Dover-Sherborn High School, or DSHS, is a regional

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

in the town of Dover, Massachusetts, United States. It serves students from the towns of Dover and Sherborn, and is the senior school of the Dover-Sherborn Public School District, housing grades 9 through 12. It also hosts some

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students. It is rated by Boston Magazine as the top High School in Massachusetts

History

Until the 1960s Dover and Sherborn sent their high school students to neighboring towns' high schools (Needham for Dover, Framingham for Sherborn). By the 1950s, the population boom was making it difficult for those schools to accept outside students, and the two towns created a regional school district. The first building was built on Farm Street in 1962. As the population continued to increase, the current high school was built on the same campus and completed in 1968. In 2004, a $43 million renovation on the campus was completed, which included a renovation of the high school building, the razing of the middle school (the original high school building) and the new construction of the middle school. The other schools in the district are Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS), Pine Hill School and Chickering School. The current principal of Dover Sherborn High school is Ann Dever-Keegan, accompanied by assistant principal Dawn Fattore. In March 2020, the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the school to transition to remote learning for the remainder of the academic year.

Academics

Academically, the Dover-Sherborn High School has been historically ranked as one of Massachusetts' top-performing public schools. For example, in 2015, "Newsweek" magazine ranked Dover-Sherborn High School as the 16th best high school in the country. In 2014, ''Boston Magazine'' rated Dover-Sherborn High School as the best public school in Greater Boston. From 2011 to 2019, ''Boston Magazine'' ranked the Dover-Sherborn School System as number one in Massachusetts. ''US News'' recognized this by including DSHS amongst the top 100 public high schools in America. For the 2006–2007 school year, DSHS tenth-grade students ranked fourth in English and math among their peers on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam. Ninety-six percent of the class of 2006 took the

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I and 56% scored over 600 in the verbal section, 65% scored over 600 in the math section and 58% scored over 600 in the writing section. About 97% of all graduates attend

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Extracurricular activities

The school offers sports including

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soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, cross country,

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 ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

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and

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, swimming,

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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, and

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The school is part of The Education Co-operative (TEC), which allows DSHS students to take part in internships with local companies and also enroll in TEC Classes. The Chess Team became league champions in 2007. A DSHS student project officially represented MA State at the International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Intel in 2006. In 2007, DSHS became home to a Siemens Competition Semifinalist. The school's Drama Department puts on two productions each year: an autumn play and a spring musical. The program is supported by the local community through organizations such as Friends of the Performing Arts, The Mudge Foundation, The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, and Len Schnabel of DesignLight. Theater productions are performed primarily at The Mudge Auditorium in the Lindquist Commons building. Some local productions are also performed at the Sherborn Community Center/1858 Town House. Productions include: '' Children of Eden'', ''

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'', ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

'', '' Seussical'', ''

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'', '' Godspell'', ''

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'', '' Anything Goes'', '' Once Upon a Mattress'', '' The Crucible'', '' Pippin'', and ''

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''. In 2018 seniors Brett Melican and Sophie Charron began a student-run drama group with a production of Jean-Paul Sartre's ''

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Athletics

Hall of Fame

Dover-Sherborn High School began inducting former athletes, coaches, teams, and contributors to an athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Class of 2018: Athletes:

Patrick Bresnahan (student athlete) Patrick Francis Bresnahan (May 1, 1872 – January 29, 1940) was a watertender serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Bresnahan was born May 1, 1872, in Peabody, Massachusetts and later joined ...

(2003);

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(1976);

Jay Hughes (student athlete) James H. "Jay" Hughes (January 22, 1874 – June 2, 1924) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played four seasons from to . Career Hughes was born in Sacramento, California, in 1874. He attracted attention in 1897 when he thre ...

(1969); KC Potts (1972);

Harry Rose (student athlete) Harry Rose may refer to: *Harry M. Rose (1906–1986), microbiologist *Harry Rose (footballer) (1870–1946), English footballer *Harry Rose (vaudevillian) (1892–1962), American comedian *Harry Rose, character in ''Orchis Fatalis'' *Harry V. Rose ...

(1972); Arnold "Smokey" Whitman (1970) Coaches: William "Whitey" Davis, Boys Basketball, Boys Tennis, and Girls Tennis;

Thomas Marlborough Thomas Marlborough (floruit, fl. 1395–1426), of Southampton, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Southampton (UK Parliament constituency), Southampton in 1395, 1402, 14 ...

, Football Team: 1981 Boys Basketball Team Class of 2019: Athletes:

Jennifer Hodgson Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and televis ...

(Brady) (1984);

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(1979);

Christopher Pavlic Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(1989),

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(Gelinas) (2002) Coach:

Christopher Dubose Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

, Boys Basketball and Girls Tennis Team: 1974 Field Hockey Contributor:

Richard Wakely Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

Class of 2020: Athletes:

Vicki Greymont Vicky, Vicko, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria (name), Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki. Women * Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901 ...

