Waltham High School

Waltham High School
Address
Map
617 Lexington Street

Waltham
,
Massachusetts
02452

United States
Coordinates42°22′43″N 71°13′59″W / 42.3785°N 71.2329339°W / 42.3785; -71.2329339
Information
School districtWaltham Public Schools
PrincipalDarrell Braggs
Teaching staff145.63 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,654 (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio11.05
Color(s)Red, white
MascotHawk
RivalArlington High School
NewspaperThe Talon Tribune
YearbookThe Mirror

Waltham High School is a public high school located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only high school operated by Waltham Public Schools.

History

The current Waltham High School was constructed in 1968 and expanded in 1998 and 2002.

In 2018, Waltham Public Schools exercised eminent domain to buy land for a new Waltham High School. A $374 million loan for a new high school project was approved in 2019; it was the largest loan in Massachusetts history for a public high school. Construction started in September 2020, with the goal of having the new high school finished by the 2024-2025 school year. The school was originally slated to open for the 2020-21 school year before numerous issues in the site plan, acquisition, design and construction processes shifted the opening date back.

Athletics

In 1906 and 1907, the Waltham football team was undefeated, although there was no organized playoff structure.

State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Baseball 1964
Cheerleading •State Champions

2016, 2021, 2022

•National Champions: 2016, 2017, 2021

•11X DCL Champions

Ice hockey 2002, 2018

Performing arts

Waltham fields two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Music Unlimited" and the all-female "Music Express". The school previously also had a lower-level mixed-gender group, "Music Odyssey". The program hosts an annual competition, the Eastern Show Choir Festival.

Notable people

Alumni
Faculty

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