Dracut High School
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Dracut Senior High School is the public senior high school in the Merrimack Valley
town of Dracut, Massachusetts
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The high school's colors are Columbia blue, navy blue, silver and white. The team name is the Middies and the symbol is an anchor, except for in Football where the logo is a "Lightning Sword". These are references to midshipmen, as historically, the town was a place where U.S. Navy uniforms were created. Dracut High itself was built in the early 1950s and is frequently overcrowded, as roughly 1,600 students attend the school that was built for a fraction of that number, approximately 900. But recently the state has approved funding to build a new high school on the same lot.
Dracut High School is well known in the Merrimack Valley
for their marching band
and color guard
, and also for their Show Choir, A Cappella Vocal Ensemble, the A Cappellicans (which performs at many inside and outdoor venues throughout the year) and general music department.The high school is also very well known for its Spring Musical that is performed each April. The Music Department has received numerous awards for their productions.
The school was the first in Massachusetts to ban iPod
s and other electronic devices during school hours. This set a precedent that has been followed by 14 other schools, including Acton-Boxboro, Cohasset, Gloucester, and Durfee
.
Dracut High School is surrounded by 3 other schools: the Lakeview Junior High School, George H. Englesby Intermediate School and Brookside Elementary School.
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, United States. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native...
town of Dracut, Massachusetts
Dracut, Massachusetts
Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire...
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The high school's colors are Columbia blue, navy blue, silver and white. The team name is the Middies and the symbol is an anchor, except for in Football where the logo is a "Lightning Sword". These are references to midshipmen, as historically, the town was a place where U.S. Navy uniforms were created. Dracut High itself was built in the early 1950s and is frequently overcrowded, as roughly 1,600 students attend the school that was built for a fraction of that number, approximately 900. But recently the state has approved funding to build a new high school on the same lot.
Dracut High School is well known in the Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, United States. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native...
for their marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and color guard
Color guard
In the military of the United States and other militaries, the color guard carries the National Color and other flags appropriate to its position in the chain of command. Typically these include a unit flag and a departmental flag...
, and also for their Show Choir, A Cappella Vocal Ensemble, the A Cappellicans (which performs at many inside and outdoor venues throughout the year) and general music department.The high school is also very well known for its Spring Musical that is performed each April. The Music Department has received numerous awards for their productions.
The school was the first in Massachusetts to ban iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
s and other electronic devices during school hours. This set a precedent that has been followed by 14 other schools, including Acton-Boxboro, Cohasset, Gloucester, and Durfee
B.M.C. Durfee High School
B.M.C. Durfee High School is an historic former high school building at 289 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981...
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Dracut High School is surrounded by 3 other schools: the Lakeview Junior High School, George H. Englesby Intermediate School and Brookside Elementary School.