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Lexington High School (Massachusetts)

{{Short description|Public high school in Massachusetts, USA}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Lexington High School

| logo = Lexington High School (Massachusetts) Color Landscape Logo SVG.svg

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| motto = Joy in learning, curiosity in life, and compassion in all we do{{cite web |url=https://www.lexingtonma.org/ |access-date=4 June 2025}}

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| address = 251 Waltham Street

| city = Lexington

| state = Massachusetts

| zipcode = 02421

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|42|26|37|N|71|13|57|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public high school

| established = 1854{{cite book |last1=Hudson |first1=Charles |title=History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: History |date=1913 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |page=xxii |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lc41AAAAIAAJ&dq=Lexington+High+School+massachusetts+%221854%22&pg=PR22 |access-date=17 June 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=2291.1-2 Two reports of committee on establishing a high school, 1854 |url=https://records.lexingtonma.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=488754&page=7&cr=1 |website=records.lexingtonma.gov |access-date=17 June 2024}}

| founder =

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| district = Lexington Public Schools

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2506840|district_name=Lexington|access_date=April 7, 2024}}

| superintendent = Julie Hackett{{Cite web |title=Lexington Public Schools, Lexington Massachusetts |url=https://www.lexingtonma.org/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Lexington Public Schools |language=en-US}}

| ceeb = 221190{{cite web|title=LHS School Profile |url=http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/profile.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925003514/http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/profile.shtml |archive-date=September 25, 2009 }}

| principal = Andrew Baker{{Cite web |title=General 2 |url=https://www.lexingtonma.org/lexingtonhighschool |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Lexington Public Schools |language=en-US}}

| enrollment = 2,318 (2023–24){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=250684001001|title=Lexington High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 21, 2025}}

| faculty = 204.12 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 11.36

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| colors = {{Color box|Blue}}{{Color box|Gold}} Blue and Gold

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| nickname = Minutemen

| accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Massachusetts State Department of Education

| SAT = 645 verbal
674 math
1319 total

| SAT_year = 2017-18{{cite web|title=2017-18 SAT Performance Report (DISTRICT) All Students|url=http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/sat.aspx|publisher=Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|website=Mass.edu|date=September 20, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145223/http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/sat.aspx|url-status=live}}

| publication =

| newspaper = The Musket

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| feeder_schools = Jonas Clarke Middle School
William Diamond Middle School

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| website = {{URL| https://www.lexingtonma.org/lexingtonhighschool}}

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Lexington High School (LHS) is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. It is one of two high schools in Lexington, and is part of the Lexington Public Schools system. Its sports teams compete in division 1 of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)'s 4th district.

Campus

File:Lexington High School, 1875 restored.jpg

= Existing =

Lexington High School's campus consists of a central quadrangle (Quad), four main academic buildings (Arts & Humanities, World Language, Mathematics, Science), a field house, and a pair of modular classrooms (mods). The Quad is bounded by the Arts & Humanities building (on two sides), the Science building, and a covered walkway between the Science building and the World Language building.{{Cite web |title=Campus Map – Lexington High School |url=https://www.lexingtonma.org/lhs/campus-map/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.lexingtonma.org}}

= Future Plans =

Lexington High School's buildings suffer from a lack of space, an aging construction, and congestion. 100% of the science classrooms and 30% of general education classrooms do not meet the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) standards for recommended square footage, and the school received a "Does Not Meet Standard" on the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) review of its campus in 2008 and 2020.{{Cite web |title=FAQs |url=https://www.lhsproject.lexingtonma.org/faq |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=A New Vision for Lexington High School |language=en-US}}

The preferred solution is construction of a new school, starting in late 2026 and with completion planned for the 2029–2030 academic year. Dore+Whittier have been selected as the Owner's Project Manager, and SMMA as the architect.

