Methuen High School

Public school in Methuen, MA , United States

Athletics conferenceMerrimack Valley Conference (MVC)MascotRangersTeam nameMethuen RangersWebsiteMethuen Public Schools

Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five public schools in Methuen and it is the only high school in the district.

Environment

Methuen High School first opened in 1975. The school was originally designed with the open classroom theory. Since then, a $100 million renovation^[3] has been conducted and all classrooms now have walls. Also due in part to the renovation, students now receive iPads which they keep for the entire year. This is known as the 1:1 iPad program. The renovation also includes an expansion, which includes a brand new cafeteria, auditorium, fine arts area, lobby, and media center.

Demographics

According to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, the school has 1,898 current enrollments. By gender, 999 are male, 896 are female, and 3 are non-binary. By race, 6.3% are African American, 50.2% are Hispanic or Latino, 37.7% White 4.0% Asian, and 1.9% are multi-race/non-hispanic. ^[4]

Athletics

Methuen High is a member of the Merrimack Valley Athletic Conference. The school offers 25 sports at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen levels. For boys: football, soccer, cross country, golf, basketball, indoor track, ice hockey, wrestling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, outdoor track, and lacrosse. For girls: field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swimming & diving, cheerleading, gymnastics, basketball, indoor track, tennis, outdoor track, and softball. Methuen teams play as the Rangers, inspired by Methuen native Robert Rogers and his foundation of Rogers' Rangers, which eventually led to the formation of the United States Army Rangers.^{[citation needed]} Methuen High School also has a marching band which competes in the NESBA conference, as well as a JROTC battalion.

Notable alumni

Steve Bedrosian, former MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants^[5]
Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003, MTV VJ ^[6]
Amanda Conway, professional ice hockey player with the Connecticut Whale
Ben Cosgrove, composer and multi-instrumentalist
Sean Furey, two-time United States Olympic Team member (2012, 2016) - Javelin
Calvin Kattar, professional Mixed Martial Artist, current UFC Featherweight^[7]
Gary McLain, former Villanova men's basketball player
Mark Buben, former New England Patriot DE 1979-1981 and Cleveland Brown 1982 NT

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Methuen High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
^ Huggins, J.J. (2010-05-28). "$100m Methuen High renovation a done deal". The Eagle-Tribune.
^ Enrollment data (2023–24) - Methuen High (01810505). (n.d.). https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01810505&orgtypecode=6
^ "1975 Methuen High School Yearbook". The High School. 1975.
^ Castillo, Susie (2007-06-06). "My 'Mass.' Mania". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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