Watertown High School (Massachusetts)

Watertown High School (WHS) is the local high school, built in 1925, for Watertown, Massachusetts, United States.[5] The school is home to the Watertown Raiders,[6] who are best known for their varsity field hockey and boys' basketball programs. Watertown's colors are black and red. The school newspaper is the Raider Times.[7] On May 8, 1930, ex-President Calvin Coolidge was received at the school as town celebrated its 300th anniversary. As a part of the celebration, a national radio program was broadcast from the high school marking the momentous anniversary.[8]

Watertown High School
Address
50 Columbia Street

Watertown
,
MA
02472

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtWatertown Public Schools
PrincipalShirley Lundberg[1]
Teaching staff69.6 (2018–19)[2]
Grades9–12[2][3]
Enrollment659 (2018–19)[4]
Student to teacher ratio9.5∶1 (2018–19)[2]
Color(s)  Black
  Red
Team nameRaiders
Websitewhs.watertown.k12.ma.us
Last updated: May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)

Sports

Watertown High has brought home several sports championships, as well as the state championships of 2007, 2009 and 2018 for boys' basketball. Watertown has had many state, Middlesex, and Division II championships 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.[9] On October 21, 2015, the girls' field hockey team set a new high school national record by winning their 154th consecutive game.[10]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Staff Directory". Watertown High School. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. "Teacher Data (2018–19) – Watertown High (03140505)". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. "Search for Public Schools - Watertown High School (251218002005)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. "Enrollment Data (2017-18) - Watertown High (03140505)". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  5. "New Watertown High School is Modern in Every Detail," Boston Globe, November 14, 1925
  6. Esmet. "Welcome to Watertown Public Schools". Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. Raider Times https://raidertimes.com/. Retrieved December 19, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Watertown to Radio Tercentenary Program: Nation-Wide Hookup Tomorrow with Ex-President Coolidge Patricipating in Exercises," Boston Globe, May 7, 1930, p. 11.
  9. "Home - Wicked Local - Boston, MA". Wicked Local Barnstable. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. "Watertown High School Field Hockey Breaks National Record". Retrieved October 28, 2015.


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