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Newton South High School

Coordinates: 42°18′51.73″N 71°11′11.36″W / 42.3143694°N 71.1864889°W / 42.3143694; -71.1864889
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Newton South High School
Aerial Photograph of Newton South High School taken on December 30, 2014 from a Cessna 172
Address
Map
140 Brandeis Road

,
02459

United States
Coordinates42°18′51.73″N 71°11′11.36″W / 42.3143694°N 71.1864889°W / 42.3143694; -71.1864889
Information
MottoBona mens omnibus patet
(A good mind is open to all things)
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)
School districtNewton Public Schools
CEEB code221548
PrincipalTamara Stras
Teaching staff156.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,837 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.78[1]
Campus size33.477 acres (13.548 ha)
Color(s)  Blue
  Orange
MascotLion
NewspaperThe Lion's Roar, Denebola
YearbookRegulus
Websitenshs.newton.k12.ma.us
Last updated: May 11, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-11)

Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, United States, the other being Newton North.

History and student life

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By the late 1950s, Newton's sole public high school, Newton High, grew to 3,000 students. Newton built a new school, Newton South, in the Oak Hill neighborhood in 1960.[2] The school is organized into four student houses—Cutler, Goldrick, Goodwin, and Wheeler—each with a student commons.[2]

Newton South was the first public high school to create a gay–straight alliance in the United States in the early 1990s.[3]

Newton South features two award-winning student newspapers, Denebola and The Lion's Roar.[4]

U.S. News & World Report ranked Newton South as the 664th-best high school in the country and 20th-best in the Massachusetts in its 2020 rankings.[5]

The school is part of the Newton Public School District.

Public attention

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The school gained notoriety in 2002 for its "Senior Scavenger Hunt",[6] a student-organized contest that featured theft, vandalism, illegal drug use, and various sexual acts committed by the graduating seniors in exchange for points.[7]

On February 8, 2007, the Newton South STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition chapter organized a Darfur Benefit Concert with the well known band, State Radio, raising over $23,000 for Save the Children and the Genocide Intervention Network.[8]

Sports

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Newton South competes in the DCL (Dual County League).[9]

  • Fall sports
    • Football (B)
    • Soccer (B+G)
    • Cross Country (B+G)
    • Volleyball (G)
    • Golf (Co-Ed)
    • Field Hockey (Co-Ed)
    • Cheerleading (Co-Ed)
  • Winter sports
    • Basketball (B+G)
    • Gymnastics (B+G)
    • Nordic Skiing (B+G)
    • Alpine Skiing (B+G)
    • Indoor Track and Field (B+G)
    • Wrestling (Co-Ed)
    • Hockey (B+G)
    • Swimming and Diving (B+G)
    • Cheerleading (Co-Ed)
  • Spring sports
    • Lacrosse (B+G)
    • Baseball (B)
    • Softball (G)
    • Volleyball (B)
    • Track and Field (B+G)
    • Tennis (B+G)
    • Rugby (B+G)

Awards and recognition

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Newton South was named Massachusetts's top athletic program by Sports Illustrated in 2009.[10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Newton South High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b From the description of Newton South High School History, 1960–2003. (Minuteman Library Network). WorldCat record id: 319889351. Published by SNAC Cooperative
  3. ^ Jennings, Kevin: Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir, page 196. Beacon Press, 2006.
  4. ^ Viser, Matt (February 20, 2005). "Double scoops: At Newton South, two papers vie to make headlines". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Newton South High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Time Waster. "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Christopher Loh and Maggie Mastricola (February 13, 2007). "Darfur Benefit Concert Multimedia Sound Slide Show". Newton Tab. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "MIAA League Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Top athletics program in each state and the District of Columbia". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  11. ^ "How Real Estate Became Showbiz and Agents Became Stars". April 28, 2024.
  12. ^ Springer, Shira (October 2, 2015). "Newton native becomes seller to the stars". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Regulus". Internet Archive. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Newton Native Alex Karpovsky On Indie Film, Neurosis, Playing 'Ray' on HBO's 'Girls'". WBUR. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d Vu, Augustine. "Famous Newton South Alumni". Denebola. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "Newton South High School Class of 1998". newtonsouthhighschool.org. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  18. ^ Epstein, Maddy (October 16, 2016). "Hari Nef: A Rising Transgender Model Superstar From Newton South – NSHS Denebola". Denebola. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Old Friends". Old Friends. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  20. ^ Wood, Graeme (August 3, 2023). "How Bronze Age Pervert Charmed the Far Right". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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