Dover-Sherborn High School

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Dover-Sherborn High School
DSHS Entrance.jpg
Location
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9 Junction St.
Dover, Massachusetts

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1962
HeadmasterJohn G. Smith
Teaching staff58.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment674 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.59[1]
CampusCountry
Color(s)Blue, white and black    
MascotRaider
Websitewww.doversherborn.org/page.cfm?p=600

Dover-Sherborn High School, or DSHS, is a regional public high school in the town of Dover, Massachusetts, United States. It serves students from the towns of Dover and Sherborn, and is the senior school of the Dover-Sherborn Public School District, housing grades 9 through 12. It also hosts some METCO students. It is rated by Boston Magazine as the top High School in Massachusetts[3]

History[]

Until the 1960s Dover and Sherborn sent their high school students to neighboring towns' high schools (Needham for Dover, Framingham for Sherborn). By the 1950s, the population boom was making it difficult for those schools to accept outside students, and the two towns created a regional school district. The first building was built on Farm Street in 1962. As the population continued to increase, the current high school was built on the same campus and completed in 1968. In 2004, a $43 million renovation on the campus was completed, which included a renovation of the high school building, the razing of the middle school (the original high school building) and the new construction of the middle school. The other schools in the district are Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS), Pine Hill School and Chickering School. The current principal of Dover Sherborn High school is John Smith, accompanied by assistant principal Ann Dever-Keegan.

Academics[]

Academically, the Dover-Sherborn High School has been historically ranked as one of Massachusetts' top-performing public schools. For example, in 2015, "Newsweek" magazine ranked Dover-Sherborn High School as the 16th best high school in the country.[4] In 2014, Boston Magazine rated Dover-Sherborn High School as the best public school in Greater Boston.[5] From 2011-2019, Boston Magazine ranked the Dover-Sherborn School System as number one in Massachusetts. US News recognized this by including DSHS amongst the top 100 public high schools in America.[6]

For the 2006–2007 school year, DSHS tenth-grade students ranked fourth in English and math among their peers on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam.[7] Ninety-six percent of the class of 2006 took the SAT I and 56% scored over 600 in the verbal section, 65% scored over 600 in the math section and 58% scored over 600 in the writing section. About 97% of all graduates attend college or university.

Extracurricular activities[]

The school offers sports including American football, soccer, cross country, golf, field hockey, basketball, alpine and Nordic skiing, swimming, baseball, lacrosse, track and field, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, and sailing.

DSHS Athletic field

The school is part of The Education Co-operative (TEC), which allows DSHS students to take part in internships with local companies and also enroll in TEC Classes.

The Chess Team became league champions in 2007.[8] A DSHS student project officially represented MA State at the International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Intel in 2006.[9] In 2007, DSHS became home to a Siemens Competition Semifinalist.[10]

The school's Drama Department puts on two productions each year: an autumn play and a spring musical. The program is supported by the local community through organizations such as Friends of the Performing Arts, The Mudge Foundation, The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, and Len Schnabel of DesignLight. Theater productions are performed primarily at The Mudge Auditorium in the Lindquist Commons building. Some local productions are also performed at the Sherborn Community Center/1858 Town House. Productions include: Children of Eden, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Seussical, The Importance of Being Earnest, Godspell, The Odd Couple, Anything Goes, Once Upon a Mattress, The Crucible, Pippin, and West Side Story. In 2018 seniors Brett Melican and Sophie Charron began a student-run drama group with a production of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit.[11]

Notable alumni[]

Fencer Eli Dershwitz
  • Dan Bennett, Class of 1980, defense attorney, current Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and Security
  • Paul Calello, Class of 1979, chairman Credit Suisse
  • Eli Dershwitz, Class of 2014, Under-20 World Saber Champion, and US Olympic saber fencer
  • Stephanie Deshpande, Class of 1993, contemporary American painter
  • Kenny Florian, Class of 1994, retired professional mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Fox/UFC analyst[12]
  • Dan Itse, Class of 1976, engineer, inventor, and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
  • Marilyn Mosby, Class of 1998, lawyer, State's Attorney for Baltimore City
  • Chad Urmston, Class of 1994, singer-songwriter of Dispatch and State Radio

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dover-Sherborn Regional High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  3. ^ scraper, I'm a. "The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston". Boston Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ url==http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2015/
  5. ^ url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-public-schools-boston-2014-top-50/
  6. ^ "Top 100 public high schools in America"
  7. ^ "Top-scoring schools on the 10th-grade MCAS." Online. Accessed 30 November 2007. www.boston.com
  8. ^ South Shore Interscholastic Chess League Results
  9. ^ "DSHS student represents MA State"
  10. ^ DSHS student named Siemens Semifinalist Archived November 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ The Drama Department Wiki
  12. ^ "Kenny Florian Bio". Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

External links[]

Coordinates: 42°13′01.41″N 71°19′21.24″W / 42.2170583°N 71.3225667°W / 42.2170583; -71.3225667

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