Drury High School is a

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, United States. Part of the North Adams Public School District, it serves students in grades 7-12 from North Adams, and the towns of Clarksburg,

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, and Monroe.

Current standing

Drury currently serves grades 7–12. As of 2014, it had a student body of 459 students. Drury competes primarily within

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, though a small portion of its non-league independent schedule includes similar-size schools from the

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of Western Massachusetts and nearby Vermont. One of two high schools in

(

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) Most traditional rival is

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of Cheshire.

Notable alumni

* Daniel E. Bosley, former member of the Massachusetts

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* Gailanne M. Cariddi, former member of the Massachusetts

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, former Massachusetts

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* William Evans (19802021), Class of 1998, Capitol Police officer killed in the April 2021 United States Capitol car attack *

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, comic book creator (

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) *

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, inventor *

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(born 1965), Class of 1983, former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and Acting

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References

External links

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North Adams Public Schools
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