Framingham High School
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Framingham High School, or FHS, is an urban/suburban public high school
in the town of Framingham
, Massachusetts
, United States
, located approximately 20 miles west of Boston
. Founded in 1792 as Framingham Academy, the current high school was the result of the merger of Framingham North and Framingham South High Schools in 1991.
Like most high schools in the United States
, it enrolls students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. The school has an approximate enrollment of 2,184 students, making it the sixth largest high school in Massachusetts
. Framingham High School has a racially, ethnically, economically, and linguistically diverse population and 20% of its students are considered low-income and 30% have a language other than English as their first language. The school is classified as an urban high school by the state of Massachusetts and the fifth largest high school in the state.
Framingham High School has received numerous awards for being a successful urban school, including a designation as a Commonwealth Compass School by the state of Massachusetts and as a Vanguard Model School by MassInsight.
The Framingham High School Flyers compete in the Bay State League-Carey Division of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
's Division I and their mascot is the Fleagle (Flying Eagle).
Other demographics:
First Language not English 30.7%, Limited English Proficient 6.6%, Low-income 20.0%, Special Education 16.6%, Free Lunch 13.7%, Reduced Lunch 6.3%
Framingham High School is a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse school and in part this relates to the town of Framingham being historically a hub for immigrants to the United States. The student body of Framingham High is made up of significant immigrant (or children of immigrant) populations from Brazil, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Russia, Asia, and Africa.
In 1852 the high school was formed, and later became the legal successor to the Academy. Thus the high school can be considered to be founded in either 1792 or 1852.
In 1959 a new building on Flagg Drive replaced the original high school on Union Ave. that was built in the 1920s. The original building was eventually converted to house several facilities, including the Danforth Museum and the Callahan Senior Center.
In 1963, due to an increasing school population, the original Framingham High was split into two schools, Framingham North High School and Framingham South High School. South High was located in the Flagg Drive campus in South Framingham (now the Fuller Middle School) and North High was located at the new school building at Winch Park on A St. in Saxonville. Originally, North High shared facilities with Winch Park Middle School ("E" & "F" halls in the current building) until 1974 when the first Cameron Middle School opened on Elm St. The two high schools remained separate until 1991 when they were merged to create a unified school under the name Framingham High School.
The two high schools were distinguished by their colors and mascots: North had the Spartans
in yellow and green while South had the original town mascot Flyers in blue and white. When the time for the merger of the schools came, the district held an election to determine the fate of the colors and mascots. The winning combination was to be the Spartans in blue and white, however alumni of the original Framingham High raised a protest that the town should revert to the original mascot and colors which happened to be used by Framingham South. After discussion with the student body, it was agreed that the colors & mascot would be reverted to the original set.
On a visit on October 20, 1994, President
Bill Clinton
signed the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) in the school's John F. Kennedy
gymnasium.
Framingham High School has received press for its success with students in the English as a Second Language Program. Noting that 69 percent of Framingham students are considered proficient in English after three or more years and the school has higher graduation rates and MCAS scores than most other districts with large groups of English-learners. Only 17 percent of Framingham’s English Language Learners drop out of school, half that of districts with similar demographics. Part of this successes is attributed to Framingham's use of a provision in the Massachusetts law by having parents waive their right to an all-English education. In Framingham, very few parents of high schoolers have chosen the English-only option.
Framingham High School has a unique co-teaching program, where most teachers at the school co-teach a course with a colleague from the same discipline. This helps reduce the student-teacher ratio in the classroom and intends to lead to greater faculty collegiality and collaboration. It contributed to the school's earning of Commonwealth Compass School designation.
Framingham High School also has several innovative programs for at-risk and struggling students, including Resiliency for Life, Step Up to Excellence, Mazie Mentoring Program, Academic Development Center (peer-to-peer school day tutoring) and the Phoenix Program, as well as the Thayer Campus, an alternative high school located in south Framingham.
In 2004, Framingham High School launched a "homeroom adviser" program, hoping to reduce the high rate of freshman
students being forced to repeat their first year, a problem for many schools in the state. The advisers have around 25 students each, and watch the students' grades and attendance, meet with them individually, and may also consult with parents or teachers. It is hoped that the program will catch struggling students early and encourage them to feel more accountable for their studies
's Division I. The school offers and competes competitively in a number of sports, including cross-country
, outdoor track, indoor track, cheerleading
, basketball
, field hockey
, american football
, golf
, gymnastics
, ice hockey
, lacrosse
, soccer, tennis
, swimming
, softball
, wrestling
, and volleyball
.
