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|established = {{start date and age|1845}}
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|district = [[Boston Public Schools]]
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'''Charlestown High School''' is a public school located at 240 Medford Street in [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]], [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. Charlestown High School is the only high school in Charlestown. Charlestown is part of the [[Boston Public Schools]]. According to the article, "Focus On Children, the Boston Publics Schools School Report Card," of the students enrolled in 2003-2004, 70.6% were in regular education 7.1% in bilingual education, and 22.2% in the special education. The racial/ethnic composition of the student population in the school was: 46.3% Black, 26.4% Hispanic, 19.5% Asian, and 7.6% White.
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<caption>'''Charlestown High School'''</caption>


== Academic organization ==
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{{unsourced section|date=January 2024}}
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >[[Headmaster]]</td>
The school consists of grades nine through twelve. The school’s academic program is structured around five small learning communities/pathways. These communities and pathways are within an upper school and lower school. They were created in 1998 and 1999. The five small learning communities have a college-based curriculum with a signature theme. These signature themes range from web design, law & justice, and pre-engineering, to business/technology and MCAS preparation/academics. There are ten teachers and one leader in each small learning communities. Each teacher has one specific theme to teach.
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">Michael Fung</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School type</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Public school]] (U.S.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Location</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]</td>
</tr>


== Curriculum ==
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{{unsourced section|date=January 2024}}
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School Phone</td>
The Charlestown High School curriculum is designed with a focus on equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge for college. In addition to the basic curriculum, extensive attention is given to [[college]] and exploration. Most of the students participate in the Boston University COACH (College Orientation and Career Help) program. Each Friday two groups of Boston University students come to the school where they divide up by teams and go to the pathways classes, for both juniors and seniors. They work with the [[students]] on the entire college application process and portray what college life is like to the students. Since the Boston University (and Harvard at one point) COACH program has been at the Charlestown High School, college application and admission has risen 28%. Because of this rise in college applicants at Charlestown High, over 70 percent of the recent graduates have gone to college.
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">(617) 635-9914</td>
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Charlestown High School is also known for its vibrant visual arts program. Recognized in a 2005 Fund for Teachers award, student artwork adorns many school and municipal facilities. Other electives include a popular forensics class and Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Founded</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[1845]]</td>
</tr>


In addition, the school provides extensive support services through college and business partnerships, such Harvard, Bunker Hill, Liberty Mutual and more. Student volunteers from the Harvard College chapter of [[Peer Health Exchange]] also visit the high school to teach sexual and health education classes.


== Busing and desegregation ==
<tr>
Charlestown High School received considerable national attention in the 1975-1976 school
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Religious affiliation</td>
year when court-mandated [[forced busing]] brought [[African-American]] children to what was at that time a predominantly white high school in an Irish neighborhood of Boston. Forced busing initially brought great discord and resulted in fights and arrests. There were also enduring images such as the famous photograph of a black and a white student holding hands out the window of their school bus (see the NPR article in the external links below).
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">None</td>
</tr>


Contributing to the discord was the infamous September 28, 1979 school shooting of Darryl K. Williams, an African-American football player for [[Jamaica Plain High School]], at Charlestown High School during a football game. Three Irish Americans, at least one of whom had dropped out of Charlestown High School, shot Williams at halftime on the field from a building rooftop while his team was huddled for a pep talk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bostonglobe.newspapers.com/search/#ymd=1979-09-29|title=Search}}</ref> (See [[List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)|List of school shootings in the United States]]). Williams was permanently paralyzed below the neck. The shooting was initially considered racially motivated, and a race riot was barely averted. However, a large rally in support of the shooting victim was held at [[City Hall Plaza, Boston|City Hall Plaza]] in Boston for Williams. Also, for security reasons Charlestown High School did not play home football games for nine years.<ref>http://archive.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/1990/09/30/nobody_won/?page=full Boston Globe article, "Nobody Won", September 30, 1990</ref>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Enrollment</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">1,136 students</td>
</tr>


== Sports success ==
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Campus surroundings</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">Urban</td>
</tr>


The Charletown High school boys basketball team is in the Boston City League. The Basketball team won the State Championship for four straight years, in 1999-2003.<ref name="bas" /> The team won the Division 2 State Championshion again in 2005.<ref name="bas">{{cite news |title=Division 2 state boys basketball championship history |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/17/division-2-state-boys-basketball-championship-history/ |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=Boston Herald |date=17 March 2023}}</ref> In the 2004-2005 season the team record was 26 and 1.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}<!--Might be able to find it here: https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/charlestown/charlestown-townies/basketball/history/. I'm not sure, my thing wouldn't load.--> For all these years, the head coach was Jack O'Brien and his assistant coaches were Zach Zegarowski, Steve Cassidy and Hugh Coleman. [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|University of Connecticut]] and [[NBA]] [[Orlando Magic]]<ref name=shabazztomagic>{{cite web|title=Orlando Magic Acquire Guard Shabazz Napier From Heat|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-acquire-guard-shabazz-napier-heat|website=NBA.com|publisher=NBA|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref> guard [[Shabazz Napier]] is a former player of the Charlestown basketball team, and his jersey was retired by the high school in January 2014.<ref name=napier>{{cite web |title=Shabazz Napier going back to where it all started |url=https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/Shabazz-Napier-going-back-to-where-it-all-started-11363088.php |website=New Haven Register |access-date=22 March 2020 |date=31 January 2014}}</ref>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Nick Name</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">Townies</td>
</tr>


