Newburyport High School (NHS) is a
public
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high school
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serving students in
ninth through
twelfth grades in
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of
the oldest public schools in the United States of America.
History
In 1868, the Latin and English High School (1831), later called the Brown High School (1851); the Putnam Free School (1838);
and the Female High School (1843) merged to form the Consolidated High and Putnam School. In 1889, the name changed to Newburyport High School.
[Sixty-Fifth Edition of ''The Clipper Compass: A Student Handbook'' for 2005–2006]
The current site of Newburyport High School was purchased from Alice Atkinson in 1935, and the deed was recorded at the Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds as Book 3030, Page 279 in March 1935.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Newburyport High School competes in the
Cape Ann League
The Cape Ann League (CAL) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league is based mainly on or around Cape Ann, a small cape on the North Shore of Massachusetts
Member s ...
in several interscholastic sports.
*Fall sports
** Cross Country
** Field Hockey
** Football
** Golf
** Soccer
** Volleyball
*Winter sports
** Ice Hockey
** Indoor Track
** Ski Racing
** Basketball
*Spring sports
**Baseball
**Lacrosse
**Softball
**Tennis
**Track & Field
Notable alumni
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Kate Bolick
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, author
*
Harry Curtis, former
MLB
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player (
New York Giants)
*
Georgia Dabritz, former artistic gymnast,
Utah Red Rocks
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team member.
*
Angelo Dagres, former MLB player (
Baltimore Orioles
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)
*
Joe Keery
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, actor
*
John Phillips Marquand,
Pulitzer Prize winning author
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Chet Nourse, former MLB player (
Boston Red Sox
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)
References
External links
High School websiteSchool District website
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Cape Ann League
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Schools in Essex County, Massachusetts
Public high schools in Massachusetts