East Bridgewater High School

Public school in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States

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East Bridgewater High School is a public secondary school located at 143 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves students in grades 7–12 and has an approximate enrollment of 1000 students.

History

The school's former campus opened in 1958. In 1975, a building addition program added to academic support and athletic facilities while doubling the enrollment capacity of the school. Currently, the school enrolls around 1000 students in grades 7–12.

Current

A new Jr./Sr. High School opened in fall of 2013. The new school sits on land formerly occupied by the school athletic fields and tennis courts. New fields were constructed on the site of the original building.^[5]

Controversies

Racism

In 2019, a video was leaked^[6] from Snapchat to the internet that displayed multiple East Bridgewater High School students in blackface and saying "what's up my nigga" and "nigger". The school had sent out an email stating that, "this will not be a one and done discussion". After the email was sent out, multiple stories came out about how they have had similar experiences in the school in years past.^[7]

Phone App Threat

In 2018, an anonymous individual sent a threatening message to the school administrators through the school's anonymous tip app "STOPit". The message made mentions of the Columbine High School tragedy, as claimed by local Police.^[8] The threatening message was taken seriously by school administrators and was forwarded to the local East Bridgewater Police Department and promptly responded to. The school was immediately after put under lockdown for two hours as East Bridgewater Police searched every floor. The school later sent out an email to parents letting them know of the situation.^[9]

Chromebook fire

In 2017, an 8th grade student twisted the camera on their school-issued chromebook, leading to wires tangling and a small electrical fire. The school recalled all student chromebooks, replacing them with a model that did not allow for the camera to be twisted.^[10]

Music

The East Bridgewater High School Marching Band was an undefeated champion in Division One of the New England Scholastic Band Association from the late 1990s until 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Joe Lauzon - professional mixed martial artist, current UFC competitor in the Lightweight Division^[11]^[12]
Tom Everett Scott - professional television actor and film actor^[13]

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "East Bridgewater Jr./Sr. High School Administration". Town of East Bridgewater. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "East Bridgewater JR./SR. High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
^ Vogler, Paula (January 12, 2014). "East Bridgewater's new Junior/Senior High School opened this past August with new experiences for teachers, students and the community". enterprisenews.com. The Enterprise. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "East Bridgewater students in video saying n-word, wearing black face to face investigation". Brockton Enterprise. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "'Disgusting': Racist Video Apparently Made By East Bridgewater Students Posted on Social Media". NBC 10 Boston. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Threat On App Forces Lock Down At East Bridgewater School - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
^ "Phone App Threat Caused East Bridgewater High School Lockdown". Brockton, MA Patch. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
^ "Chrome finished: East Bridgewater high recalls 1,169 student laptops". WCVB. 13 September 2017.
^ "Fight Magazine Joe Lauzon". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Joe Lauzon UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "From East Bridgewater to Hollywood and now to La La Land".