Reading Memorial High School
| Reading Memorial High School | |
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62 Oakland Road Reading, Massachusetts 01867 USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Reading Public Schools |
| Superintendent | John Doherty |
| Principal | Adam Bakr |
| Faculty | approx. 90 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1362 |
| Language | English |
| Schedule type | Rotating |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | Middlesex League |
| Mascot | Rockets |
| Team name | Rockets |
| Rival | Stoneham High School, Lexington High School, Wakefield High School |
| Accreditation |
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Massachusetts Department of Education |
| Average SAT scores | 542 verbal 557 math 524 writing 1623 total (2015-2016) |
| Newspaper | Orbit |
| Graduation Rate | 96.9 % (2012) |
| MCAS Scores, Grade 10 | English: 97% Proficient or higher Math: 96% Proficient or higher |
| Website | Reading Memorial High School |
Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) is a four year public high school serving the town of Reading, Massachusetts, as its only grade 9-12 school. Reading Memorial is managed by Reading Public Schools. The school has a student body of 1,269 (2016) drawn from Parker Middle School and Coolidge Middle School. A new building renovation and construction project was completed for the 2007-08 academic year. Part of the Middlesex League, the sports teams are called the Rockets. The school's principal is Adam Bakr and the vice principals are Jessica Theriault and Michael McSweeney.
In the Spring of the 1995-96 school year, the Reading Memorial Boys Varsity Baseball team won their first ever State Championship under head coach Pete Moscariello. The current Varsity Baseball coach is David Blanchard who is also the defensive coordinator of the Varsity Football team.
The Reading Memorial High School Girls Basketball program was the 2012 Division II Massachusetts State Champions. Reading Girls basketball capped an undefeated (25-0) 2012 season by defeating Central Champion Tyngsborough at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 17, 2012. This was the first state championship for Reading Memorial High School in the sport of basketball. The following year the team competed for the Eastern Division II Massachusetts State Championship, but fell in overtime to Medfield, 59-51.
On March 16, 2014, the Rockets' Boys Varsity Hockey team won the Division I State Championship over Braintree 4-1 at the TD Garden, their first state championship since winning the Super 8 Championship in 2008. In 2015, the Reading's Girls Varsity Hockey team won the Division I State Championship, their first in the school's history.
On November 11th, 2016, Reading Memorial's Varsity Football team advanced to their respective playoff division Super Bowl for the second consecutive year after beating Lincoln Sudbury 21-7 in the Division 1A North Final. However, they lost to King Philip High School 21-18 in the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium, their second consecutive loss in an MIAA Super Bowl. The Rockets' Football team has won two of the five Super Bowls they have participated in under head coach John Fiore's reign since 2003, winning in 2009 and 2012.
Coordinates: 42°32′4.5″N 71°6′32.7″W / 42.534583°N 71.109083°W
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