Students and faculty

As of the 2023-24 school year, LHS had an enrollment of 2,318. With 184.4 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), the school operates with a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.{{Cite web |title=Contact Information - Lexington High (01550505) |url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?orgcode=01550505 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=profiles.doe.mass.edu}} There were 135 students (6.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 29 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.https://www.lexingtonma.gov/sites/lexingtonma/files/uploads/schoolenrolldemo_presentation030719.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|title=2021 Largest Public High Schools in Massachusetts|website=Niche|access-date=Nov 29, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164749/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|title=2021 Best Public High Schools in Massachusetts|website=Niche|access-date=Nov 29, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204014429/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|url-status=live}} The Asian student population has increased substantially in the 21st century, growing from 15% in 1999-2000 to 46% in 2023-24.{{Cite web |title=Enrollment Data (1999-00) - Lexington High (01550505) |url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01550505&orgtypecode=6&fycode=2000 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=profiles.doe.mass.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Enrollment Data (2023-24) - Lexington High (01550505) |url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01550505 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=profiles.doe.mass.edu}}

The math department of the Lexington Public Schools system has received national merit through the Mathematical Association of America, as the Edyth May Sliffe Award has been won by 8 Lexington Public Schools teachers (5 from the high school, and 3 from the middle schools) a total of 11 times. Lexington High School also has the most two-time winners (3 teachers; no teacher can win it more than twice).{{cite web |title=High School Mathematics Teaching Edyth May Sliffe Award |url=http://www.maa.org/high-school-mathematics-teaching-edyth-may-sliffe-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327224939/http://www.maa.org/high-school-mathematics-teaching-edyth-may-sliffe-award |archive-date=2015-03-27 |access-date=2014-10-20}}

Rankings

In 2021, LHS has been recognized by US News and Niche.com as the 2nd and 3rd ranked traditional (non-charter) public high school, respectively, in Massachusetts.{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/rankings |title=Archived copy |website=www.usnews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518000327/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/rankings |archive-date=2021-05-18 |url-status=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|title=2021 Best Public High Schools in Massachusetts|website=Niche|access-date=2020-11-29|archive-date=2021-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204014429/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/massachusetts/|url-status=live}}

Academic competition

=Debate=

Lexington High School has a debate program consisting of three divisions: Lincoln–Douglas, Policy, and Public Forum, all taught as elective courses. LHS has won all three major divisions at the Tournament of Champions (TOC).{{cite web| title=Results History| date=13 June 2017| url=https://ci.uky.edu/UKDebate/results-history/| access-date=3 July 2020| archive-date=10 June 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610023805/http://ci.uky.edu/UKDebate/results-history| url-status=live}} It has also had winners or runners-up at National Catholic Forensic League, National Debate Coaches Association, and National Speech and Debate Association. As of 2019, Lexington's debate team has won both the Policy division and the Sweepstakes Award at the State Championship for the last 45 years.{{cite web | title=State Champions of the MSDL | url=http://www.msdlonline.org/state-champions.html/ | access-date=2020-07-03 | archive-date=2020-08-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802190020/http://www.msdlonline.org/state-champions.html | url-status=live }}

Lexington won the Policy division at the TOC in 1994.{{cite web | title=TOC XL Trivia: Westminster Wins Third Consecutive Championship | url=https://the3nr.com/2011/05/04/toc-xl-trivia-westminster-wins-third-consecutive-championship/ | access-date=2020-07-03 | archive-date=2020-09-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930055722/https://the3nr.com/2011/05/04/toc-xl-trivia-westminster-wins-third-consecutive-championship/ | url-status=live }} A Lexington team won the TOC in the Public Forum division in 2007. Lexington won the Lincoln-Douglas debate division at the TOC in 2012.{{cite news | url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20120524/News/305249434/ | title=Debate championship brings prestige to Lexington High team | first=Sam | last=Flaster | date=24 May 2012 | access-date=3 July 2020 | archive-date=22 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164804/https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/lexington-minuteman/2012/05/24/debate-championship-brings-prestige-to/38998286007/ | url-status=live }} In 2020, Lexington again won the TOC in Lincoln-Douglas.{{cite web| title=Evan Li Wins the eTOC| date=20 April 2020| url=https://www.vbriefly.com/2020/04/20/evan-li-wins-the-etoc/| access-date=3 July 2020| archive-date=13 August 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813061943/https://www.vbriefly.com/2020/04/20/evan-li-wins-the-etoc/| url-status=live}} Lexington has won top speakers awards at the NDCA in Lincoln-Douglas (2012) and Public Forum (2017), and at the TOC in Policy (1986, 1995).{{cite web | title=Past Results | url=https://jim-menick-hui9.squarespace.com/past-results/ | access-date=2020-07-03 | archive-date=2022-02-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164748/https://jim-menick-hui9.squarespace.com/past-results/ | url-status=live }}