(1983);

Paige MacTavish Paige may refer to: People and fictional characters * Paige (name), a given name, middle name, or surname, including lists of people and fictional characters * Paige (wrestler) (Saraya-Jade Bevis, born 1992), English professional wrestler and actr ...

(1990); Judd Smith (1992);

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(1990) Team: 1970 Football Team Contributor:

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Championships

* Girls Soccer: League Champions (1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2019), Sectional Champions (2010, 2011, 2019), State Champions (2011) * Boys Soccer: League Champions (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2016, 2017), Sectional Champions (2010, 2012), State Champions (1992, 2010) * Field Hockey: League Champions (1975, 1979, 1980, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 (Co-Champs), 2019, 2021 (Co-Champs)), Sectional Champions (2013, 2014, 2019), State Champions (2019) * Girls Cross Country: League Champions (2011 (Co-Champs), 2013, 2018, 2021), League Meet Champions (2010, 2011), Divisional Champions (2010, 2011) * Boys Cross Country: League Champions (2018, 2019), League Meet Champions (2018) * Golf: League Champions (1984, 2018, 2019, 2021), Sectional Champions (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021) * Football: League Champions (1970, 1978, 2021) * Boys Basketball: League Champions (1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–1969, 1969–1970, 1972-1973 (??), 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1979–1980, 1980–1981, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1993–1994, 1994–1995, 2004–2005 (Co-Champs)), Sectional Champions (1979-1980, 1980–1981, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 2018–2019), State Champions (1980-1981, 2018–2019) * Boys Indoor Track: League Champions (2017-2018, 2018–2019, 2019–2020) * Boys Ice Hockey: League Champions (1981-1982, 1982–1983, 1990–1991, 2009–2010) * Boys Alpine: League Champions (1985-1986, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2004–2005, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2014–2015), State Champions (1981-1982 (??), 1985–1986, 2014–2015) * Girls Alpine: League Champions (2009-2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2013–2014) * Boys Nordic Ski: League Champions (2009-2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2015–2016) * Girls Nordic Ski: League Champions (2009-2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012) * Boys Track and Field: League Champions (1970, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) * Girls Track and Field: League Champions (2018) * Girls Tennis: League Champions (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021), Sectional Champions (1994, 2009), State Champions (1994, 2009) * Boys Tennis: League Champions (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021), Sectional Champions (1985, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021), State Champions (1985) * Boys Lacrosse: League Champions (2011, 2012 (Co-Champs), 2013, 2016 (Co-Champs), 2017 (Co-Champs), 2018, 2019, 2021), Sectional Champions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021), State Champions (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021) * Girls Lacrosse: League Champions (2018, 2021), Sectional Champions (2021), State Champions (2021) * Sailing: League Champions (2011)

Notable alumni

Dan Bennett Dan Bennett is an American comedian and juggler who has been on numerous TV shows as well as in TV commercials in the U.S. He currently resides in Arizona and performs Corporate Entertainment for clients such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Novell, ...

, Class of 1980, defense attorney, current Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and Security *

Paul Calello Paul Calello (February 14, 1961 – November 16, 2010) was the chairman and CEO of the investment banking division of Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Group. Callelo was born in Boston, and earned his undergraduate degree from Villanova University ...

, Class of 1979, chairman Credit Suisse *

Eli Dershwitz Eli Dershwitz (born September 23, 1995) is an American left-handed sabre fencer, four-time individual Pan American champion, and two-time Olympian. In 2014, Dershwitz won the US Men's Saber National Championship, becoming the youngest US senio ...

, Class of 2014, Under-20 World Saber Champion, and US Olympic saber fencer * Stephanie Deshpande, Class of 1993, contemporary American painter * Kenny Florian, Class of 1994, retired professional mixed martial artist for the

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, Fox/UFC analyst *

Dan Itse Daniel C. Itse (born May 21, 1958) is an American politician who was a conservative Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2001 to 2018. A native of San Francisco, California, Itse is a professional engineer who res ...

, Class of 1976, engineer, inventor, and member of the

New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...

Marilyn Mosby Marilyn Mosby (née James; born January 22, 1980) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the State's Attorney for Baltimore from 2015 to 2023. She is currently under federal indictment for multiple crimes. Early life Born Marilyn Jam ...

, Class of 1998, lawyer, State's Attorney for Baltimore City *

Chad Urmston Chad (Chadwick) Stokes Urmston (born February 26, 1976) is an American musician and a human rights activist. He is the frontman for the Boston-area bands Dispatch and State Radio, and released solo music under the name Chadwick Stokes. Early ...

, Class of 1994, singer-songwriter of Dispatch and

State Radio State Radio is a Boston-based rock trio comprising singer and primary songwriter Chad Stokes Urmston (also a member of Dispatch), bassist Chuck Fay, and, formerly, drummer Michael Najarian. The band's songs focus on social and political issues ...

References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Public high schools in Massachusetts