Pembroke High School

Pembroke High School
Address
80 Learning Lane
Pembroke, MA, 02359
USA
Information
Type Public
Motto Excellence in Education
Established 2004
Superintendent Erin Obey
Principal Margaret Szostak
Vice principal David Rix
Vice principal David Pierce
Faculty 61
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 937
Color(s) Blue, Red & White               
Athletics conference MIAA
Nickname Titans
Rival Silver Lake, Scituate, Middleborough
Average SAT scores 517 verbal
534 math
513 writing
1564 total (2014-2015)[1]
Newspaper • Pembroke Sentinel
• Solstice (Literary Magazine)
Website Pembroke High School

Pembroke High School, is a public secondary school located on 80 Learning Lane in Pembroke, Massachusetts.

The school serves students in grades 9-12 and has an approximate student population of 930 students.

It is the only high school serving the town of Pembroke. Students come directly from Pembroke Community Middle School (PCMS). The three elementary schools in the town include Hobomock Elementary, Bryantville Elementary, and North Pembroke Elementary School.

History

Pembroke High School was formed in 2004 when the town of Pembroke split away from the Silver Lake Regional School District over concerns about overcrowding, and that Pembroke consisted of half of the population of the then four town district. The building was constructed as the Pembroke campus of the Silver Lake Regional High School and opened in October 1976, and was subsequently the Silver Lake District's middle school.

Pembroke's middle school is located on Rte. 27, and was the Silver Lake Junior High School from 1968 to 1991, when the district's middle school shifted to the Learning Lane building. Upon Pembroke's secession from the Silver Lake district in 2004, the town repurchased the property, establishing it as the new Pembroke Community Middle School.

Clubs and activities

Pembroke High School has a wide range of clubs for students. Popular clubs include Key Club, DECA, and Drama. The complete list of clubs are as follows:

Demographics

As of 2008, the population of the school was 98% white, with 10% of the student body of low income and 10% classified as special needs.[2] 95% of targeted students met MCAS requirements for English, while 88% met MCAS requirements for mathematics.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are known as the Titans, and the school colors are Blue, Red & White. Pembroke competes in the Patriot League. The Patriot League's members are Scituate, Quincy, Hanover, Middleborough, Duxbury, Hingham, Whitman-Hanson, North Quincy, and Silver Lake. The league is divided into two divisions, Patriot-Fisher and Patriot-Keenan. These divisions are divided up based on school population, with Pembroke being a member of the Patriot-Fisher division. Pembroke's chief rival is Silver Lake, but have also recently developed rivalries with Scituate and Middleborough.

The most successful program at the high school has been the ultimate Frisbee team, the Pembroke High Octopi, sending both the 2013 and 2014 ultimate Frisbee teams to the Octopi Invitational. The team has won multiple MIAA State Championships. Star players Joe Colangeli, Ken Blasser, and Mike Tinlin have committed to the University of Alabama, where they will play ultimate Frisbee next year.

The team with the most wins in Pembroke athletics has been the golf team, winning the Patriot League Championship six seasons in a row compiling a record of 109 wins with only 19 loses, while also capturing two Division III South Sectional Championships (2007, 2010), and a Division III State Runner Up (2010).

The boys' hockey team was a D-III South Regional Semi-Finalist in 2008 and a D-III State Semi-Finalist in 2010-2011. They were also the 2010-2011 D-III South Sectional Champions as well, before falling in the State Semi-Finals to eventual State Champion, Marblehead by a score of 3-2.

In 2011, the football team recorded their first undefeated regular season at 10-0, and also made their first trip to the MIAA State Playoffs in the school's history. Unfortunately, Pembroke was upset in the Semi-Finals by Oliver Ames by a score of 20-12. Oliver Ames eventually went on to the State Championship game, but lost 42-9 to powerhouse Concord-Carlisle.

The school's official boosters organization, the Pembroke High School Athletic Boosters, is located at 48 Schoosett Street in Pembroke.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.pembroke.mec.edu/NCLB%20Report%20Cards/High%20School%20NCLB%20Report%20Card%202008.pdf
  3. ↑ "Pembroke High School" loc: Massachusetts - Google Maps

External links

Coordinates: 42°3′12.6″N 70°47′52.6″W / 42.053500°N 70.797944°W / 42.053500; -70.797944

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