Winchester High School (Massachusetts)
| Winchester High School | |
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80 Skillings Road Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1850 |
School district | Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Principal | Paula Conis (interim) |
Teaching staff | 94.81 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,404 (2024-2025)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.81[1] |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Team name | The Red and Black (formerly Sachems) |
| Newspaper | The Red and Black |
| Yearbook | The Aberjona |
| Information | (781) 721-7020 |
| Website | School website |
Winchester High School is a comprehensive 9–12 high school located in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1850, it moved into its current location in the spring of 1972. Ranked 29th among Massachusetts High Schools,[2] close to 98% of students graduated in 2023, with about 96% of those continuing to higher education.[2]
A major three-phase reconstruction and expansion of the school started in 2014 and was completed in September 2017.[3] Most of the school was rebuilt using the original structural frame. After the complete redesign of the interior of the building, approximately 75% of classrooms now have exterior windows and direct day-lighting versus 25% in 1972. The original internal courtyard was enclosed to create the two-story dining commons and assembly space. Winchester High School remained in use during construction.[4]
Sports
Winchester High School fields teams in the following sports:
| Sports | ||||
| Seasons | Boys and girls | Boys | Girls | Coed |
| Fall | Cross country, soccer | Football | Swimming, volleyball, cheerleading, field hockey | Golf |
| Winter | Basketball, ice hockey, indoor track, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing | Swimming | Gymnastics, wrestling | |
| Spring | Tennis, lacrosse, track and field | Baseball, volleyball | Softball | Sailing, crew, ultimate Frisbee |
Notable alumni
- Pat Badger (Class of '85), bassist of the band Extreme
- Joe Bellino (Class of '56), halfback, Heisman Trophy winner in 1960 while at Navy; played with the Boston Patriots 1965–1967
- Bob Bigelow (Class of '71), college and NBA basketball player (University of Pennsylvania, Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics)
- Anthony Carrigan, actor
- Kieran Corr (Class of '24), Kohl's #1 ranked national high school kicker, college football player (Harvard)
- Glen Doherty (Class of '88), Navy SEAL killed in 2012 Benghazi attack while working for a contracted CIA group[5]
- Janet Doub Erickson (graphic artist and author, founder of the Blockhouse of Boston)
- Tony Fryklund (Class of '89), professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing for Bellator MMA, WEC, Strikeforce, and UFC[6]
- Brian Keefe (Class of ‘94), professional NBA basketball head coach, Washington Wizards
- Kofi Kingston (Class of '99), WWE wrestler
- Kirk Minihane (Class of '93), radio and podcast host
- Laurence Owen, while a student at Winchester, was the 1961 U.S. Ladies and North American Figure Skating Champion and placed 6th in the 1960 Winter Olympics in the same event
- Richard Phillips (Class of '73), captain of the Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by Somali pirates in April, 2009
- Bjorn Poonen (Class of '85), mathematician
- Alison Hersey Risch (Class of '54), captain of US Women's Lacrosse team 1964, member of the US field hockey HOF and the US lacrosse HOF
- Alicia Sacramone (Class of '06), won silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around Competition; 10-time World Championship medalist (making her the most decorated American gymnast of all time), 19-time national medalist, and 5-time U.S. vault champion
- Dan Spang (Class of '02), professional hockey player
- Levni Yilmaz, filmmaker, animator, creator of "Tales of Mere Existence"
References
- 1 2 3 "Winchester High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- 1 2 "Winchester High School". U.S. News. 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Home". Winchester High School Project. Winchester EFPBC, Board of Selectmen and School Committee. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Background". Winchester High School Project. Winchester EFPBC, Board of Selectmen and School Committee. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Stout, Matt (September 13, 2012). "Family of Winchester man killed in Libya: 'He's a hero'". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Tony Fryklund UFC Bio". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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