| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,737 students |
2,427 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$40,285,000 |
$31,707,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$40,262,000 |
$31,191,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,780 |
$13,064 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,774 |
$12,852 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
|
- Wakefield Memorial High School is a public school located in Wakefield, Massachusetts that offers a broad range of Advanced Placement Program courses.
- As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 83 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.1.
- Academics
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The 2008-2009 school year marks the first drastic scheduling change in over ten years. WHS switched to a more traditional schedule (as opposed to a block schedule). Six blocks meet each day as opposed to five. Periods condensed to 54 minutes from 74 minutes.The assistant principals are Mr. O'Leary and Ms. Smith. The Director of Guidance is A.J. Beebe and the four guidance counselors are Suzanne Burns, Richard McKenna, Kathryn O'Maley, and Brian Robertson. WHS began offering Italian classes for the 2008-2009 school year through a special grant. The newspaper underwent a makeover as well: the new name is the WHS exPress and it is published in newsprint instead of on white paper.
- Advanced Placement Course Offerings
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Junior and Senior year: AP United States History, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Computer Science
- Senior year: AP United States Government and Politics, AP English, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Spanish
- Athletics
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Fall Sports: Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming (Girls), Golf (Boys) and Field Hockey (Girls).
- Winter Sports: Indoor Track, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming (Northeast Vocational), Wrestling
- Spring Sports: Outdoor Track, Baseball, Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Tennis, Softball
- Under Head Coach Mike Boyages, the football team has achieved an overall record of 89–34–3 in his eleven years leading the team since 1997. The team has won the Middlesex League Championship seven times under Boyages, in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001,making it to the Division II "Super Bowl" State Championships each of those years. In 1999, the team earned its first Super Bowl Championship, with a 13–7 win over Acton-Boxboro High School.
- In 1997, both the boys' and girls' basketball teams from Wakefield High School won Division II state championships, and the boys soccer team won the state title that same year, defeating East Long Meadow High School 1-0 to win the state championship.
- The 2007-2008 Girls Ice Hockey team advanced to the state championship game for the first time in Wakefield history.
- Performing Arts
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The Warrior Marching Band competes in the MICCA competitions every year. Their 2008 show was "A Moonwalk Through Time," was collection of Michael Jackson music and featuring the musicians dancing the Thriller in the midst of their performance. The band came in first place in their division at NESBA Finals and won a gold medal for the first time since 2003. Wakefield hosts its own MICCA competition every October at Landrigan Field. The Warrior Marching Band is the last band to perform. The new director and Music Program Facilitator for Wakefield Schools is Mr. Thomas Bankert.
- The Drama Club, which is headed by English and Theatre teacher Emily Holmes, puts on three productions each year; one in the fall, a 40 minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring.
- On February 28, 2009, the Drama Club competed in the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival, performing their play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe at Newburyport High School in Newburyport, Massachusetts. WHS was one of three schools to move on to the semi-final round. In addition to securing a spot in the semi-finals, Wakefield received awards for excellence in set design, costumes, and three for acting.
- Demographics
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The racial makeup of Wakefield High School is: 93% White, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic and 1% Asian/American Indian.
- Wakefield High School participates in the METCO program, a grant program funded by the Commonwealth intended to reduce racial imbalance. Students from the inner-city are given the opportunity to attend Wakefield High School.
- Notable alumni
- Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts State Senator.
- Stephen Carriere (2007 Graduate), 2007 World Junior Champion in figure skating (men's singles).
- Israel Horovitz, Playwright
- Buffy Sainte Marie, Singer and social activist
- David Dellinger, radical pacifist and member of the Chicago Seven was born in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1932.
- Mark Kumpel- Member of the 1984 US Olympic Ice Hockey Team and former NHL player with the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and the Detroit Red Wings.
- Dave Lapham Former NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals. Former USFL player with the New Jersey Generals. Current member of the Cincinnati Bengal radio broadcast team.
- John Lilley- Member of the 1994 US Olympic Ice Hockey Team and former NHL player with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
- Marcia Pankratz- Member of the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Field Hockey team and former head coach of Field Hockey at the University of Michigan.
- Trevor Phipps - Singer from Unearth
- External links
- Official WHS Home Page
- Statistical data for Wakefield High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- The Wakefield Étudiant
- WHS TV 15 Productions
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