The Director of Debate at Lexington High School is Sheryl Kaczmarek.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sherylkaz.com/about.html |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=My Site |language=en}} In 2022, she was inducted into the Tournament of Champions hall of fame.{{Citation |title=TOC Awards (2022) | date=27 April 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMD9ojB9bCc |language=en |access-date=2022-05-22}}

=Chess=

The Lexington High School chess team won the Massachusetts State Chess Championship in 2011, 2013, and 2014.{{cite web | title=MACA Hurvitz Cup State Scholastic Team Champions | url=http://www.masschess.org/Scholastics/State-Scholastic-Hurvitz-Champions.aspx?H_Section_ID=1 | access-date=2019-12-30 | archive-date=2019-11-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101183441/http://www.masschess.org/Scholastics/State-Scholastic-Hurvitz-Champions.aspx%3FH_Section_ID%3D1 | url-status=live }} In 2009, the team placed 2nd in the freshman section of the annual National K-12 Scholastic Championship in Dallas, Texas.{{cite web |title=Chess Team Second in the Nation |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/x1437799442/Chess-team-second-in-the-nation#axzz1chZUjoZt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209061949/http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/x1437799442/Chess-team-second-in-the-nation%23axzz1chZUjoZt |archive-date=February 9, 2013}} In 2010, the team placed 2nd in the Rhode Island State Championship.{{cite web |title=2011 RI Scholastic Championship |url=http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103102304/http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181 |archive-date=2011-11-03 |access-date=2011-11-04}}

= Science =

Lexington High School competes in the National Science Bowl, National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Envirothon, and Science Olympiad. In the National Science Bowl, LHS has placed first five times, tying with Mira Loma High School for the most first-place finishes.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-02 |title=NSB Past High School National Science Bowl Winners |url=https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/About/Historical-Information/Past-National-Science-Bowl-Winners/Past-HS-Winners |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=U.S. DOE Office of Science |language=en-US}} In the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, LHS won the national competition between 1998 and 2002, the first five years of the competition's existence, giving it more wins than any other school. LHS won the Envirothon in 2022 and 2023.{{Cite web |title=Massachusetts Team Named 2022 NCF-Envirothon Competition Champions |url=https://envirothon.org/massachusetts-team-named-2022-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Massachusetts Team Named 2023 NCF-Envirothon Competition Champions |url=https://envirothon.org/massachusetts-team-named-2023-ncf-envirothon-competition-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |language=en-US}}

Athletics and sports

Lexington High competes within division 1 of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s 4th district as a member the Middlesex League.{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_bin/documents/menu/MIAALeagueDirectory.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201235600/http://www.miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_bin/documents/menu/MIAALeagueDirectory.pdf |archive-date=2020-12-01 |access-date=2021-05-17}}

Lexington High School offers the following sports:{{cite web | title=Athletics Department | url=http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Dept/PE/ | access-date=2008-04-08 | archive-date=2008-04-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404014419/http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Dept/PE/ | url-status=live }}

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  • Fall: August–November
  • Cross country: boys' varsity, girls' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' junior varsity
  • Football: varsity, junior varsity, freshman
  • Cheerleading: football
  • Field hockey: varsity, junior varsity, freshman
  • Golf: Co-ed varsity
  • Soccer: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, boys' freshman, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity, girls' freshman
  • Swimming: girls' varsity
  • Volleyball: girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity, girls' freshman
  • Winter: December–February
  • Alpine skiing: girls' and boys'
  • Basketball: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, boys' freshman, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity, girls' freshman
  • Cheerleading: co-ed basketball
  • Ice hockey: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity
  • Indoor track: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity
  • Swimming: boys' varsity
  • Wrestling: varsity, junior varsity
  • Spring: March–June
  • Baseball: varsity, junior varsity, freshman
  • Lacrosse: boys' varsity, boys' Junior varsity, boys' freshman, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity, girls' freshman
  • Outdoor track and field: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity
  • Softball: varsity, junior varsity, freshman
  • Tennis: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' varsity, girls' junior varsity
  • Ultimate: boys' varsity, boys' junior varsity, girls' varsity
  • Volleyball: boys' varsity

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=Titles and acknowledgements=

Lexington High School sports teams have received the following accolades:

