Reading Memorial High School
| Reading Memorial High School | |
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| Address | |
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62 Oakland Road Reading, Massachusetts 01867 USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Reading Public Schools |
| Superintendent | John Doherty |
| Principal | Adam Bakr |
| Faculty | approx. 90 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1362[1] |
| Language | English |
| Schedule type | Rotating |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | Middlesex League |
| Mascot | Rockets |
| Team name | Rockets |
| Rival | Stoneham High School, Lexington High School |
| Accreditation |
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Massachusetts Department of Education |
| Average SAT scores |
542 verbal 557 math 524 writing 1623 total (2015-2016)[2] |
| Newspaper | Orbit |
| Graduation Rate | 96.9 % (2012)[3] |
| MCAS Scores, Grade 10 |
English: 97% Proficient or higher Math: 96% Proficient or higher[4] |
| Website | Reading Memorial High School |
Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) is a four year public high school serving the town of Reading, Massachusetts, as its only grade 9-12 school. Reading Memorial is managed by Reading Public Schools. The school has a student body of 1,269 (2016)[1] drawn from Parker Middle School and Coolidge Middle School. A new building renovation and construction project was completed for the 2007-08 academic year. Part of the Middlesex League, the sports teams are called the Rockets. The school's principal is Adam Bakr and the vice principals are Jessica Theriault and Michael McSweeney.
The Reading Memorial High School Girls Basketball program was the 2012 Division II Massachusetts State Champions. Reading Girls basketball capped an undefeated (25-0) 2012 season by defeating Central Champion Tyngsborough at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 17, 2012. This was the first state championship for Reading Memorial High School in the sport of basketball.[5] The following year the team competed for the Eastern Division II Massachusetts State Championship, but fell in overtime to Medfield, 59-51.
On March 16, 2014, the Rockets' Boys Varsity Hockey team won the Division 1 State Championship over Braintree 4-1 at the TD Garden, their first state championship since winning the Super 8 Championship in 2008. In 2015, the Reading's Girls Varsity Hockey team won the Division 1 State Championship, their first in the school's history.
On November 11th, 2016, Reading Memorial's Varsity Football team advanced to the Division 1 Super Bowl for the second consecutive year after beating Lincoln Sudbury 21-7 in the Division 1A North Final. However, they lost to King Philip High School 21-18 in the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium, their second consecutive loss in an MIAA Super Bowl.
Notable alumni
- Danny McBride (RMHS '63), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- John Doherty (RMHS '69) first baseman-designated hitter, California Angels (NOTE: not to be confused with the current Superintendent of Schools for Reading, also named John Doherty)
- Brad Whitford (RMHS '70), guitarist for Aerosmith
- Mark Feeney (RMHS '75), Boston Globe arts writer, author of Nixon at the Movies: A Book about Belief (2004), winner Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, 2008
- Denise A. Spellberg (RMHS '75), associate professor of history, University of Texas at Austin, author of Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of 'A'isha Bint Abi Bakr (1994) and Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders (2013)
- Joan Feeney (RMHS '76), founding editor of Epicurious.com
- Mark Erelli, folk musician
References
- 1 2 "Student Data". Profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
- ↑ "Graduation Report Report (DISTRICT) - Massachusetts Directory Profiles". Profiles.doe.mass.edu. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ Profile, profiles.doe.mass.edu; accessed December 9, 2014.
- ↑ Layman, Tom (March 3, 2012). "Div. 2 Girls Final: Reading 48, Tyngsborough 27". ESPN Boston. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
| Preceded by Boston College High School |
Super Eight Hockey Tournament Champions 2008 |
Succeeded by Reigning Champions |
Coordinates: 42°32′4.5″N 71°6′32.7″W / 42.534583°N 71.109083°W