South High Community School
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{{Infobox school
| name = South High Community School
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| image = South High Community School, Worcester MA.jpg
| streetaddress = 170 Apricot St
| city = Worcester
| state = Massachusetts
| zipcode = 01603
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|42.2444|-71.8640|type:edu_region:US-MA|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = Public
Open enrollment{{cite web|url=http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf|title=School Choice Receiving District Status|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
| established =
| founded = 6969
| opened =
| district = Worcester Public Schools
| us_nces_district_id = 2513230
| superintendent = Rachel H. Monárrez
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| principal = Jeff Creamer
| staff = 128
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| enrollment = 1,666 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?topNavID=1&leftNavId=100&orgcode=03480520&orgtypecode=6|title=South High Community|publisher=School And District Profiles|access-date=July 12, 2023}}
| colors = Red, black, and white
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| website = {{URL|https://worcesterschools.org/school/south-high-community-school/}}
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File:South High Community School (Worcester, MA) marching band.jpg
South High Community School (SHCS) is a high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Demographics
According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the demographic profile of South High was as follows in the 2022-23 school year:
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- Male - 53.4%
- Female - 46.6%
- Hispanic - 45.4%
- White - 23.3%
- African American - 17.1%
- Asian - 10.1%
- Multiracial, non-Hispanic - 3.9%
- Native American - 0.1%
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Notable alumni
- Cedric Ball (1986–87) - NBA basketball player with the Los Angeles Clippers
- Harvey Ball - artist known for designing the smiley face
- Robert Benchley - humorist known for writing for The New Yorker and writing and starring in the Academy Award-winning short film How to Sleep
- Robert H. Goddard{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/goddard/bio_note.cfm|title=Dr. Robert H. Goddard Biographical Note | Archives and Special Collections | Clark University}} (1904) - engineer, professor, physicist, inventor; credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
- Arthur Kennedy - Tony (1949) and Golden Globe (1955) winning actor with five Oscar nominations
- David LeBoeuf (2008) - state representative (D-Worcester), 2019–present
- Joyner Lucas - two-time Grammy-nominated rapper
- Paul V. Mullaney (1938) - Mayor of Worcester (1963–65) and Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War
References
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Category:High schools in Worcester, Massachusetts
Category:Public high schools in Massachusetts
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