  • LHS's Girls Cross Country team has won a Massachusetts Divisional State Championship six (6) times - 2000, 2001, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019 - and the All State Championship in 2016.
  • LHS's Boys Cross Country team won a Massachusetts Divisional State Championship in 1958, 1959, 1988, and 2018.
  • The Girls Indoor Track & Field team won the Massachusetts Division I State Championships in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 2013. The team also won the All State title in 1990.{{cite web |title=Lexington XC&TF |url=https://www.lexxctf.com/history--records.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923030300/http://www.lexxctf.com/ |archive-date=2012-09-23 |access-date=2012-03-28}}
  • The Boys Indoor Track & Field team won the Massachusetts Division I State Championships in 1970, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2015, and 2016.{{Cite web |title=Massachusetts Division I State Championships 2006-7 results |url=http://www.miaa.net/IndoorTrack06-Div1-Results.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203205839/http://www.miaa.net/IndoorTrack06-Div1-Results.htm |archive-date=Dec 3, 2010 |access-date=Nov 29, 2020}}[http://miaa.ezstream.net/index.cfm?itemid=708 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222000548/http://miaa.ezstream.net/index.cfm?itemid=708|date=2008-02-22}}. Miaa.ezstream.net (2007-02-16). Retrieved on 2013-10-05. The team won the All State title on three occasions: 1970, 1994, and 2007.
  • The Girls Outdoor Track & Field team won the Massachusetts All State Championships in 1987 and 1998.
  • The Boys Outdoor Track & Field team won the Massachusetts Division I State Championships in 1994, 2007, and in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Wasserman |first=Matty |date=May 27, 2023 |title=Amari Mow pushes Lexington boys; Ashley Sheldon powers Andover girls in Division 1 track and field state championship - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/27/sports/maldens-johnny-emmanuel-blazes-new-trail-with-record-setting-victory-boys-400-meter-div-1-track-field-state-championship/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}} The team also won the All-State Championship in 1994 and 2007. The team scoring of the All State Championships was discontinued in 2022.
  • The LHS girls' varsity softball team won the Massachusetts Division I State Championships in 2008 and 2009.{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=Steve |date=2008-06-15 |title=Lexington dashes to glory past Gardner for D1 softball title |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/06/15/lexington-dashes-to-glory-past-gardner-for-d1-softball-title/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}
  • The boys' basketball team won four state titles in the 1960s and 1970s, including in 1978.Marvin Pave, "Bob Farias, inspiring boys’ basketball coach at Lexington High School, dies at 73," Boston Globe, October 15, 2019, https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/10/15/bob-farias-inspiring-boys-basketball-coach-lexington-high-school-dies/WHbF7tSGR54qoDuRZ9sdyH/story.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203021718/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/10/15/bob-farias-inspiring-boys-basketball-coach-lexington-high-school-dies/WHbF7tSGR54qoDuRZ9sdyH/story.html |date=2021-12-03 }}
  • Former LHS football coach Bill Tighe was the oldest football coach in the country.{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Brendan|title=Prep coach Bill Tighe retires at 86|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/news/story?id=5850582|work=ESPN.com|access-date=23 January 2015|date=26 November 2010|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074909/http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/news/story?id=5850582|url-status=live}}
  • The LHS boys' varsity soccer team won the Massachusetts Division I State Championships for the first time ever in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/11/19/lexington-completes-improbable-run-title/vuC47I9S5FdE6bJxEQvZzN/story.html|title=Lexington completes improbable run to D1 title - The Boston Globe|newspaper=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2017-02-10|archive-date=2017-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211130906/http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/11/19/lexington-completes-improbable-run-title/vuC47I9S5FdE6bJxEQvZzN/story.html|url-status=live}}
  • The LHS ultimate frisbee team won the MA State Championships in 2013 and 2015 {{cite web | url=https://ultiworld.com/team/54068/lexington-ma/ | title=Lexington (MA) - Team News, Stats, History & More }}

Extracurriculars

= GSA =

In 2005, Fred Phelps, of Topeka, Kansas, and his church (the Westboro Baptist Church) protested the Lexington High School graduation because of the school's support of its gay-straight alliance. The group returned in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/homepage/x792891077/Counter-protest-begins |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209043513/http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/homepage/x792891077/Counter-protest-begins |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=Westboro Baptist Church met with silence at high school protest - Lexington, MA - Lexington Minuteman |work=Wickedlocal.com |date=2009-03-13 |access-date=2012-03-28 }}

= Drama =

The Lexington High School Drama Company is a student and staff run production company that puts on two annual productions (Spring Musical and Fall Play) among other events. The company consists of the Cast, Crew, Costumes, Pit Orchestra, and Improv Troupe. {{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