a live newscast at 7:15 a.m. every day to the high school in 1999, and then to the entire town in 2005. Flyer News is run by television
production
teacher Dan Devlen and his students. A Flyer News episode
may consist of student-produced segments such as Sez-You, which interviews the student body on various topics; Webcrawler, a technology segment; Word of the Week, asking students to define a different word each week and broadcasting the more entertaining responses; New England Sports Minute, which covers the latest news in the New England professional sporting world; Sports Update, which brings updates about Framingham High School sports; and a daily segment, Homeroom Headlines, giving morning announcements, among other things. One of Flyer News' focal points is to get the student opinion on the issues to voice the student-body's beliefs. Flyer News episodes are rebroadcast to the town every day during the school year, at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m on Comcast
Channel 8, RCN
Channel 15, and Verizon FiOS
Channel 41. The station also airs numerous sports games, as well as student-produced movies, music videos, and public service announcements.
, a suburb of St. Petersburg. George Perrone, now-retired Music Director, brought a contingent of musicians to perform at several venues in Lomonosov. In return, Lomonosov residents visited Framingham and Framingham High. This exchange has not taken place since April, 2002.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the town of Framingham
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, located approximately 20 miles west of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. Founded in 1792 as Framingham Academy, the current high school was the result of the merger of Framingham North and Framingham South High Schools in 1991.
Like most high schools in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it enrolls students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. The school has an approximate enrollment of 2,184 students, making it the sixth largest high school in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Framingham High School has a racially, ethnically, economically, and linguistically diverse population and 20% of its students are considered low-income and 30% have a language other than English as their first language. The school is classified as an urban high school by the state of Massachusetts and the fifth largest high school in the state.
Framingham High School has received numerous awards for being a successful urban school, including a designation as a Commonwealth Compass School by the state of Massachusetts and as a Vanguard Model School by MassInsight.
The Framingham High School Flyers compete in the Bay State League-Carey Division of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association , comprising 365 high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, is an organization that sponsors activities in more than thirty sports. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations , which writes the rules...
's Division I and their mascot is the Fleagle (Flying Eagle).
Demographics
Framingham High School racial/ethnic demographics: African American 7.8%, Asian 6.3%, Hispanic 18.5%, Native American 0.2%, White 66.8%, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0%, Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 0.3% Approximately 20% of the school's white population (and 14% of the entire school population) is of Brazilian descent. (Massachusetts department of education 2010-11 school year)Other demographics:
First Language not English 30.7%, Limited English Proficient 6.6%, Low-income 20.0%, Special Education 16.6%, Free Lunch 13.7%, Reduced Lunch 6.3%
Framingham High School is a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse school and in part this relates to the town of Framingham being historically a hub for immigrants to the United States. The student body of Framingham High is made up of significant immigrant (or children of immigrant) populations from Brazil, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Russia, Asia, and Africa.
History
The Framingham Academy was established in 1798, replacing the organization known as the Proprietors of the Brick School House which had formed in 1792. The town of Framingham gave the academy $1000, but some time later this was found to be illegal, and the academy was dissolved.In 1852 the high school was formed, and later became the legal successor to the Academy. Thus the high school can be considered to be founded in either 1792 or 1852.
In 1959 a new building on Flagg Drive replaced the original high school on Union Ave. that was built in the 1920s. The original building was eventually converted to house several facilities, including the Danforth Museum and the Callahan Senior Center.
In 1963, due to an increasing school population, the original Framingham High was split into two schools, Framingham North High School and Framingham South High School. South High was located in the Flagg Drive campus in South Framingham (now the Fuller Middle School) and North High was located at the new school building at Winch Park on A St. in Saxonville. Originally, North High shared facilities with Winch Park Middle School ("E" & "F" halls in the current building) until 1974 when the first Cameron Middle School opened on Elm St. The two high schools remained separate until 1991 when they were merged to create a unified school under the name Framingham High School.
The two high schools were distinguished by their colors and mascots: North had the Spartans
Spartan Army
The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city-states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers. Subject to military drill from infancy, the Spartans were one of the most feared...
in yellow and green while South had the original town mascot Flyers in blue and white. When the time for the merger of the schools came, the district held an election to determine the fate of the colors and mascots. The winning combination was to be the Spartans in blue and white, however alumni of the original Framingham High raised a protest that the town should revert to the original mascot and colors which happened to be used by Framingham South. After discussion with the student body, it was agreed that the colors & mascot would be reverted to the original set.
On a visit on October 20, 1994, President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
signed the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) in the school's John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
gymnasium.
