Dover-Sherborn High School

Dover-Sherborn High School
Location
9 Junction St.
Dover, MA
USA
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1962
Headmaster John G. Smith
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 647
Campus Country
Color(s)

Blue, white and Black

            
Average SAT scores 615 verbal
628 math
627 writing
1870 total (2014-2015)[1]
Budget $16,434 per pupil (2014)[2]
Website www.doversherborn.org

Dover-Sherborn High School, or DSHS, is a regional public high school in the town of Dover, Massachusetts, United States. It serves students from the towns of Dover and Sherborn, and is the senior school of the Dover-Sherborn Public School District, housing grades 9 through 12. It also hosts some METCO students.

History

Until the 1960s Dover and Sherborn sent their high school students to neighboring town's high schools (Needham for Dover, Framingham for Sherborn). By the 1950s, the population boom was making it difficult for those schools to accept outside students, and the two towns created a regional school district. The first building was built on Farm Street in 1962. As the population continued to increase, the current high school was built on the same campus and completed in 1968. In 2004, a $43 million renovation on the campus was completed, which included a renovation of the High School building, the razing of the Middle School (the original high school building) and the new construction of the Middle School. The other schools in the district are Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS), Pine Hill School and Chickering School.

Academics

Academically, the Dover-Sherborn High School is one of the top-performing Massachusetts public schools annually. In 2014, Boston Magazine rated Dover-Sherborn High School as the best public school in Greater Boston.[3] In 2011, Boston Magazine Ranked the Dover-Sherborn School System as number one in Massachusetts. US News recognized this by including DSHS amongst the top 100 public high schools in America.[4] For the 2006-2007 school year, DSHS tenth-grade students ranked fourth in English and math amongst their peers on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam.[5] Ninety-six percent of the Class of 2006 took the SAT I and 56% scored over 600 in the verbal section, 65% scored over 600 in the math section and 58% scored over 600 in the writing section. About 97% of all graduates attend college or university.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers sports including American football, soccer, cross country, golf, field hockey, basketball, alpine and Nordic skiing, swimming, baseball, lacrosse, track and field, tennis, hockey and sailing. Dover-Sherborn has won Tri-Valley League and Mass Bay East League titles dating back to the early 1970s, and has won ten state championships over the course of its history: 1981 Boy's Basketball, 1982 Men's Skiing, 1992 Boy's Soccer, 1994 Girl's Tennis, 2009 Girl's Tennis, 2010 Boy's Soccer, 2011 Girl's Soccer, 2012 Boy's lacrosse, 2013 Boy's lacrosse, and 2015 Boy's Alpine Skiing. From 2003-2007 the boy's and girls lacrosse teams have met with success in the Tri-Valley League, consistently placing second only to Medfield. The boy's lacrosse team as of recently though, has won two Division III state championships and three Tri Valley League titles (2011, 2012 & 2013). Anchored by the 2013 graduates, the Raiders men's lacrosse team was able to win back to back state championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 the Raiders would returned to the finals, making their 7th appearance in the championship game, but were defeated by Cohasset 10-9. The defeat marked the third time in the last six years in which the Raiders had lost in the State Finals by a single goal.

The Men's Tennis team has consistently won TVL Championships since the early 70s, most recently in 2015.

The boy's hockey program won the TVL championship and reached the playoffs for the first time since 1991 in 2009-2010. Their home playoff game against Marian attracted a sellout crowd at William Chase Arena in Natick, which is widely considered the toughest place to play in all of Massachusetts.

The school is part of The Education Co-operative (TEC), which allows DSHS students to take part in internships with local companies and also enroll in TEC Classes.

The Dover-Sherborn Physics Olympics Team, coached by Physics teacher Charlie Chicklis, has on occasion taken first place at the Eastern Massachusetts Physics Olympics against schools such as Boston Latin, Milton Academy, Thayer Academy, and Medfield High School. The Chess Team, also led by Charlie Chicklis, became league champions in 2007.[6] Guided by Biology teacher Greg Tucker, a DSHS student project officially represented MA State at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Intel in 2006.[7] In 2007, DSHS became home to a Siemens Competition Semifinalist.[8] In 2006-7 the Dover-Sherborn's Math Team made New Englands for the first time in several years. It is coached by Jim Baroody, who helped the team maintain its success after the retirement of veteran coach and math teacher Tom Powers in 2005.

The school's Drama Department puts on two productions each year: an autumn play and a spring musical. The program is directed in the fall by the English teacher Joseph Catalfano. In the winter and spring, the program is directed by the middle school English teacher Scott Walker. The program is supported by the local community through organizations such as Friends of the Performing Arts, The Mudge Foundation, The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, and Len Schnabel of DesignLight. Theater productions are performed primarily at The Mudge Auditorium in the Lindquist Commons building. Some local productions are also performed at the Sherborn Community Center/1858 Town House. Productions include: Children of Eden, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Seussical, The Importance of Being Earnest, Godspell, The Odd Couple, Anything Goes, Once Upon a Mattress, The Crucible, and West Side Story.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2014/08/26/public-vs-private-schools-boston/
  3. ↑ url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-public-schools-boston-2014-top-50/
  4. ↑ "Top 100 public high schools in America"
  5. ↑ "Top-scoring schools on the 10th-grade MCAS." Online. Accessed 30 Nov 2007. www.boston.com
  6. ↑ South Shore Interscholastic Chess League Results
  7. ↑ "DSHS student represents MA State"
  8. ↑ DSHS student named Siemens Semifinalist
  9. ↑ "Kenny Florian Bio". Retrieved 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 42°13′01.41″N 71°19′21.24″W / 42.2170583°N 71.3225667°W / 42.2170583; -71.3225667

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