Stoneham High School

Stoneham High School
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Location
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149 Franklin St Stoneham, MA 02180 United States
Coordinates	42°28′21″N 71°05′20″W / 42.4726°N 71.0890°W / 42.4726; -71.0890Coordinates: 42°28′21″N 71°05′20″W / 42.4726°N 71.0890°W / 42.4726; -71.0890
Information
Type	Public high school
School district
Faculty	59.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	669 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.19[1]
Color(s)	Blue, and White
Nickname	Spartans
Information	781-279-3810
Website	School website

Stoneham High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States, that offers a range of Comprehensive to Advanced Placement Program courses. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, its 71-member faculty has earned 55 Master's degrees and has an average of 15 years of experience. As members of the , Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in 20 varsity sports.

Academics[]

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Seven classes are scheduled with six blocks meeting each day; periods are 57 minutes long. The Superintendent of Stoneham Schools is John Macero. The assistant principal is Craig Murray. The Program Supervisor of Guidance is Nicole Dillon and the five guidance counselors are Celeste Vaughan, Kristin Ronayne, and Kristen Polizzoto (formerly Ms. Kristen Hoar). SHS offers Advanced Placement Program courses in French, Spanish, Italian, Biology, History, Chemistry, Studio Art, Physics, Calculus and Psychology, English.

Athletics[]

Stoneham is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the .

Sports:

Performing arts[]

The Drama Club, puts on three productions each year; one in the fall, a 40-minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring. The drama club is completely student run, only having faculty/adult supervision and direction courtesy of Mr. Sean Perry.

They went to the state finals in March–April 2014 for their adaptation of the stage version of Spring Awakening, starring Alyssa Bené as Wendla and Liam Rondeau as Moritz. Many members of the cast and crew won awards for their work in this production, such as Troy Degnan, and Edward Ye. They also attended state finals again in March–April 2017 for their adaptation of "Kindertransport". Dalilah Degen-Portnoy, Daria Contino, and Casey Moriarty all won awards for their acting performance, as well as other awards in crew, and a stage manager award to Peter Canova.^[3]

The Drama Club also made it to the semi finals round in 2019 with their performance of The Yellow Boat starring John Pagliarulo as Benjamin, Grace Gil as Mother, Ross Blauvelt as Father, and Stephen Landers as Eddie. During the shows run Grace Gill, John Pagliarulo, and Stephen Landers won acting awards and Molly McNulty and Stephen Landers won awards for props design.^[4] At their annual Carnival Ball in 2014, the Stoneham High School House Band led by Jimmy DiTullio (Jimes Tooper) played a variety of Disney hits.

Demographics[]

The racial makeup of Stoneham High School is: 95% White, 3% Black, 1% Hispanic and 1% Asian/American Indian.

Notable alumni[]

• Quincy Brisco: comedian and media personality
• Mario Cantone: comedian and actor
• Sandro Corsaro: American animator and author
• Charles Gibbons: Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 1958 candidate for governor^[5][6]
• Josh Gondelman: actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian
• George J. Hall: U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
• Chris J. Johnson: actor
• Nancy Kerrigan: two-time Olympic figure skating medalist
• Killer Kowalski: professional wrestler
• Joe McLaughlin: linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants
• Bill Peirce: Libertarian candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2006.
• Joe Vitiello: Major League Baseball player from 1995–2003
• Steve Yarbrough: novelist

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