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Natick High School

15 West Street, Natick, MA, 01760-4345 -

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Definition of Terms

Natick High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Middlesex County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1218 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

90 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 295 students

Grade 10 - 318 students

Grade 11 - 291 students

Grade 12 - 314 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	3%
% Hispanic	4%	11%
% Black	3%	11%
% White	86%	73%
% Unknown	3 %	2%

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

Natick School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	8	5
Number of Students Managed	4,620 students	2,427 students
District Total Revenue	$57,244,000	$31,707,000
District Expenditure	$55,027,000	$31,191,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,390	$13,064
District Expenditure / Student	$11,911	$12,852
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Athlete of the Week: Three of a kind for girls soccer (Wellesley Townsman)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:53:56 pm
Many of life’s greatest gifts come in threes. For the Wellesley High girls soccer team, senior captains Frankie DeAmicis, Carly Dee and Midge Daniel are the Raiders’ prized trio.
New Natick High School cannot wait, superintendent says (The MetroWest Daily News)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:44:53 am
Superintendent Peter Sanchioni last night showed selectmen plans for the new high school, and said getting approval for the funds to build the school is key because the town might not get another shot.
Former Marine tells kids how donations helped Afghan students (The MetroWest Daily News)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:14:42 am
Returning to the school he attended as a child, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel yesterday told Kennedy Middle Schoolers about the joy he felt bringing school supplies to impoverished students in Afghanistan.
Wellesley girls soccer riding high heading into tournament (Wellesley Townsman)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 01:09:05 pm
The Wellesley High girls soccer team ended its regular season with an 11-2-5 record thanks to a nine-game unbeaten streak down the stretch. The Raiders went 8-0-1 in that span and will look to take that momentum into the Division 1 South Sectional this weekend. Seedings and pairings will be announced today — check the MIAA’s Web site, www.miaa.net for details — and ...
UMD senior gives biodiesel a kick-start (The Standard-Times)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:05:07 am
DARTMOUTH — Mention the words "clean energy" to UMass Dartmouth senior Henry Bratcher and you'll get an instant education in reducing oil dependence, creating jobs, tackling climate change and improving your health.

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Natick High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Natick, Massachusetts. The school is located on the bank of Dug Pond. It enrolled 1189 students as of the 2005-06 school year. The current principal is John Hughes.
The original building was built in 1953 (approximately 189,000 sq. ft.) and expanded in 1964 (additional 94,000 sq ft.). A complete renovation in 1995 and further renovations and updates have since kept the building relatively up to date.
Notable alumni
Susan Wornick of Boston's Channel 5 News WCVB graduated from Natick High.
Doug Flutie, who played football, basketball, and baseball at the school, went on to play football at Boston College and won the Heisman Trophy in 1984. His career continued in the NFL and Canadian Football League before retiring after the 2005 season with the New England Patriots.
Another famous alumnus is William Finn, a noted lyricist and musical theater composer. One of Finn's greatest commercial successes was Falsettos, the combination of the latter two parts of his Falsettos Trilogy. It won two 1992 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, the latter shared with James Lapine. More recently, Finn was acclaimed for the success of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which he wrote both music and lyrics. The show won two Tony Awards in 2005; one for Best Book of a Musical, and another for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, and toured the United States in 2006. Presently, Finn is continuing to compose and is a teacher of musical theater composition at New York University (NYU)
Another alumna who made it big on Broadway is Alison Fraser, a two-time Tony nominee (for her roles in The Secret Garden and Romance/Romance)Coincidently, Natick High School selected The Secret Garden as their musical for the 2008-09 school year.
Singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman graduated from Natick High and featured an instrumental track entitled "Maybe a Walk Home from Natick High School" on his album "Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow".
Paul Dellegatto chief meteorologist for FOX13 WTVT in Tampa and a contributor to the Fox News Channel is a 1978 graduate of Natick High.
Jeff Stetson, playwright, screenplay writer, and novelist, graduated from Natick High School in 1967. He is the recipient of 8 NAACP awards. His plays are performed world wide. Among these is "The Meeting," a play about an imagined meeting of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Stetson's recent novel, BLOOD ON THE LEAVES, has been optioned by Paramount for a movie starring Jamie Foxx.
Natick High Sports
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Natick High School offers 17 sports for boys and 19 for girls.
Natick's Football team has made USA Today's Top 25 list a total of 3 times. In 1982 (#23). 1983 (#10), and 1984 (#13).
Speech Team
Natick High School also has a very successful Forensics program. Natick Speech has been successful at State Championships, recently being the state champion in Multiple Reading. This year, six members of the team attended the National Catholic Forensic League National Tournament in Albany, NY.
External links
School website
Natick High School Modernization Report (2001)

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