=''The Musket''=

The Musket is the school newspaper. Until 1965, the school newspaper was called The High-Spot.{{cite web|title=Lexington High School Newspapers|url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexington/message/23860|work=Yahoo! Groups|publisher=Yahoo!, Inc|access-date=9 August 2012|author=wendypicnic|date=24 April 2012|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164748/https://www.yahoo.com/|url-status=dead}}

In 1997 The Musket ran into controversy by refusing to run an abstinence ad. The paper's First Amendment rights were maintained with the victory in Yeo v Town of Lexington, a case argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.{{cite web |url=http://www.jea.org/pressrights/pressrightscurriculum/yeolesson.html |title=Advertising, free speech and a sound editorial policy in scholastic publications |website=www.jea.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621001605/http://www.jea.org/pressrights/pressrightscurriculum/yeolesson.html |archive-date=June 21, 2010}}

Notable alumni

{{alumni|date=September 2021}}

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  • Orny Adams, comedian and writerMcGrath, Jenny. [http://www.wetpaint.com/orny-adams-on-his-crappy-week-getting-cast-on-teen-wolf-and-the-coachs-advice-for-justin-bieber-and-selena-gomez-737719/ "Orny Adams on His Crappy Week, Getting Cast on Teen Wolf, and the Coach’s Advice for Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005940/http://www.wetpaint.com/orny-adams-on-his-crappy-week-getting-cast-on-teen-wolf-and-the-coachs-advice-for-justin-bieber-and-selena-gomez-737719/ |date=2017-12-06 }}, Wetpaint, November 15, 2012. Accessed December 5, 2017. "[Q] Have you ever had a coach like the Coach? [A] Coach Ferrias, Lexington High School. Something that he would do that I’ve thought about doing, is he would also whistle at us."
  • Michael Arnowitt, pianist and composer
  • Andrea Bertozzi, academic
  • Carolyn Bertozzi (1984 {{cite web | url=https://lexobserver.org/2022/10/07/lexingtonian-carolyn-bertozzi-wins-the-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/ | title=Lexingtonian Carolyn Bertozzi wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry | date=7 October 2022 }}), chemist and Nobel laureate
  • James MacGregor Burns, historianDobrowolski, Tony. [http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/james-macgregor-burns-historian-and-fdr-biographer-dies-at-age-95,367499 "James MacGregor Burns, historian and FDR biographer, dies at age 95"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027181343/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/james-macgregor-burns-historian-and-fdr-biographer-dies-at-age-95,367499 |date=2017-10-27 }}, The Berkshire Eagle, July 15, 2014. Accessed December 5, 2017. "Born in Melrose on Aug. 3, 1918, Burns grew up in Burlington and attended Lexington High School before he enrolled at Williams."
  • Kurt Busiek, writer
  • Dawen, singer-songwriter
  • Dave DeGuglielmo, National Football League (NFL) football coachFarinella, Mark. [http://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/patriots/keeping-in-line/article_6683fedf-118a-5cdf-a16f-bbfb35cc6383.html " Keeping in line; Pats solid up front thanks to assistant coach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222164806/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/patriots/keeping-in-line/article_6683fedf-118a-5cdf-a16f-bbfb35cc6383.html |date=2022-02-22 }}, The Sun Chronicle, January 29, 2015. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The point was that Belichick did not expect DeGuglielmo, a former assistant on the staffs of the Giants, Dolphins and Jets, to mirror or mimic his predecessor, who had spent 30 years in the Patriots' organization and was wildly successful as their offensive line coach. He expected DeGuglielmo, a former football standout at Lexington High School, to be himself and attack the job in his own way."
  • Dane DiLiegro (2006), actor and former professional basketball player
  • Rachel Dratch (1984), actress, comedian, writerWalker, Adrian. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/07/decades-lexington-students-remember-their-beloved-mrs/b8ehWlgQgE5N9oNqfOfraL/story.html "Decades of Lexington students remember their beloved 'Mrs. P.'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074611/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/07/decades-lexington-students-remember-their-beloved-mrs/b8ehWlgQgE5N9oNqfOfraL/story.html |date=2017-12-06 }}, The Boston Globe, April 8, 2016. Accessed December 5, 2017. "To this day, Rachel Dratch is a bit surprised that Sandi Peaslee — “Mrs. P.” to her students — put up with her behavior in chorus class at Lexington High School."
  • Brad Ellis, musician
  • Steven Feifke, musician
  • Sal Frelick, MLB Player
  • Xyla Foxlin, engineer and YouTuber{{cite web

