Norwood High School (Massachusetts)
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| address = 245 Nichols Street
| city = Norwood
| state = Massachusetts
| zipcode = 02062
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| opened = 1921 (original)
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| district = Norwood Public Schools
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| principal = Hugh Galligan
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| school_colors = Blue, Gold and White
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| athletics_conference = Tri-Valley League
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564 math
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Norwood High School (NHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school is the only high school within the Norwood Public Schools district and is located at 245 Nichols Street.
Demographics
{{Massachusetts High School Student Demographics
|reporting_year = 2018-2019{{cite web |title=Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Norwood High (02200505) |url=http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=02200505&orgtypecode=6& |website=profiles.doe.mass.edu}}
|total# =985
|teacher# =70
|afr% =12.4
|asian% =4.5
|hisp% =13.1
|nat% =0
|white% =67.4
|haw% =0.1
|multi% =2.5
|male# =493
|fem# =492
|gr9# =255
|gr10# =242
|gr11# =245
|gr12# =236
|grsp# =7
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Athletics
The Norwood Mustangs are a member of the Tri-Valley League, a league within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.{{cite web|title=Bay State Conference|url=http://www.baystateconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7|access-date=29 December 2014}} They have a traditional rivalry with Dedham High School and Walpole High School.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
In 2016, Norwood explored a move to the Tri-Valley League, similar to Dedham's move after the 2015–16 academic year. Norwood had the second-smallest enrollment of BSC schools during the 2015-16 year with 967, less than half of the largest schools in the conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.norwoodrecord.com/22989/248028/a/for-the-bay-state-conference-its-a-numbers-game|title=For the Bay State Conference, it's a numbers game|website=norwoodrecord.com}} In October 2017, Norwood's move to the TVL became official. The 2017–2018 school year was the 60th and final season for Norwood's membership in the Bay State Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.norwoodrecord.com/22989/306922/a/its-official-norwood-high-school-to-join-tri-valley-league-for-2018-19-school-ye|title=It's official: Norwood High School to join Tri-Valley League for 2018-19 school year|website=norwoodrecord.com}}
=Thanksgiving Day football rivalry=
Dedham High School began playing Norwood High School in an annual football contest in 1920. Over the years, there have been several notable incidents. In 1946, thousands of fans swarmed the field for about 20 minutes after a Norwood touchdown pass was brought back on an offensive interference penalty. During the closing minutes of the game, the crowd threw stones and other objects at the officials. The Dedham Police Department had to escort them off the field after the game.{{cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113598922/unruly-fans-stone-officials-as-dedham/ | title = Unruly Fans Stone Officials as Dedham Tops Norwood | newspaper = The Boston Globe | date = November 29, 1946 | page = 7 | accessdate = November 24, 2022 | via = Newspapers.com }}
In 1956, seven boys from Norwood High School threw bottles of blue and white paint, the school colors, through the windows of Dedham's School Department administration building to celebrate their team's win the day before. While they admitted to the paint, they denied being involved with the smashing of 22 windows at Dedham High School on Thanksgiving Day.{{Cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113598188/7-norwood-boys-admit-hurling-paint-at/ | title = 7 Norwood Boys Admit Hurling Paint at School | newspaper = The Boston Globe | date = November 30, 1956 | page = 39 | accessdate = November 24, 2022 | via = Newspapers.com }}
Notable alumni
- Richie Hebner, 1966 graduate, Major League Baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers
- Eric Griffin, 1992 graduate, Professional Guitarist, Murderdolls, Faster Pussycat, Genitorturers, Wednesday 13
References
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Category:Norwood, Massachusetts
Category:Public high schools in Massachusetts
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Category:High schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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