==Notable alumni==
<tr>
* [[Mary Edna Hill Gray Dow]] (1848-1914), financier and journalist
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School colors</td>
* [[Bob Giggie]] (1959-1962), [[Major League Baseball|major league baseball]] pitcher from 1959-1962.
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Red]], [[White]], [[Blue]],</td>
* [[Tony Lee (basketball)|Tony Lee]] (born 1986), basketball player who played professionally in Poland and Austria<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee is headed to Robert Morris|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90817724/the-boston-globe/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=May 7, 2004|page=98|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = December 19, 2021}} {{Open access}}</ref>
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* [[Shabazz Napier]] (born 1991), basketball player who played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] from 2014-2020. <ref name=napier/>
* [[Florence Cushman]] (1860-1940), astronomer at the [[Harvard College Observatory]] who worked on the [[Henry Draper catalogue|''Henry Draper Catalogue'']].


==References==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
'''Charlestown High School''' is a public school located at 240 Medford Street in [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]], [[Massachusetts]] with a zip code of 02129. Charlestown High School is the only high school in Charlestown. Charlestown is part of Boston which means the school is part of the Boston Public Schools and kids from Boston are allowed to attend the school. According to the article, Focus On Children Boston Publics Schools, School Report Card of the students enrolled in 2003-2004, 70.6% were in regular education 7.1% in bilingual education, and 22.2% in the special education. The student population in the school was: 46.3% Black, 26.4% Hispanic, 19.5% Asian, and 7.6% White.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050427231221/http://boston.k12.ma.us/charlestown/ Charlestown High School Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100612235217/http://bostonpublicschools.org/node/412 BostonPublicSchools.org page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050411132300/http://hoophall.com/events/HSI/Teamdetail.asp?HSID=14&TeamID=15 Charlestown High School Basketball Team]
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1853532 NPR: The Legacy of School Busing: 4/28/04]


{{Boston Public Schools}}
The school consists of grades nine through grade twelve. The school provides a strong academic program due to the five Small Learning Communities/Pathways. These Communities and Pathways which are within an Upper School and Lower School were created in 1998 and 1999. The five Small Learning Communities have a college-based curriculum with a signature theme. These signature themes range anywhere from Web Design, Law & Justice,and Pre-Engineering, to Business/Technology and MCAS Preparation/Academics. There are ten teachers and one leader in each Small Learning Communities. Each teacher has one specific theme to teach.
{{Massachusetts Public High Schools}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Coord|42.3801|-71.0609|display=title}}
Charlestown High School curriculum is strongly based on preparing students for a college education. In addition to the basic curriculum, extensive attention is given to [[college]] and exploration. Most of the students participate in the Harvard COACH program. Each Friday two groups of Harvard graduate students come to the school where they divide up by teams and go to the pathways classes, for both juniors and seniors. They work with the [[students]] on the entire college application process and portray what college life is like to the students. Since the Harvard COACH program has been at the Charlestown High School, college application and admission has risen 28%. Because of this raise in college applicants at Charlestown High, over 70 percent of the students went to college. In addition, the school provides extensive support services through college and business partnerships (Harvard, Bunker Hill, Liberty Mutual and more).


[[Category:High schools in Boston]]
The school is famous for its [[basketball]] program which is annually ranked as one of the top teams in state-wide and nationally, and sending numerous of the players to college. Charletown High school boys basketball team is in the Boston City League. The Basketball team won the State Championships four straight years, in 1999-2003. The team won division 2 State Championshion again in 2005. This year, 2004-2005 seasion the team record was 26 and 1. For all these years, the head coach was Jack O'Brien and his assistant coches were Zach Zegarowski Steve Cassidy and Hugh Coleman.
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1845]]

[[Category:Public high schools in Massachusetts]]
== Some Basketball Alumnis who play for Division1 Colleges ==
[[Category:1845 establishments in Massachusetts]]
*[http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/bios.php?year=2004&m=&bio=al-kaleem.html 22 Rashid Al-Kaleem in college]
*[http://www.robert-morris.edu/SentryOWS/owa/findoutmore.open_page?ichap=mbasket&ipage=994&it=&ivisitor=151331542802312 13 Derek Coleman, 42 Tony Lee, and 25 Cori Boston]

