, National Honor Society, National Latin Honors Society, National Mandarin Honors Society, National Math Honors Society, National Social Sciences Honors Society, National Spanish Honor Society, NEAT, Outdoors Club, Photography Club, Physics Club, Political Action Group, SHS Quiz Team, Science Team, Service Learning, Sign Language Club, Ski Club, Special Peer Connection, Speech and Debate Team, SAC, Students Community Forum, Student Council, Town Crier, Tri-M, Ultimate Frisbee, Yearbook, and Club Photo Galleries.

Music and theater

Shrewsbury High School has 3 sections of theater, the fall play, spring musical, and competition play:

Theatre productions
Year Spring Musical Fall Play Competition Play
2008 Once On This Island
2009 Seussical
2010 Anything GoesAlmost, MaineRabbit Hole
2011 The Sound of MusicThe OutsidersThe Tempest
2012 CurtainsRomeo and JulietDancing at Lughnasa
2013 Legally Blonde (musical)Charlotte's WebWhat I Did Last Summer
2014 Bye Bye Birdie (musical)It's a Wonderful LifeEnchanted April
2015 Cinderella
2016 Urinetown
2017 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)
2018 All Shook Up (musical)
2019 Seussical
2020 The Addams Family (musical)

Shrewsbury High School won Best Overall Production for Urinetown in 2016 and Best Overall Production in the Large School Division for All Shook Up in 2018 and Seussical in 2019 in the TAMY awards

SHS offers a variety of music and theater classes and performing ensembles. The classes include: Music Theory I & II, Theater Arts, Movement for Theater, Theater Design, and Music Technology.[6]

Wind performing ensembles under the direction of Mr. Brian Liporto: Pep Band, Marching Band, Concert Band, Honors Wind Ensemble, Honors Jazz Band[7]

Vocal performing ensembles under the direction of Mr. Michael Lapomardo: Freshman Choir, Mixed Choir, Honors Treble Choir (previously named Honors Women's Choir), Honors A Capella[8]

String performing ensembles: Orchestra[9]

Advanced placement classes

Shrewsbury High School offers these advanced placement classes:

Other advanced placement classes are offered in the Virtual High School program.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Error Page" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu.
  2. "Shewsbury Sr High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. https://www.telegram.com/news/20171026/shrewsbury-high-is-maxed-out-on-space-as-enrollment-soars
  4. https://www.communityadvocate.com/2018/06/10/officials-break-ground-on-new-turf-fields-at-shrewsbury-high-school/
  5. "Welcome to Shrewsbury Public Schools in Shrewsbury, MA". schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov.
  6. "Home". Shrewsbury Music.
  7. http://schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov/department/teacher.php?fDD=2-794
  8. "Welcome to Shrewsbury Public Schools in Shrewsbury, MA". schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov.
  9. E.J. O'Rourke (October 23, 2010). "Shrewsbury High School Orchestra- The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart" – via YouTube.
  10. Altman, Anna (August 6, 2013). "Imaginary Extensions: A Conversation with Caleb Crain".
  11. ^ Garven, Rich (December 20, 2014). "Shawn Loiseau makes every minute count". Worcester Telegram. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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