Academics
In the late 1990s, Framingham High School was labeled underperforming. Through multiple school reforms in the early and mid 2000s, Framingham High dramatically increased their MCAS (Massachusetts state graduation assessment) scores and the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses increased. In recent years, Framingham High has been labeled an "over-performing" school on standardized assessments, compared to other districts of similar student populations. In 2008, Framingham High was ranked by Newsweek in the top 500 high schools in the United States.Framingham High School has received press for its success with students in the English as a Second Language Program. Noting that 69 percent of Framingham students are considered proficient in English after three or more years and the school has higher graduation rates and MCAS scores than most other districts with large groups of English-learners. Only 17 percent of Framingham’s English Language Learners drop out of school, half that of districts with similar demographics. Part of this successes is attributed to Framingham's use of a provision in the Massachusetts law by having parents waive their right to an all-English education. In Framingham, very few parents of high schoolers have chosen the English-only option.
Framingham High School has a unique co-teaching program, where most teachers at the school co-teach a course with a colleague from the same discipline. This helps reduce the student-teacher ratio in the classroom and intends to lead to greater faculty collegiality and collaboration. It contributed to the school's earning of Commonwealth Compass School designation.
Framingham High School also has several innovative programs for at-risk and struggling students, including Resiliency for Life, Step Up to Excellence, Mazie Mentoring Program, Academic Development Center (peer-to-peer school day tutoring) and the Phoenix Program, as well as the Thayer Campus, an alternative high school located in south Framingham.
In 2004, Framingham High School launched a "homeroom adviser" program, hoping to reduce the high rate of freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
students being forced to repeat their first year, a problem for many schools in the state. The advisers have around 25 students each, and watch the students' grades and attendance, meet with them individually, and may also consult with parents or teachers. It is hoped that the program will catch struggling students early and encourage them to feel more accountable for their studies
Athletics
The Framingham High School Flyers compete in the Bay State League-Carey Division of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic AssociationMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association , comprising 365 high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, is an organization that sponsors activities in more than thirty sports. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations , which writes the rules...
's Division I. The school offers and competes competitively in a number of sports, including cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, outdoor track, indoor track, cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, american football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, soccer, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
- The Framingham High School hockey team won the 1992 Division 1 Massachusetts state championship at the Boston Garden over heavily favored Burlington High School, 8-4. It was the first state championship for the newly merged high school.
- The Framingham High School hockey team came in second place in the state in 2004 at the Fleetcenter losing to Saint John's Shrewsbury. They made it to the Super 10 before and after losing went to the Division 1 State Tournament
- The Framingham High School wrestling team won the 1994 Division 1 State Championships defeating Lowell High School, at Lowell High.
- The girl's swim team won their Bay State Conference 2004-2008.
- The FHS Gymnastics team had an undefeated season in 2006-2007.
- The Framingham Flyers men's football team won the state Super Bowl in the year 2000, defeating Acton-Boxborough Regional High SchoolActon-Boxborough Regional High SchoolActon-Boxborough Regional High School is an open enrollment high school in Acton, Massachusetts. It serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough, with roughly 500 students per grade level in grades 9 through 12. ABRHS has consistently ranked among the top secondary schools in Massachusetts...
at Boston University'sBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
Nickerson Field. - The girl's lacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team won the state championship in 2006, defeating Longmeadow High School at Bowditch Field in Framingham and finishing 25-0 for the entire season. They had a repeat performance in 2007, again going undefeated and defeating Longmeadow High School at LHS's home field. They entered the 2008 season with a record of 50-0. - The FHS boys soccer team placed second in the state in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
- The Framingham High School Cheerleading teams, which compete in the fall and winter in invitational competitions and the Bay State League competitions, have enjoyed great success. The team has scored in the top three finishers in most of the competitions in attends and has won nationals titles several times.
- The Framingham High School Boys Swim Team have been Bay State Conference Champions in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2010 and also were South Sectional Champions in 1994.
- The Framingham High School Wrestling team won the 2009 Division 1 Wrestling Championship. They won the 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008, & 2009 Division 1 Central Sectional Championships.
- The 2008 Football team won the Bay State Carey Division for the first time since 2000 and went to the D1A state semi finals, and also beat longtime rival Natick High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day game for the first time since 2002.
