Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)
| Dartmouth High School | |
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555 Bakerville Road South Coast (Massachusetts) Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Bristol County 02748 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′39.32″N 70°58′39.80″W / 41.5942556°N 70.9777222°WCoordinates: 41°35′39.32″N 70°58′39.80″W / 41.5942556°N 70.9777222°W |
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Public High School Open enrollment |
| Established | 1902 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Dartmouth Public School District |
| Superintendent | Bonny Gifford |
| Principal | Ross Thibault |
| Faculty | 78.5 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age range | 14-20 |
| Enrollment | 1,071 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.1 |
| Language | English |
| School colour(s) | Green & White |
| Song | "Glory to Dartmouth" |
| Athletics | MIAA - Division 2 |
| Athletics conference | Old Colony League |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Rival | Fairhaven, Bishop Stang, New Bedford |
| Average SAT scores | 516 verbal 530 math 508 writing 1554 total (2015-2016) |
| Newspaper | The Spectrum |
| Yearbook | The Pathfinder |
| Communities served | Town of Dartmouth |
| Website | School website |
Dartmouth High School is a four-year public high school located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States.
As of the 2007/08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,264 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.1.
The school began in 1902 on Russell's Mills Road in what is now the Salt-Marsh Pottery. By the 1930s the school had moved to a building on Slocum Road (referred to as the Elmer Poole School), which is now used as the town hall. In 1955 a new school was built next door, on the corner of Hawthorne Street, with the building being expanded twice, in 1965 and 1981. In 2003, the school was moved to its new location at the end of Bakerville Road, at the junction of Russells Mills Road, on the former farmland of the King family, with the former high school now being used as the middle school.
In 1993 during a social studies class a student was stabbed to death by classmates who barged into the classroom armed with baseball bats, billy clubs and knives. Karter Reed, Gator Collet, both 16, and Nigel Thomas, 15 were charged with first degree murder of Jason Robinson. The story gained national attention due to the severity of the crime and that it was the first of its kind in the school's history.
The music department at Dartmouth High School has a long history of successes and is nationally well renowned. The music department includes the marching band, concert band, and jazz band, as well as the orchestra, chorus, and a cappella group Harmonix. It also includes the Winter color guard program and the Winter percussion program.
The band is under the direction of William Kingsland and has been a Division 5 winner of both USBands (formally USSBA) and NESBA in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016. In 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2016 the band has won first place at USBands (formerly USSBA) National Championships in Annapolis, Maryland (2008-2011) and East Rutherford, New Jersey (2012-). Additionally, they have many other titles in NESBA (where the marching band holds the highest score in NESBA history, 99.1, received in 2014 with the field show entitled "Voodoo"), MICCA, and formerly in EMBA. The group has also performed at the 1996 Tournament of Roses Parade, as well as several other festivals and Magic Music Days at the Walt Disney World Resort.
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