North Middlesex Regional High School
| North Middlesex Regional High School | |
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| Location | |
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19 Main Street, Townsend, Massachusetts USA | |
| Coordinates | 42°39′05″N 71°39′40″W / 42.6515°N 71.6610°WCoordinates: 42°39′05″N 71°39′40″W / 42.6515°N 71.6610°W |
| Information | |
| Type |
Public Secondary Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | North Middlesex Regional School District |
| Principal | Isaac Taylor |
| Faculty | approx. 75 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 1100 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Blue |
| Athletics | Football, Boys soccer, Girls soccer, Cross County, Girls Volleyball, Golf, Football Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Swimming, Indoor Track, Basketball Cheerleading, Boys Lacrosse, Girls lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Varsity Cheerleading |
| Mascot | Pat the Patriot |
| Rivals | Groton-Dunstable Regional High School and Nashoba Regional High School |
| Average SAT scores |
564 verbal 547 math 1111 total (2016-2017)[2] |
| MCAS % proficient and advanced | ELA: 90 Math: 86 Science: 81 (Spring 2011)[3] |
| Website | |
North Middlesex Regional High School is a public high school located in Townsend, Massachusetts in Middlesex County. It serves grades 9-12 primarily from Townsend, Pepperell, and Ashby. North Middlesex Regional High School has approximately 1100 students.
According to the official North Middlesex Regional School District website, North Middlesex is a comprehensive school accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The professional staff includes approximately 75 full-time teachers, a library/media coordinator, an academic support center coordinator, 4 guidance counselors, 2 school nurses, a school psychologist, approximately 15 teaching assistants, 2 assistant principals, and one principal.
History
The school was built in 1957-1959 and an addition was added in 1972. It used to be called Pepperell High. The citizens of the neighboring town of Mason, New Hampshire expressed an interest in possibly joining the North Middlesex District in 2006. However, the choice was voted down by New Ipswich and other members of Mason's current school district.
In 2014 the towns of Pepperell, Ashby and Townsend voted for the construction of a new building. The new building opened for the 2017 school year. The adjacent older school's demolition Was started in the fall of 2017. The older school was completely demolished in the summer of 2018.
Extracurricular activities
North Middlesex Regional High School has a long list of extracurricular opportunities for students to take. The number of clubs, sports, and art programs available ensure that every student can find a way to get involved in the school outside of the classroom.
North Middlesex is known throughout the state for its award-winning music department. There are three vocal performing ensembles at North Middlesex. The women's choir, "Bella Voce," has received several gold medal ratings in recent years at state competitions. There are five instrumental performing ensembles, including the wind symphony, concert band, jazz band, marching band, and winter percussion ensemble. All of these ensembles have been highly rewarded in recent years for achieving a level of excellence unmatched by almost any other school in the state. The North Middlesex Tri-M Music Honor Society students also run Stars@Symphony, a two-day event that takes place at Mechanics Hall (Worcester, MA) and Symphony Hall (Boston, MA) which showcases bands that receive gold medal ratings from the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association.
North Middlesex is also known for having an incredible Relay For Life. In recent years, their Relay has been recognized as one of the top fundraising Youth Relays in the United States.
Athletics
North Middlesex Regional High School hosts a large multitude of sports, they compete in the Midland Wachusett league, Mid-Wach for short. They play Fitchburg's St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School during the Thanksgiving rivalry game.
Fall
Freshman Football, JV Football, Varsity Football, Boys Varsity Soccer, Boys JV soccer, Girls Varsity Soccer, Girls JV soccer, Cross County, Varsity Field Hockey, JV Field Hockey, Golf, Girls Varsity Volleyball, Girls JV Volleyball, Football Cheerleading
Winter
Boys Varsity Basketball, Boys JV Basketball, Boys Freshman Basketball, Girls Varsity Basketball, Girls JV basketball, Girls Freshman Basketball, Varsity Ice Hockey, JV Ice Hockey, Swimming (Co-op with Leominster High School and Montachusett Regional Vocational High School), Basketball Cheerleading
Spring
Varsity Baseball, JV Baseball, Freshman Baseball, Varsity Softball, JV Softball, Track and Field, Varsity Boys Lacrosse, JV Boys Lacrosse, Varsity Girls Lacrosse, JV Girls Lacrosse
Curriculum
North Middlesex offers courses in mathematics, language arts, sciences, history, technology, world language, business, accounting, career opportunities, physical education, fine arts, and music.
References
- ↑ http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf
- ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/sat.aspx
- ↑ "North Middlesex Regional: MCAS Tests of Spring 2011 Percent of Students at Each Performance Level for North Middlesex Regional". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-20.