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Hudson High School is a public high school located in Hudson

Hudson, Massachusetts

Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2010 census. The town is located in central Massachusetts, about a 40-minute drive, or about , west of Boston, and about a 20-minute drive, or about , northeast of Worcester.Before its...

, Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...

, Massachusetts. It is administered by the Hudson Public Schools

Hudson Public Schools

The Hudson Public Schools District is a coalition of public schools located in Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The superintendent of Hudson Public Schools is Dr. Kevin M. Lyons...

system, and serves grades 8 through 12 (plus a preschool class). The current principal is John H. Stapelfeld and the assistant principals are Joshua Otlin, for upperclassmen, and Daniel McAnespie, for grades eight and nine.

History

The first high school building in Hudson was built in 1867, only one year after the town itself was incorporated. The building, located on High Street, was used as the high school until 1882. After that, it was used as an elementary school for a number of years. The two-story wood

Framing (construction)

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building is still standing, now housing the Hudson Animal Hospital.

The second high school, a two-story brick

Brickwork

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building, the Felton Street School

Felton Street School

Felton Street School is a historic school at 20 Felton Street in Hudson, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1882 and added to the National Historic Register in 1986....

, was completed in 1882 and served as the high school until 1956. It was then used as a grade school for some time, until being remodeled into a condominium

Condominium

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complex. It is still standing, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1986.

A new high school was built in 1956 on Packard Street after the brick building on Felton Street became too small. This new building was used as the high school until 1970, when it was replaced. It was the town's middle school

Middle school

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for a short time, and was renamed the Carmela A. Farley School after a long-time Hudson teacher. The school became an elementary school, and was remodeled in 1999. Its main entrance is now on Cottage Street.

The building that replaced the one on Packard Street was completed in 1970, and was located on Brigham Street. It served as the high school until about 2004, when it was knocked down and replaced by a brand-new, modern $50 million school. Interestingly, it is the only high school building in Hudson to have been knocked down instead of reused.

The newest and current high school building was finished in 2004. It was built behind the previous high school, which was knocked down to make way for the new parking lot

Parking lot

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. A practice football

American football

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field now occupies the space where the former parking lot was. In addition to the new building, the number of tennis courts

Tennis court

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was increased from four to six, two new baseball/softball

Softball

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fields were constructed, and a new clubhouse for the Hudson High School Athletics Booster Club

Booster club

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was built.

Notable alumni

Argeo E. Cellucci, Jr. – Class of 1940 – father of former Governor of Massachusetts
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Paul Cellucci
Paul Cellucci
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Hugo Ferreira
Hugo Ferreira
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– Class of 1994 – singer-songwriter for the band Tantric
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Charles Precourt
Charles J. Precourt
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– Class of 1973 – Ret. USAF
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colonel and astronaut
William C. Sullivan
William C. Sullivan
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– Class of 1930 – former head of FBI
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intelligence operations
Burton Kendall Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler
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– Class of 1900 – former U.S. senator
United States Senate
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from Montana
Montana
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Matt Smith – Class of 1995 – 3 time World Series of Poker
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bracelet winner

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