Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School is a

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in Millbury,

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, serving students in grades seven through twelve. The school was founded in 1851.

History

Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School was founded in 1851 on the site of Millbury Academy. Millbury High was originally located on 130 Elm Street, which is now occupied by the Mary Elizabeth McGrath Educational Center. In 1913, renovations took place. In 1952, Millbury High moved to its current location at 12 Martin Street, housing grades nine through twelve, and later included grades seven and eight. The school was then also dedicated as a memorial to local

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veterans. In 2003, the Millbury High building was renovated and expanded. During that time, grade seven temporarily moved to Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School, while grades eight through twelve remained in place. After renovations finished, grades seven and eight were given their own wing of the school, separate from the rest of the grades.

Athletics

Home of the Woolies, Millbury athletic teams primarily sport the colors of

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, and

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, as well as some

. Current sport offerings at the school include:

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cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...

, cross country,

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golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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, and

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Michael Favulli Michael Joseph Favulli (1908–1990) was an American athlete, educator, and politician who served on the Worcester, Massachusetts city council from 1954 to 1960 and the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1957 to 1963. He was convicted of bribe ...

is known to have coached sports at Millbury High. In 1996, Erin Dromgoole of Millbury High was the female recipient of the

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for that year.

Notable alumni

Michael O. Moore Michael O. Moore (born January 17, 1963) is an American politician from Millbury, Massachusetts, who serves as the Massachusetts state senator for the Second Worcester District. The district comprises the senator's hometown of Millbury, as wel ...

, member of the

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Albert L. Nash Albert L. "Al" Nash (May 13, 1921 – February 4, 2015) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Millbury, Massachusetts, Nash went to Millbury High School and then served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and wa ...

, member of the

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References

External links

Official website
Educational institutions established in 1851 Schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts Public high schools in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Millbury, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-school-stub

History

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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