Sharon High School (Massachusetts)

For other schools of a similar name, see Sharon High School.
Sharon High School
Address
181 Pond Street
Sharon, Massachusetts, (Norfolk County) 02067
United States
Information
Type Public
Motto Eagle Pride
Principal Jose Libano
Grades 9–12
Campus Suburban
Athletics Division 2
Athletics conference Hockomock League
Team name Eagles
Rival Oliver Ames High School
Accreditation NEASC[1]
Average SAT scores 573 verbal
599 math
577 writing
1749 total (2015-2016)[2]
Newspaper Talon
YouTube Channel Sharon High Eagle TV's channel on YouTube
Website hs.sharon.k12.ma.us

Sharon High School (SHS) serves the residents of the town of Sharon, Massachusetts, United States.

Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Sharon High School is 59 percent. The student body is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 22 percent.[3] In 2011, Sharon High School received a National Blue Ribbon Schools award by the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Sports

The Sharon High football team won the school's first-ever state championship on December 1, 2012,[5] defeating Wayland, 12-3, in the Eastern Massachusetts Division III Super Bowl at Bentley University. Head Coach Dave Morse was named the New England Patriots High School Coach of the Year,[6] and senior captain and middle linebacker Brad Schiff, who recorded the game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter, was named to numerous All-State teams.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "NEASC Accreditation". Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  3. ↑ "Sharon High School Overview". usnews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ Gelbwasser, Michael (September 15, 2011). "National Honor Pinned on Sharon High School". Sharon Patch. AOL Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sharon Football Reigns Supreme". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Sharon High School's Dave Morse Named Patriots High School Coach of the Year". 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Boston Globe Football All-Scholastics - Fall 2012 - Boston.com". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

Coordinates: 42°06′52″N 71°10′42″W / 42.114444°N 71.178333°W / 42.114444; -71.178333

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