Drama Company
The school offers a theatre program for all levels of young actors.- The Framingham High School Drama Company (FHSDC), a four-time state finalist and 2006 winner of the Massachusetts High School Drama FestivalMassachusetts High School Drama GuildThe Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, commonly known as METG and previously known as the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild until its name changed in 2010 is, according to their website, an organisation "for the charitable and educational purpose of promoting and strengthening excellence,...
for their production of Tales of Trickery, produces several plays each year under the direction of Donna Wresinski. The Drama Company was a representative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the 2006 New England Drama Festival along with Wellesley High SchoolWellesley High SchoolWellesley High School is a public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, executing grades 9 through 12. Its current principal is Dr. Andrew Keough, who assumed the position in 2007 after the retirement of Ms. Rena Mirkin. Its two assistant principals are Lynne Novogroski and Nora Curran...
and was honored by the State Legislature at the Massachusetts State House. - The FHS Drama Company returned to the MHSDG State Finals in 2007, performing "Stories Gone Wilde," a stage adaptation of five Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
short stories. - In 2007-2008, the Drama Company performed two fall plays - To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature...
, and for the first time, under the guidance of Donna Wresinski and Stephanie Henry, a student-directed play, CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
. The spring musical was Once On This IslandOnce On This IslandOnce on This Island is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea...
, which won seven awards including Best Musical at the North Shore Music TheatreNorth Shore Music TheatreNorth Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England. It is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and is one of the few remaining theatre-in-the-round stages left in the United States.-History:...
Spotlight Awards and the MOSS HART Award. - In 2009, Framingham High School was thrilled to return to finals with their production of ¡BOCÓN!, a Spanish folktale about a boy who loses his voice and is guided by the legandary Weeping Woman along the way.
- The 2009 spring musical was The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
. - In spring of 2009, the Framingham High School Drama Company under the direction of Donna Wresinski was selected to perform in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
as part of the prestigious 2010 American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) which runs in conjunction with the EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
Festival Fringe. - In 2010, the drama company returned to the MHSDG finals again with their production of Bertolt BrechtBertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
's The Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk Circle is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its natural parents....
. - The FHSDC wowed audiences with their spring musical 2010 performance of Guys and DollsGuys and DollsGuys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
, a high energy musical comedy about a mission girl and a gambler. - This August 2010, the FHSDC will travel to Scotland with their reprised, fully recast version of Once On This IslandOnce On This IslandOnce on This Island is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea...
. They will perform in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival, with two benefit performances at home, and a stop at London along the way. - FHSDC's entry in to the statewide competition is headed to the finals in March 2011, having won a preliminary and semi-final round recently. The 2011 program is called Blood Wedding.
FHS-TV (Home of "Flyer News")
Framingham High School Television (FHS-TV)'s news show "Flyer News" began broadcastingBroadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
a live newscast at 7:15 a.m. every day to the high school in 1999, and then to the entire town in 2005. Flyer News is run by television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
production
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
teacher Dan Devlen and his students. A Flyer News episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
may consist of student-produced segments such as Sez-You, which interviews the student body on various topics; Webcrawler, a technology segment; Word of the Week, asking students to define a different word each week and broadcasting the more entertaining responses; New England Sports Minute, which covers the latest news in the New England professional sporting world; Sports Update, which brings updates about Framingham High School sports; and a daily segment, Homeroom Headlines, giving morning announcements, among other things. One of Flyer News' focal points is to get the student opinion on the issues to voice the student-body's beliefs. Flyer News episodes are rebroadcast to the town every day during the school year, at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
Channel 8, RCN
RCN Corporation
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Channel 15, and Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
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Channel 41. The station also airs numerous sports games, as well as student-produced movies, music videos, and public service announcements.
Music
Under the Direction of Bands Brian Cervone, the FHS's Wind Ensemble has competed in the MICCA circuit two years in a row, receiving an award of merit in 2005 and a Bronze Medal in 2006. Framingham High School also has a Marching Band, Jazz Band, Flute Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, and a Drumline.- The Drumline performed at a Boston Celtics game in 2005.
- In 2006, the Marching Band performed their field show The Doors.
- In 2007, the Marching Band performed the Incredibles field show.
- In 2008, the Marching Band performed "Earth, Wind, and Fire" as their field show which won them three stars at the MICCA Marching Band Competition. The Marching Band's 2008 show was visually designed and choreographed by Nicholas McKenzie.
- In 2009, the Marching Band performed "A Night at the Movies", a show composed of selections from "Tales from the Crypt," "Spiderman," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "King Kong". The show earned a bronze medal at MICCA Finals, and was once again visually designed by Nicholas McKenzie. Percussion instruction was assisted by Jared Sell.
- In 2010, the Marching Band invited the audience to sit down and join them as they together enjoy "Saturday Morning Cartoons"! This production was the band's first attempt at telling a story through their marching. Selections included music from Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Animaniacs, the Pink Panther, and there was even an appearance from your favorite family from Quahoag! Joining Brian Cervone (director), Nick McKenzie (visual), and Jared Sell (percussion) for the first time was Samantha Eaton, colorguard instructor!
