Dedham High School
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140 Whiting Avenue Dedham, Massachusetts 02026 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°02′13″N 71°41′01″W / 42.036922°N 71.683501°WCoordinates: 42°02′13″N 71°41′01″W / 42.036922°N 71.683501°W |
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| School type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Established | May 12, 1851 |
| Opened | September 15, 1851 |
| Superintendent | Michael Welch |
| CEEB code | 220675 |
| NCES School ID | 250405000548 |
| Principal | Ron McCarthy |
| Faculty | 62.7 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) (as of 2012–2013) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 718 (as of 2016) |
| Average class size | 15.6 (as of 2016) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.1 (as of 2016) |
| Campus size | 11.3878 acres (4.6085 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
| Mascot | The Marauders |
| Rival | Norwood High School |
| Accreditations | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 490 verbal 520 math 477 writing 1487 total (2015-2016) |
| Newspaper | The Dedham Mirror |
| Feeder schools | Dedham Middle School |
| Website | School website |
Dedham High School is a public high school in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, and a part of the Dedham Public Schools. The school was founded in 1851 by the oldest public school system in the country. As one of the best high schools in Massachusetts, it earned a silver medal from U.S. News & World Report in 2013, one of only 30 schools in the state to do so.
In recent years the school has seen tremendous growth in both the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses and in qualifying scores on the exams. The school's athletic program offers 26 varsity sports with a mascot known as the Marauder, and 26 co-curricular clubs and activities. Each student receives a personal computer from the school, either a netbook or an iPad.
As early as 1827 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required all towns with more than 500 families to establish a free public high school. Beginning in 1844 the School Committee began recommending that the town establish a high school, but it wasn't until 1850 when, under threat of a lawsuit, that the town meeting voted to "instruct the Town's School Committee to hire a building and teacher, and establish a High School according to law." A sum of $3,000 was appropriated to support it.
Charles J. Capen, a private high school teacher, was hired to teach at the new school, and his classroom above the Masonic Hall was rented by the town. The building, located at 25 Church Street, was previously Miss Emily Hodge's Private School. The school used this space from 1851 to 1854, at which point it was moved to the Town House on Bullard Street. It remained there for one year until, in 1855, a new school was built on Highland Street and dedicated on December 10.
A new school was built on Bryant Street in 1887, and students moved in on October 3. After 1915, when the high school moved to Whiting Avenue, the building housed the Ames Junior High School, and today it is the site of the Dedham Town Hall. From 1915 to 1959 the high school was located at 70 Whiting Avenue, and in 1932 a new wing was added at a cost of $200,000. This wing was used as the Oakdale Junior High School.
Special laws were passed by the Great and General Court in 1957 allowing the town to use Stone Park across the street to build a new high school. In 1959 classes began at 140 Whiting Avenue, and continue to the present. An addition to this building was built in 1967, which consisted of a new academic wing and an additional gymnasium. In 1976 a new library, a larger cafeteria, modern science laboratories, swimming pool, and more classrooms were added. The old cafeteria was converted into an auto body shop, and is currently the home of the town's Facilities Department.
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