New Bedford High School
| New Bedford High School | |
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230 Hathaway Blvd. New Bedford, Massachusetts United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | New Bedford Public Schools |
| Headmaster | Quincy Adam young jr |
| Staff | 199 |
| Number of students | 2,066 |
| Color(s) | Red & White |
| Athletics | MIAA - Division 1 |
| Athletics conference | Big Three Conference |
| Nickname | Whalers |
| Rivals | Durfee, Brockton, Taunton, Dartmouth |
| Average SAT scores | 449 verbal 449 math 421 writing 1319 total (2015-2016) |
| Website | NBHS Website |
New Bedford High School (NBHS) is a public high school located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in the West End of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has approximately 2,000 students, and is one of the largest schools in the state. New Bedford is also one of the largest high schools in the country, being ranked in the Top 200 high schools in the country based on enrollment. It is a part of the New Bedford Public Schools school district. New Bedford High School is currently a level 4 school in the middle of a $2.4 million turnaround plan.
The school's athletic teams are named the Whalers, in honor of the city's whaling history. The New Bedford High School teams wear red and white, and compete in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's Division I. Their fight song, "On, New Bedford" is sung to the tune of "On, Wisconsin!"
The boys' basketball program at New Bedford High School has long been one of the most successful in the state. Ed Rodrigues coached the varsity team for 27 years (1980–2007). During his tenure as head coach, the Whalers were one of the state's top-performing teams year after year and made numerous appearances in the state tournament, winning back-to-back Division 1 State titles in 1993 and 1994. His teams also won two additional Eastern Massachusetts Finals and two additional South Sectional titles. There were only two losing seasons in his career. On February 21, 2007, Rodrigues coached his final game at New Bedford High School. The Whalers lost to the visiting St. Raphael Academy Saints of Pawtucket, Rhode Island 69-66. Rodrigues ended his tenure at the school with a career record of 435-157. He continues to be a teacher at the school, is still heavily involved with the basketball program and the entire athletic department, and is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at UMass Dartmouth. In 2009, New Bedford High School's basketball court was officially dedicated in Rodrigues' name.
Long-time boys' assistant/junior varsity coach Tom Tarpey took over as head coach at the start of the 2007-08 season. In his first season, the Whalers went 11-9 in the regular season and made the state tournament. They lost in the first round of the Division I South Sectional on the road to the Framingham Flyers 69-62. The following season (2008–09), the boys finished with a record of 8-12 and did not qualify for the tournament. They also did not qualify in 2009-10 with a 7-13 record. With the experience of the underclassmen, plus the brief addition of a highly touted prospect transferred from Division III State champions the Wareham Vikings, a huge turnaround occurred in the 2010-11 season. The Whalers returned to prominence and finished the regular season with a record of 16-3, earning the 3rd seed in the Division I South Sectional tournament. They lost in the sectional semifinals to the Newton North Tigers 67-44.
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