Doherty Memorial High School
| Doherty Memorial High School[1] | |
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| Location | |
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299 Highland Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01602-2193[1] United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Worcester Public Schools[1] |
| CEEB code | 222492 |
| Principal | Sally Mahoney[1] |
| Faculty | 95.0 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,577[2] (2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.6[2] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Mascot | Highlanders[1] |
| Nickname | Home of the Highlanders[1] |
| Website | www.doherty.worcesterschools.org |
Doherty Memorial High School is a public high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It opened its doors in the fall of 1966, replacing two closing schools: Worcester Classical High School and Worcester Commerce High School.
The school has about 2,000 students, in grades 9 to 12, in the Worcester Public Schools district.[2] The school's principal is Sally Mahoney.[1] The schools serves the west side (Pleasant & Chandler Street, Tatnuck Square, Salisbury Street, Forest Grove, Newton Square, and June, Mill, Pleasant, and May Streets neighborhoods) of Worcester.
Competitive teams
Doherty Memorial High School has varsity teams in math and these sports: track, volleyball, baseball, lacrosse, football, cross country, soccer, field hockey, basketball, cheerleading, tennis, and FIRST Robotics.
The Doherty football team won the Massachusetts Division 4 State Championship at Gillette Stadium in 2013, defeating Dennis-Yarmouth by a score of 28-26.
Notable alumni
- Donnie Demers, songwriter, musician and recipient of 1983 "Donnie Demers Day" in the city of Worcester
- Jimmy Demers, singer, songwriter and Concord Music Group recording artist and the voice of Coca Cola's "Always Coca Cola" world-wide campaign in the 1990s
- Ned Eames (1978), former professional tennis player[3]
- Four Year Strong members Jake Massucco, Dan O'Connor, and Alan Day
- Jeff Greene, real estate investor ranked 190 on the 2014 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans; candidate in the 2010 U.S. Senate primaries in Florida
- Jake Head, actor (Grounded for Life) [4]
- Mary Beth Leonard (1980), U.S. Ambassador to the African Union[5][6][7]
- Keith Reed, former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles)
- Edwin Rodríguez, boxer[8]
- Sam Seder, comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer-director, and talk radio host[9]
- Yawin Smallwood (2010), NFL player (2014 Tennessee Titans practice squad)
- Doug Stanhope (did not graduate), comedian
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Doherty High School". Worcester Public Schools. Retrieved January 2009. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 4 "Doherty Memorial High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ↑ Sacks, Pamela H. "Serve & volley." Telegram & Gazette, May 18 2007.
- ↑ "Newton, Robert. "PulseFlicks – Easy as Jake" PULSE, Aug 1 2007.".
- ↑ Cristantiello, Ross. "Doherty High alum gets new diplomatic post." Telegram & Gazette, Aug 4 2016.
- ↑ Nugent, Karen. "Doherty grad plays role for US in Africa." Telegram & Gazette, Mar 21 2011.
- ↑ Murray, Thomas V. (November 10, 2014). "United States Ambassador to Visit Worcester Public Schools" (Press release). Worcester Educational Development Foundation.
- ↑ Barth, Bud. "Rodriguez has redemption on his mind." Telegram & Gazette, Apr 23 2006.
- ↑ Duckett, Richard. "Worcester natives' film gathering steam." Telegram & Gazette, Apr 22 2004.
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Coordinates: 42°16′13.16″N 71°49′14.89″W / 42.2703222°N 71.8208028°W