King Philip Regional High School - Wrentham, Massachusetts/MA

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King Philip Regional High School

201 Franklin Street, Wrentham, MA, 02093-0049 -

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Definition of Terms

King Philip Regional High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Norfolk County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1161 students

% Male / % Female

46% / 54%

Total Classroom Teachers

72 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 280 students

Grade 10 - 312 students

Grade 11 - 288 students

Grade 12 - 281 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	11%
% Black	1%	11%
% White	97%	73%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

King Philip School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	2	5
Number of Students Managed	2,008 students	2,427 students
District Total Revenue	$21,789,000	$31,707,000
District Expenditure	$21,538,000	$31,191,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,851	$13,064
District Expenditure / Student	$10,726	$12,852
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Chance of a lifetime (The Sun Chronicle)
posted on November 28, 2009 at 08:01:23 am
It took only 50 years for the football teams from King Philip Regional High School and Franklin High School to turn their Thanksgiving rivalry game into a battle for the Hockomock League championship.
A fight to the finish (The Sun Chronicle)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 07:48:20 am
FRANKLIN -- Thousands of spectators surrounded the Franklin High School football field on Thursday morning for the annual Thanksgiving game against King Philip Regional High School.
KP's big chance (The Sun Chronicle)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 07:48:11 am
WRENTHAM - It's being billed as the biggest football game in King Philip's 52-year history - and with good reason.
Brown, a renaissance man, runs for US Senate (Boston Globe)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:48:03 am
In another era, Scott Brown may have been known as a Renaissance man. His basketball skills helped him win college admission. As an undergraduate, he wasn't a one-dimensional jock, but a singer and actor as well as a scholar.
Film on relations with Iran (Boston Globe)
posted on November 21, 2009 at 08:32:36 pm
Ashland “Iran (is not the problem),’’ a documentary that examines the role of the American media in providing - or failing to provide - the public with relevant and accurate information regarding relations between the United States and Iran, will be shown Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in the Ashland Public Library’s community room. The screening, part of the Friends of ...

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King Philip Regional High School is a regional high school in Massachusetts drawing students from three towns: Wrentham, Norfolk and Plainville. The school is located at 201 Franklin Street in Wrentham.
Wake Up Warriors
The students of King Philip that take part in the television production program produce their own award winning television show which is used to promote school events. It is a medium for the display of student creativity. It airs every Friday morning (or the last day before a break/vacation) during homeroom.
On April 4, 2008, KPTV and the Wake Up Warriors program were selected as one of the top 10 finalists in Fox 25's "Best High School News" Contest, and won the newscasters vote as best program.
Music program
The school boasts a nationally award-winning Music Program known as "The Pride and the Passion" under the direction of Peter Tileston. The school has a marching band, a symphony band, a concert band, a jazz band, several Jazz combos, a folk band, a Chorus, a percussion ensemble, and a color guard. The marching band has won 22 consecutive gold metal titles in the MICCA evaluations, has achieved the highest ranking in the USSBA Regional Championships for 6 years in a row. They also achieved a USSBA National Championship title in 2009. The King Philip Marching Band have been Bands of America national semi-finalists in both 2000 and 2001. They have also been named the Bands of America Regional Champion in 2000, 2001,2004,and 2006. The jazz band has twice been named a finalist in the Essentially Ellington Competition in 2002 and 2007, and finished fourth place (honorable mention) in the Twelfth AnnualEssentially Ellington Competition on May 6, 2007. The King Philip Jazz band has also received gold medals at various IAJE southeast district, and all state competitions. They have also been a "Most Outstanding Band" at the University of New Hampshire Clark Terry Jazz Festival.The Pride and the Passion just recently attended the USSBA National Championships in Annapolis, Maryland on November 6th, 2009. The band was awarded First place with a score of 97.45!, along with the caption awards for Best Percussion! Best Color Guard! Best Music! etc.....>_>.
Athletics
The sports team, the Warriors, competes in the Hockomock League with other area school districts. The school colors are green and gold and the mascot is a Warrior.
Fall Sports:
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Boys' and Girls' Soccer
Volleyball
Winter Sports:
Boys' and Girls' Basketball
Cheerleading
Gymnastics
Boys' and Girls' Ice Hockey
Indoor Track
Boys' and Girls' Swimming
Wrestling
Spring Sports:
Baseball
Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse
Softball
Boys' and Girls' Tennis
Boys' and Girls' Track
Building project
In August 2007, King Philip Regional High School completed its building project, which began in April 2005. The first phase of the project included a new two-story classroom wing with state of the art classrooms and science labs, a new library/media center, a renovated field house with an indoor track/rock climbing wall, a new kitchen, new athletic locker rooms, a new weight/fitness room, new guidance offices, a new bus lobby, and new technology classrooms. The second phase of the project included new administrative spaces, a renovated gymnasium, new band/music spaces, a new 850-seat auditorium, new fine art classrooms, a new commons-style cafeteria, a new school store, new phys. ed locker rooms, a new nurse's office, and a new main lobby.
This school replaces the 1950s yellow brick building, which was demolished during the fall of 2006. Only the gymnasium and the auditorium were saved, with the auditorium being converted into the music rooms. The field house, which was added to the school in the 1970s, was also saved in this project. The new parking lot sits in the area in which part of the old classroom wing once stood.
The school has also renovated its athletic areas. New bleachers and lights have been installed at the football stadium, as well as a new track. The school is also considering replacing the football field with an artificial turf field. In a first in Massachusetts, parents,students, and other community members are raising money for the new field, $1 million, entirely from private donations. The baseball/softball fields had to be re-created as they were used as the student parking lots during the 2006-2007 school year. As part of the athletic field renovations, the school also expanded and renovated the tennis courts.
Notable alumni and faculty
Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor.
Lofa Tatupu, NFL Middle Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks.
Hon. Emory A. Rounds III JD Ret Cmdr.USN, Associate Council White House 2003-2008
Joe Johnson, former MLB pitcher
Jeff Plympton, Former Red Sox Pitcher
Happy Hill, Band

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