==External links==
* [http://boston.k12.ma.us/charlestown Charlestown High School Homepage]
* [http://www.hoophall.com/events/HSI/Teamdetail.asp?HSID=14&TeamID=15 Charlestown High School Basktball Team]

[[Category: High schools]]
[[Category:High schools in Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 17 June 2024

Not to be confused with Charleston High School (disambiguation).
Charlestown High School
Address
Map
240 Medford Street

Charlestown
,
Massachusetts
02129

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1845; 179 years ago (1845)
School districtBoston Public Schools
PrincipalJoel Stembridge
Staff88.58 (FTE)[1]
Faculty72
Enrollment920 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.39[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Red, White, Blue    
NicknameTownies
WebsiteOfficial Website

Charlestown High School is a public school located at 240 Medford Street in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Charlestown High School is the only high school in Charlestown. Charlestown is part of the Boston Public Schools. According to the article, "Focus On Children, the Boston Publics Schools School Report Card," of the students enrolled in 2003-2004, 70.6% were in regular education 7.1% in bilingual education, and 22.2% in the special education. The racial/ethnic composition of the student population in the school was: 46.3% Black, 26.4% Hispanic, 19.5% Asian, and 7.6% White.

Academic organization

[edit]

The school consists of grades nine through twelve. The school’s academic program is structured around five small learning communities/pathways. These communities and pathways are within an upper school and lower school. They were created in 1998 and 1999. The five small learning communities have a college-based curriculum with a signature theme. These signature themes range from web design, law & justice, and pre-engineering, to business/technology and MCAS preparation/academics. There are ten teachers and one leader in each small learning communities. Each teacher has one specific theme to teach.

Curriculum

[edit]

The Charlestown High School curriculum is designed with a focus on equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge for college. In addition to the basic curriculum, extensive attention is given to college and exploration. Most of the students participate in the Boston University COACH (College Orientation and Career Help) program. Each Friday two groups of Boston University students come to the school where they divide up by teams and go to the pathways classes, for both juniors and seniors. They work with the students on the entire college application process and portray what college life is like to the students. Since the Boston University (and Harvard at one point) COACH program has been at the Charlestown High School, college application and admission has risen 28%. Because of this rise in college applicants at Charlestown High, over 70 percent of the recent graduates have gone to college.

Charlestown High School is also known for its vibrant visual arts program. Recognized in a 2005 Fund for Teachers award, student artwork adorns many school and municipal facilities. Other electives include a popular forensics class and Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.

In addition, the school provides extensive support services through college and business partnerships, such Harvard, Bunker Hill, Liberty Mutual and more. Student volunteers from the Harvard College chapter of Peer Health Exchange also visit the high school to teach sexual and health education classes.

Busing and desegregation

[edit]

Charlestown High School received considerable national attention in the 1975-1976 school year when court-mandated forced busing brought African-American children to what was at that time a predominantly white high school in an Irish neighborhood of Boston. Forced busing initially brought great discord and resulted in fights and arrests. There were also enduring images such as the famous photograph of a black and a white student holding hands out the window of their school bus (see the NPR article in the external links below).

Contributing to the discord was the infamous September 28, 1979 school shooting of Darryl K. Williams, an African-American football player for Jamaica Plain High School, at Charlestown High School during a football game. Three Irish Americans, at least one of whom had dropped out of Charlestown High School, shot Williams at halftime on the field from a building rooftop while his team was huddled for a pep talk.[2] (See List of school shootings in the United States). Williams was permanently paralyzed below the neck. The shooting was initially considered racially motivated, and a race riot was barely averted. However, a large rally in support of the shooting victim was held at City Hall Plaza in Boston for Williams. Also, for security reasons Charlestown High School did not play home football games for nine years.[3]

Sports success

[edit]

The Charletown High school boys basketball team is in the Boston City League. The Basketball team won the State Championship for four straight years, in 1999-2003.[4] The team won the Division 2 State Championshion again in 2005.[4] In the 2004-2005 season the team record was 26 and 1.[citation needed] For all these years, the head coach was Jack O'Brien and his assistant coaches were Zach Zegarowski, Steve Cassidy and Hugh Coleman. University of Connecticut and NBA Orlando Magic[5] guard Shabazz Napier is a former player of the Charlestown basketball team, and his jersey was retired by the high school in January 2014.[6]

Notable alumni

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Charlestown High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Search".
  3. ^ http://archive.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/1990/09/30/nobody_won/?page=full Boston Globe article, "Nobody Won", September 30, 1990
  4. ^ a b "Division 2 state boys basketball championship history". Boston Herald. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Orlando Magic Acquire Guard Shabazz Napier From Heat". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Shabazz Napier going back to where it all started". New Haven Register. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Lee is headed to Robert Morris". The Boston Globe. May 7, 2004. p. 98. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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