- In 2011, the "Pride of Metrowest" Marching Band returns with a field show centered around Disney's waterwork show "Fantasmic!" The show consists of songs from Fantasia, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and more. Joining Brian Cervone (director) is Drill Instructor Andrew Jasinski, Percussion Instructor Jared Sell, and Colorguard Instructor Samantha Eaton.
Exchange Program
The school participated in a sister-city exchange program with Lomonosov, RussiaLomonosov, Russia
Lomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, west of St. Petersburg proper. Population:...
, a suburb of St. Petersburg. George Perrone, now-retired Music Director, brought a contingent of musicians to perform at several venues in Lomonosov. In return, Lomonosov residents visited Framingham and Framingham High. This exchange has not taken place since April, 2002.
Notable alumni
- Arthur Raymond BrooksArthur Raymond BrooksArthur Raymond Brooks was a World War I flying ace of the United States Army Air Service credited with shooting down six enemy aircraft. He was a pioneer in the development of radio navigational aids used by pilots for location and navigation as well as air-to-ground communications...
, World War I fighter ace. - Dean T. Belknap, president of Grand Island College.
- Blake BellefeuilleBlake BellefeuilleBlake Andre Bellefeuille is a retired American professional ice hockey center who played in five National Hockey League games over parts of two seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets, recording one assist.-External links:...
,professional ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. - Stan BenjaminStan BenjaminAlfred Stanley "Stan" Benjamin was a right fielder in Major League Baseball for five seasons; four with the Philadelphia Phillies , of the National League , and one with the Cleveland Indians , of the American League . The 6' 2", 194 lb. Benjamin batted and threw right-handed, and was born...
(1914–2009), Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and scout. - Andrea BerloffAndrea BerloffAndrea Berloff is an American screenwriter, theater actress, and producer. Her first produced script is World Trade Center, a drama about the September 11, 2001 attacks, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Oliver Stone.-External links:...
, screenwriter and author of World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center (film)World Trade Center is a 2006 American disaster-drama film directed by Oliver Stone and based on the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center. It stars Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon. The film was shot from October 19, 2005 - February 10, 2006... - David BlattDavid BlattDavid Blatt is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. Today, Blatt is one of the most successful American coaches in European basketball, and is currently the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Russia national basketball team.-Playing...
, class of 1977, basketball player & coach, various European teams - Michael J. ClouseMichael J. ClouseMichael J. Clouse , an American record producer and songwriter was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-1950s....
, Record producer and songwriter - Mat ManeriMat ManeriMat Maneri, born on October 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin...
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ist. - Lou MerloniLou MerloniLouis William "Lou" Merloni is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from -...
, Former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, now NESN commentator radio talk show host WEEI 850 AM - Cyrus PeirceCyrus PeirceCyrus Peirce , American educator and Unitarian minister, was the founding president of the first American public normal school, which evolved into Framingham State University.-Early life:...
, graduate of Framingham Academy circa 1806 and first head of what is now Framingham State CollegeFramingham State CollegeFramingham State University is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, from Boston. It offers undergraduate programs in a range of subjects from Art to Biology to Communication Arts, and graduate programs including MBA, MEd, and MSc... - John StagikasJohn StagikasJohn Stagikas is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer, the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...
, AKA "Hurricane" John Walters, American Professional Wrestler having participated in WWEWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
and Ring of HonorRing of HonorRing of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
. - Freedom WilliamsFreedom WilliamsFrederick Brandon Williams , better known by his stage name Freedom Williams is an American hip hop and dance music performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.-Career:...
, musical performer, C+C Music Factory vocalist - Monique Curnen, actress, notable for portraying Det. Anna Ramirez in The Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
- Bill BrooksBill Brooks (American football)William T. Brooks, Jr. is a former American football wide receiver who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'1",...
, former NFL football players (1986–1996) - Nancy TravisNancy TravisNancy Ann Travis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady , Married to the Mob , Air America , Internal Affairs , So I Married an Axe Murderer , Greedy , and Fluke...
, actress - Jim MorrisJim MorrisJames "Jimmy" Samuel Morris, JR is a former American professional baseball player known for his brief Major League Baseball career....
, Political comedian
External links
- School website
- FHS Sports, website for athletics department
- http://www.fhsphoto.com/, Framingham High School Photography Blog
- FraminghamFlyers.com, website for the Framingham Foundation, a school booster organization
- Photograph of Clinton at Framingham
- Remarks of Sen. Kennedy at Framingham High School
- School turns in 'glassy-eyed' student