Attleboro High School

Public school in Attleboro, MA, United States
   MascotBlue BombardierNicknameBombardiersRivalNorth Attleborough High SchoolNewspaperBlue Pride TVWebsitehttps://ahs.attleboroschools.com/o/ahs[3]

Attleboro High School is a public high school located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The school is located at 1 Blue Pride Way. The school has an approximate student enrollment of 1,750 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Bombardiers known formally as (The Blue Bombardiers) and the school colors are Royal Blue, Silver, and White. In August of 2022, the district completed construction on a new $259.9 million, 475,000-square-foot building to replace the former building previously located at 100 Rathbun Willard Drive.[4] As of November 17th, 2022, the "Blue Bombardiers" has been redesigned.

Demographics

For the 2023–2024 school year the demographic profile of the enrollment is as follows:[1]

  • Male - 53%
  • Female - 47%
  • Black - 10.2%
  • Asian - 4.7%
  • Hispanic - 18.0%
  • Native American - 0.2%
  • White - 60.3%
  • Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders - 0.1%
  • Multiracial - 6.4%

Athletics

Attleboro has a very long rivalry with neighboring towns North Attleborough High School. The football teams have played each other on Thanksgiving Day for the past 90 years.[citation needed] As of 2010, Attleboro competes in the Hockomock League. Before the move to the Hockomock, Attleboro competed in many other leagues such as the Old Colony League , and Bristol County League.

  • Fall Cheerleading National Champions - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013[citation needed], 2014
  • Boys' Basketball D-I State Champions - 1943, 1998[citation needed]

Notable alumni

  • Meagan Fuller (class of 2010), Miss Massachusetts 2015[5]
  • Paul Heroux (class of 1995), Former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Mayor of Attleboro, current Bristol County sheriff[6]
  • Helen Guillette Vassallo (class of 1949), American scientific researcher, educator, author, lecturer, and business leader[7]
  • Steve Hagerty (class of 1987), 21st Mayor of Evanston, IL, and Founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, Inc

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Attleboro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  3. ^ "Attleboro High (00160505) 2013-14 SAT Performance Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu/. Mass. Dept. of Ed. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ [email protected], George W. Rhodes (2022-12-25). "Top 10 of 2022: New $260 million Attleboro High School opens". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  5. ^ Allen, Paige (June 29, 2015). "Attleboro woman headed to Miss America competition". The Sun Chronicle. Attleboro, MA: United Communications Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Heroux, Paul. "Trivia About Paul". Paul Heroux Mayor. Weebly. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ^ Attleboro High School (1949). Tattletale. Attleboro High School.
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