Grafton High School (Massachusetts)

Grafton High School
Address
Map
24 Providence Rd

,
01519

United States
Coordinates42°12′43″N 71°41′44″W / 42.21196°N 71.69564°W / 42.21196; -71.69564
Information
TypePublic School
Open enrollment[1]
MottoTo prepare our students intellectually, physically, and socially for their role as life-long learners and responsible citizens."
Established1838
SuperintendentJames Cummings
PrincipalKevin Carney[4]
Staff71.98 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment875 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.16[2]
Color(s)Green & White    
Athletics conferenceSouthern Worcester County League
MascotGators
NewspaperThe Grafton Globe
Websitewww.graftonps.org/Domain/8

Grafton High School is a high school in Grafton, Massachusetts, United States. The school has an enrollment size of approximately 900 students in grades 9–12.

The curriculum offers a wide variety of courses in areas of business and computer science, music, video game design, English, family consumer science, health, physical education, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, special education, visual and performing arts, world languages, community service, school service, and independent studies.

History

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Although Grafton operated a high school as early as 1838, the first purpose-built building was constructed in 1850, and served as the town’s high school for over 100 years. In 1952, the “Grafton Junior-Senior High School” opened on a large parcel of land along Lake Ripple. The school moved to a new building on the same parcel in 1963 and, in 2012, to its current building. The 1963 high school now serves as the Grafton Middle School housing grades 7 and 8, and the 1952 building serves as the town’s municipal offices and senior center.

Athletics

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Grafton High School is home to the Grafton Gators. The school hosts many sports teams including soccer, football, track and field, lacrosse, basketball, ice hockey, baseball, cheerleading,field hockey, tennis, golf, cross country and softball. The school is part of the Southern Worcester County Athletic League. The ice hockey and softball teams recently won the State Championship in 2017.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2017-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Grafton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  4. ^ "Grafton High School / Homepage". http. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "NFL Draft: Grafton's Obi Melifonwu selected by Raiders with 56th pick in second round". telegram.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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