Lunenburg High School
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Lunenburg High School is the high school of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts
in north-central Worcester County
. The school encompasses grades 9-12, and educates students from Lunenburg, Shirley
, and Fitchburg
.
In 2011 Principal Michael Barney left Lunenburg High School to become the Director and Principal of the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
. He was replaced for the 2011-12 school year by Joseph Dillon, former Principal of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
and Melrose High School (Massachusetts).
and boys' Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
coach. Lunenburg is a member of the Mid-Wach C division of athletics.
The Lunenburg High mascot
is the Blue Knight
and school colors are Royal Blue and White.
Lunenburg High School has many sports teams including football
, boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey
, cross country
, field hockey
, and cheerleading
in the fall season; boys' and girls' basketball
, boys' and girls' indoor track & field, co-ed hockey
, and a ski
team in the winter season; and baseball
, softball
, co-ed tennis
, and boy's and girls' outdoor track & field in the spring season. Last year coach Steve Kyajohnian, girls' track coach and former A.D., was named Coach of the Year. Lunenburg hosts, on average, 650 students in attendance.
Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,086 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Lunenburg, please see the article Lunenburg , Massachusetts....
in north-central Worcester County
Worcester County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...
. The school encompasses grades 9-12, and educates students from Lunenburg, Shirley
Shirley, Massachusetts
-Demographics:This article describes the town of Shirley as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available which describes only the central settlement or village within the town, although that detail is included in the aggregate values reported here...
, and Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
.
Administration
- Joseph Dillon, Interim Principal
- Brian Spadafino, Vice Principal
- Loxi-Jo Calmes, SuperintendentSuperintendent (education)In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
In 2011 Principal Michael Barney left Lunenburg High School to become the Director and Principal of the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI was founded in 1992 by the Massachusetts State Legislature as a public magnet school to serve academically advanced youth in grades eleven and twelve in math, science, and technology.The school emphasizes...
. He was replaced for the 2011-12 school year by Joseph Dillon, former Principal of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School is located in Groton, Massachusetts and serves the communities of both Groton and Dunstable in the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District...
and Melrose High School (Massachusetts).
Athletics
The Lunenburg High School Athletic Department, since 2005, has been under the leadership of Athletic Director Peter McCauliff, who is also the Cross CountryCross 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...
and boys' Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
coach. Lunenburg is a member of the Mid-Wach C division of athletics.
The Lunenburg High mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is the Blue Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and school colors are Royal Blue and White.
Lunenburg High School has many sports teams including 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...
, boys' and girls' soccer, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, and 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...
in the fall season; boys' and girls' 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...
, boys' and girls' indoor track & field, co-ed 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...
, and a ski
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
team in the winter season; and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, 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...
, co-ed 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...
, and boy's and girls' outdoor track & field in the spring season. Last year coach Steve Kyajohnian, girls' track coach and former A.D., was named Coach of the Year. Lunenburg hosts, on average, 650 students in attendance.