Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)
Dartmouth High School is a four-year public high school located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
| Dartmouth High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
555 Bakerville Road , , 02748 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°35′39.32″N 70°58′39.80″W / 41.5942556°N 70.9777222°WCoordinates: 41°35′39.32″N 70°58′39.80″W / 41.5942556°N 70.9777222°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1902 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Dartmouth Public School District |
| Superintendent | Bonny Gifford |
| Principal | Ryan Shea |
| Faculty | 79.19 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Age range | 14–20 |
| Enrollment | 1,039 (2019–20)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.1–1 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Green & White |
| Song | "Glory to Dartmouth" |
| Athletics | MIAA – Division 2 |
| Athletics conference | Old Colony League |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Rival | Fairhaven, Bishop Stang, New Bedford |
| Newspaper | The Spectrum |
| Yearbook | The Pathfinder |
| Communities served | Town of Dartmouth |
| Website | www |
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 73.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1.[6]
History
The school began in 1902 on Russell's Mills Road in what is now the Salt-Marsh Pottery. By the 1930s the school had moved to a building on Slocum Road (referred to as the Elmer Poole School), which is now used as the town hall. In 1955 a new school was built next door, on the corner of Hawthorne Street, with the building being expanded twice, in 1965 and 1981. In 2003, the school was moved to its new location at the end of Bakerville Road, at the junction of Russells Mills Road, on the former farmland of the King family, with the former high school now being used as the middle school.[7]
In 1993 during a social studies class a student was stabbed to death by classmates who barged into the classroom armed with baseball bats, billy clubs and knives. Three students aged 15 and 16 were charged with first degree murder of Jason Robinson.[8][9]
Music Department
The music department at Dartmouth High School has a long history of successes and is nationally well renowned. The music department includes the marching band, concert band, and jazz band, as well as the orchestra, chamber orchestra, chorus, and a cappella group Harmonix. It also includes the Winter color guard program and the Winter percussion program.[10]
Marching Band
| Year | Theme | Repertoire | NESBA Score | USSBA / USBands Score | NESBA Placement | USSBA / USBands Placement | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Winter Solstice | Windsprints by Richard Saucedo and October by Eric Whitacre. | 98.9 | 98.275 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Gift of Music | Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland | 96.70 | 97.813 | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Ritual | 160 BPM from the film Angels & Demons / The Witch and the Saint by Steven Reineke | 97.60 | 98.550 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Twisted | Asphalt Cocktail by John Mackey / Noisy Wheels of Joy by Eric Whitacre / Arabesque by Samuel R. Hazo | 98.40 | 98.225 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Blown Away | Urban Dances Suite: I. Ben misurato by Zdeněk Mácal / Windrider by B.J. Brooks / Velocity by Larry Neeck | 96.7 | 96.538 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Paris | An American in Paris by George Gershwin / Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli / Transition and Ballad / Bonaparte by Otto M. Schwarz | N/A | 96.6 | N/A | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Voodoo | Strange Humors by John Mackey / Shadow Rituals by Michael Markowski / Chant Rituals by Elliot Del Borgo | 99.1 | 97.863 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Into the Hive | The Wasps by Ralph Vaughan Williams / Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov | 98.0 | 97.125 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Into the Light of Spring | Snow Caps by Richard Saucedo / Remedy by Adele / Into the Light by Jay Bocook | 98.9 | 97.063 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Farewell My Lovely | Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers / 221b Baker Street by Patrick Gowers / Marlowe's Theme from the film Farewell My Lovely / Ignition by Todd Stalter | 99.1 | 98.350 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | The Rainforest | Dance of the New World by Dana Wilson / Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre / Whirlybird by Todd Stalter | 99.6 | 98.075 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | The Witching Hour | The Witch and the Saint by Steven Reineke / Pampeana No. 3, Op. 24 by Alberto Ginastera | 98.5 | 98.575 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |
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| N/A |
| N/A | 1st† | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Thorns and Petals | Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) by Rimsky-Korsakov / Kiss from a Rose by Seal (musician) / El Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge! | 99.2 | 98.0 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Forgotten | The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone / The Magnificent Seven - Main Theme by Elmer Bernstein / Sonoran Desert Holiday by Ron Nelson / Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Márquez[11] | 99.2 | 97.7 | 1st | 1st |
- † = These scores are from the USBands Virtual Grand Finale.
