Fitchburg High School

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Fitchburg High School
Fitchburg High School, Fitchburg, Mass (72291).jpg
Address
140 Arn-How Farm Road

Fitchburg
,
Massachusetts
01420

United States
Coordinates42°37′17″N 71°48′27″W / 42.6214°N 71.8076°W / 42.6214; -71.8076Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 71°48′27″W / 42.6214°N 71.8076°W / 42.6214; -71.8076
Information
Other nameFHS
TypePublic high school
School districtFitchburg Public Schools
NCES School ID250489000697[1]
PrincipalJeremy Roche[2]
Teaching staff89.08 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,205 (2017-2018)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.53[1]
MascotRed Raider
NicknameRed Raiders
Websitefhs.fitchburg.k12.ma.us

Fitchburg High School (FHS) is a public high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Fitchburg Public Schools district.

History[]

Fitchburg High School has existed in some capacity since 1830 when its first schoolhouse was constructed, because of growing enrollment a new building was built in 1869.

In 1937 the longest lasting FHS building was constructed 98 Academy Street. This building served as Fitchburg High until the 1999-2000 school year, when it was converted into a middle school. Today Fitchburg High School is located in Northern Fitchburg near the border with Ashby as it has been since 2000.[3]

The school buildings and fieldhouse received $300,000 in funding from the Green Communities program in 2019.[4]

In 2020 the school received grant money to begin an advanced manufacturing program.[5]

Academics[]

The school offers 21 Advanced Placement [6] classes and partners with Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University for course offerings and college credit programs.[7] Students in the school's Honors Academy receive priority admission to Fitchburg State University.[8]

According to U.S. News and World Report, the student body is half Hispanic, a third White, with smaller percentages of African Americans and Asian students.[9]

Athletics[]

The school uses the Crocker Field,the primary sport facility for the school, for football, track and field.[10] However there are several sports fields located on the main campus including two soccer fields, a baseball field a field hockey field, a ropes course, and four tennis courts. Fitchburg High School also contains the Doug Grutchfield Field House, which hosts the school's basketball, volleyball and indoor track programs. The school has a longstanding football rivalry with Leominster High School. They played their first game on October 20, 1894. They also played on Thanksgiving in 1899 with the result a 0-0 tie.[11] The rivalry between Fitchburg High and Leominster High is among the oldest in the nation.

The current sports offered at Fitchburg High School consist of the following.

  • Girls Soccer
  • Boys Soccer
  • Football
  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Indoor Track
  • Track And Field
  • Field Hockey
  • Tennis
  • Boys Ice Hockey
  • Girls Basketball
  • Boys Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Golf

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Fitchburg High (250489000697)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "About Us". Fitchburg High School. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fitchburg High School". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. ^ "Green Communities grant to benefit Fitchburg High School". September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Fitchburg High School". fhs.fitchburg.k12.ma.us. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ^ "Fitchburg High School - Program of Studies". fhs.fitchburg.k12.ma.us. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  7. ^ "Fitchburg High School". sites.google.com.
  8. ^ "Fitchburg State, Fitchburg High sign Honors Compact | Fitchburg State University". www.fitchburgstate.edu.
  9. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/districts/fitchburg/fitchburg-high-9362/student-body[bare URL]
  10. ^ Correspondent, Jay Gearan. "Fitchburg's Crocker Field transformed into works of art by West Boylston artist Mark Waitkus". telegram.com.
  11. ^ "The historic rivalry between Leominster and Fitchburg began 125 years ago today". October 20, 2019.

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