Lynnfield High School

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Lynnfield High School is a four-year, coeducational public high school for students in grade nine through twelve residing in the town of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States.

Athletics

Lynnfield High School is a member of the Cape Ann League and is a Division III competitor in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sports teams are known as the Pioneers, and school colors are blue and gold. Lynnfield High offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.^[3]

Arts and activities

Lynnfield High School has many notable art and music programs, as well as clubs and extracurricular activities. Every fall, a Club Fair is held during school, organized by student representatives from different activities to inform and encourage freshmen to participate and get involved. Some of Lynnfield's clubs and activities include:

• Best Buddies
• Math Team
• Mock Trial
• The Catalyst (Student Newspaper)
• Dance Club
• Debate Team
• Habitat for Humanity
• Concert Choir
  • Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus
• Stocks and Trades Club
• Pickleball Club
• Yearbook Club
• Interact Club
• Environmental Awareness Club
• Chess Club
• Lynnfield Media
• A Healthy Lynnfield
• Asian Students Alliance

Theatre East is Lynnfield High School's drama company. The company performs a 40-minute play each winter as a long-time participant of the METG (Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild)'s High School division Dramafest. It has competed against numerous high schools in the local area, and the company is renowned for its consistently impressive productions and winning awards each year at every level of competition. In 2019, Theatre East went to the Finals level of competition with their production of Donald Margulies' Shipwrecked! An Entertainment.

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate from Lynnfield High School, students must earn 108 credits and meet the following departmental and community service requirements:

Department	Required Courses
English	English 9, 10, 11, 12 (including Research Paper in grade 11)
Mathematics	Four full-year math courses
Science	Three full-year science courses
Social Studies	Modern World History, U.S. History I, U.S. History II
Unified Arts	One semester course
Business/Technology	One semester course
Physical Education/Health	PE 9/Health, PE 10, PE 11, PE 12
Community Service	35 hours (20 hours to be completed by the end of grade 10; an additional 15 hours to be completed by the end of semester one of the senior year)

Students must be scheduled for a minimum of 27.5 credits (or the equivalent) per school year. At least one semester elective is required of all students.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Scott Curtis, former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League
• Dennis Kenney, American actor, singer, and dancer
• Richard Tisei, American politician and realtor
• Bob Tufts, American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
• Danielle DiLorenzo Nath, Two-time Survivor contestant (Panama,^[5] Heroes vs Villains^[6]).

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