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  • Richard Friedenberg, screenwriter
  • Bathsheba Grossman, sculptor
  • Lev Grossman (1987), novelist and journalist
  • Pete Holmes (1997), comedian
  • Mehran Khaghani (1994), comedian
  • James Kvaal (1992), undersecretary of education in the Biden administration
  • Jon Landau, music critic, manager and record producer
  • Michael Larsen (1980), mathematician
  • Ron Lee, National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player
  • Zachary Lemnios (1972), Assistant Secretary of Defense
  • Les McClaine (1995), cartoonist and animation designer
  • Scott McCloud (1978), cartoonist and comics theorist
  • Bill McKibben (1977), environmentalist and writer
  • Dinny McNamara, former MLB player (Boston Braves)
  • Eugene Mirman (1992), comedian, writer, and filmmaker
  • Russell Morash (1953), television producer and creator, This Old House and Cooking with Julia Child{{cite news |title=Celebrate the craftsmanship: Lexington resident to get Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/lexington-minuteman/2014/06/20/celebrate-craftsmanship-lexington-resident-to/36986648007/ |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=Wicked Local |date=20 June 2014}}
  • Catherine Murphy (1963), artist{{cite web |url=http://art.yale.edu/CatherineMurphy |title=Yale University School of Art: Catherine Murphy |work=Art.yale.edu |access-date=2012-03-28 |archive-date=2017-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165330/http://art.yale.edu/CatherineMurphy |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.elledecor.com/decorating/articles/art-show-catherine-murphy |title=Catherine Murphy's Photorealistic Paintings |work=Elledecor.com |date=2010-10-28 |access-date=2012-03-28 |archive-date=2012-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425053243/http://www.elledecor.com/decorating/articles/art-show-catherine-murphy |url-status=live }}
  • Don Nottebart (1954), Houston Astros baseball player
  • Ryan Jude Novelline (2008), contemporary artist and fashion designer
  • Meghan O'Sullivan (1987), official in administration of George W. Bush
  • Amanda Palmer (1994), musical performer, composer, and member of the duo The Dresden Dolls
  • Dafna Hochman Rand (1996), official in administrations of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden
  • Matt Reynolds, assistant coach for the Boston Celtics
  • Chris Shaw (2012), professional baseball player, San Francisco Giants
  • Bob Sheridan (1962), boxing announcer, Don King Productions
  • Tom Silva (1965), general contractor and on-screen personality for This Old House
  • Amy Smith (1980 or '81), mechanical engineer, MacArthur Fellow{{cite web|last=Technology|first=Massachusetts Institute of|title=MacArthur Fellows|url=http://web.mit.edu/ir/pop/awards/macarthur.html|publisher=MIT|access-date=2012-04-23|archive-date=2012-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502160849/http://web.mit.edu/ir/pop/awards/macarthur.html|url-status=live}}
  • Bill Staines (1964), folk music artist
  • Mark Stetson (1969), visual effects artist, Academy Award winner, Best Visual Effects, for his work on the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • William G. Tapply (1958), author of Brady Coyne mystery series{{cite web |url=http://www.williamgtapply.com/ |title=William G. Tapply Online |work=Williamgtapply.com |access-date=2012-03-28 |archive-date=2012-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229090106/http://www.williamgtapply.com/ |url-status=live }}
  • Melanie Thernstrom (1982), author
  • Rumay Wang aka Hafu (gamer), Twitch streamer{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/lexingtonhighsch2010lexi/page/196 |title=Lexington High School Yearbook: 2010|access-date=2023-11-09 }}
  • Drew Weissman (1977 {{cite web | url=https://lhsmusket.com/794/columns/an-overview-of-vaccines/ | title=An Overview of Vaccines }}), immunologist and Nobel laureate
  • Ethan Zohn (1992), winner of Survivor: AfricaMiller, Samantha. [http://people.com/archive/nice-catch-vol-57-no-3/ "Nice Catch!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206010008/http://people.com/archive/nice-catch-vol-57-no-3/ |date=2017-12-06 }}, People (magazine), January 28, 202. Accessed December 5, 2017. "At Lexington High School he also took up track and lacrosse before enrolling at Vassar College, where he earned a B.A. in biology in 1996."

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