New Bedford High School
| New Bedford High School | |
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| File:New Bedford High School MA logo.gif | |
| Address | |
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230 Hathaway Blvd. , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Headmaster | Donald L. Vasconcelles |
| Staff | 199[1] |
| Number of students | 3,107[1] |
| Nickname | Whalers |
| Website | NBHS Website |
New Bedford High School (NBHS) is a public high school located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in the West End of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has approximately 3,100 students and is one of the largest schools in the state.
Extracurricular activities
The school's athletic teams are named the "Whalers," in honor of the city's whaling history. The New Bedford High School teams wear red and white, and compete in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's Division I. Additionally, the school has an award-winning drama club and marching band winning several regional and state championships. The school fight song, "On, New Bedford!," is sung to the tune of "On, Wisconsin!." Traditionally, New Bedford High School has had an intense rivalry with Fall River's B.M.C. Durfee High School, with the Thanksgiving Day match-up, as the highlight of the season.
Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
New Bedford High School is also home of the Whaler JROTC. New Bedford's JROTC program is notable for being the longest in continuous operation since inception.[2] The Army JROTC at New Bedford has received many awards[citation needed]
Illness
There have been anecdotal reports of former staff being diagnosed with cancer attributed to the location of the school over a former PCB dump. A cafeteria worker has compiled a list of 25 school employees who died of cancer.[3] In 2007 three classrooms were found to have dangerously high levels of PCB in the air. Since, the school was scrubbed and a new ventilation system was installed.[3]
Notable alumni
- Kevin Antunes, 1987: Music director/keyboardist for Justin Timberlake, Madonna, 'NSync, NKOTB, Marky Mark, Snap!, Britney Spears, et al.
- Andre Bernier, 1977: Television meteorologist.
- Alphonse C. "Kiya" Duarte: Lead Singer and songwriter of the Band The Golden Clefs, Former NBHS alumni and Worker. Al passed away on July 3, 1986 of heart complications leaving behind his wife Gail (former worker of NBHS, and three children Donna (former Student and worker of NBHS), Susan former Alumni, and son Bruce J. Duarte of South Coast Paranormal Investigation and former US Gymnastics Coach.
- A Wilhelm Scream, 1990s: Punk band.
- Brian Helgeland, 1980: Screenwriter/Director.
- Marques Houtman, 1997: Basketball player for the national team of Cape Verde.
- Andre McCoy, 1980: Olympic boxer; killed in 1980 Olympic Boxing team plane crash.
- Sean Nelson, 1987: Front man for Harvey Danger and percussionist for Superhoney.
- Ana Rocha: Professional wrestler.
- Tavares: R&B/Soul band.
- Slight Of Mind: 90's Metal Bands lead singer and Guitarist Henry "The Hankster" Perry and Gary (Garcia) Gordon.
References
- ^ a b "2007-2008 NCLB Report Card - New Bedford High". Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Andrade Rodrigues, Linda (2004-08-03). "Under his leadership, JROTC did an about-face". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ a b Martin, David S. (2008-08-22). "Despite Love Canal's lessons, schoolchildren are still at risk". CNN. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
opened in 1972 on top of a former burn dump for PCBs
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