The band is under the direction of Ian Flint (has been under the direction of William Kingsland up until the 2020 school year) and has been a Division 5 winner of NESBA Championships in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and Division 6 in 2019. In 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022; the band has won first place at USBands (formerly USSBA) National Championships in Annapolis, Maryland (2008–2011) and East Rutherford, New Jersey (2012–present).[12] The band also began competing in Bands of America circuits in 2022 by winning the New Jersey Regional Championship with an 83.600.[13] Additionally, they have many other titles in NESBA, where the marching band holds the highest score in NESBA history, 99.6,[12] received in 2018 with the field show entitled "The Rainforest”. They also held the previous records of 99.1 scored in both 2014 and 2017. In USBands they tied the highest score of 98.575 that was set in 2008. The Band also holds many titles at MICCA, and formerly in EMBA. The group has also performed at the 1996 Tournament of Roses Parade, as well as several other festivals and Magic Music Days at the Walt Disney World Resort. The band and percussion performed their own shows virtually in 2020.[14]
Winter Percussion
| Year | Theme | Placement | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scenes from Gotham City | 1st | 98.350 |
| 1999 | Scenes from West Side Story | 1st | 97.250 |
| 2000 | Dances of the New World | 2nd | 96.100 |
| 2001 | Passion, Grace & Fire | 3rd | 94.850 |
| 2002 | For the Boys: A Tribute to the USO | 3rd | 92.600 |
| 2003 | Wild Life | 1st† | 96.8† |
| 2004 | Young Guns Head West | 3rd | 93.100 |
| 2005 | Duality | 3rd | 92.600 |
| 2006 | What It Means To Be Human | 2nd | 94.000 |
| 2007 | The Turning Point | 2nd | 94.800 |
| 2008 | Mightier Than The Sword: Modern Day Gladiators | 1st | 96.750 |
| 2009 | The Garden | 1st | 97.988 |
| 2010 | Conviction | 3rd | 95.500 |
| 2011 | The Siren's Song | 2nd | 95.813 |
| 2012 | Evolved | 2nd | 96.825 |
| 2013 | Stealing Fire | 4th | 94.288 |
| 2014 | Let Them Eat Cake: Marie Antionette's Scandalous Life | 1st | 98.238 |
| 2015 | Speakeasy | 3rd | 95.588 |
| 2016 | Revolution | 5th | 93.863 |
| 2017 | Emotional Roller Coaster | 5th | 94.600 |
| 2018 | Out of the Box | 2nd | 97.188 |
| 2019 | All In - A Dance With Addiction | 4th | 94.888 |
| 2020 | The Web | N/A‡ | N/A‡ |
| 2021 | The Web 2.0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | The Curse of Medusa | 3rd | 97.525 |
- † = The group did not attend WGI World Championships and only attended NESBA Finals.
- ‡ = The group did not attend WGI World Championships or NESBA Finals.
The Dartmouth High Winter Percussion performs in Winter Guard International where they consistently placed in the top 3 from 1998 to 2013. Today, they compete in Scholastic World Class at Winter Guard International championships held in Dayton, Ohio. The group won WGI Percussion Scholastic World Championships in 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, and 2014, with 2nd-place finishes in 2000, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2018 and 3rd-place finishes in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2022. In Winter Guard International world class competitions, they have consistently won fan favorite. They have also held the record for the highest scoring group in the Percussion Scholastic World division for 15+ years. The group did not attend NESBA Finals or WGI World Championships in 2020 because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The group was able to perform in virtual WGI competitions in 2021, however.[15]
Winter Guard
| Year | Theme | Class | Placement | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | On the Other Side | Scholastic A | 12th | 86.730 |
| 2015 | Stand Up | Scholastic A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | #Gossip | Scholastic A | 13th | 87.930 |
| 2017 | Bioluminescence | Scholastic A | 2nd | 96.915 |
| 2018 | Lilith of Eden | Scholastic Open | 13th | 86.0 |
| 2019 | Granted | Scholastic Open | 12th | 86.6 |
| 2020 | Jazz'D | Scholastic Open | N/A† | N/A† |
| 2021 | Tourada A Corda | Scholastic Open | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | Jagged Little Tour | Scholastic Open | 24th | 79.8 |
- † = The group did not attend WGI Championships or NESBA Finals.
The Dartmouth High School Winter Guard competed in the Scholastic A Class of WGI where they made WGI Finals three times – in 2014, 2016, and 2017. After their 2nd-place finish in 2017 the group moved into the Scholastic Open Class where they received 13th place in their debut season in the division in 2018. The Winter Guard has been awarded the "Fan Favorite" award in 2016, 2017, and 2019. The Winter Guard did not attend NESBA Finals or WGI Championships in 2020 because of the global pandemic.[16]
Winter Winds
| Year | Theme | Class | Placement | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mechanized | Scholastic A | 2nd | 89.775 |
The Dartmouth High School Indoor winds program was established in 2021-2022 under the direction of Ian Flint and Michael Rayner. The winds made WGI finals and placed 2nd during their first year despite facing early complications and a complete show redesign due to copyright issues.[17]
Orchestra
The high school's orchestra has also traveled to many places national as well as international places such as Ireland,[18] the Azores, Canada, Austria and Germany, and New York. They traveled to Ireland again in April 2014, which included playing for the mayor, and getting critiqued by music professors there.[19][20][21] On December 16, 2016, the high school performed a tribute concert to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, featuring both students and guest musicians on electric violin, cello, guitar, along with a drummer and a keyboardist.,[22][23] and hosted another Trans-Siberian Orchestra tribute concert at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford the next year. The orchestra also traveled to Scotland in July 2018.[24]
Athletics
Football accomplishments
- State Champions – 1983, 1984, 2014, 2015
- State Finalists – 1977, 1982, 1991, 1995, 2007
- League Champions – 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016[25]
Notable alumni
- Jordan Todman – NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts, played running back for University of Connecticut
- Arthur Lynch – NFL tight end who is currently a free agent, played tight end for the University of Georgia
- Brian Rose – former MLB player for the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, and Tampa Bay Rays
- Pete Souza – former Chief Official White House Photographer (2009-2017)[26]
- Huda Kattan - makeup mogul[27]
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- ^ "Pete Souza: From DHS to the White House".
- ^ "Makeup Mogul Probably Loves Dartmouth Pizza Joint as Much as You".