The school building is two stories high and features eight wings of classrooms. The logo for all Vets "Hurricane" teams was a reverse-rotating hurricane symbol. School colors were blue, gold, and white. The school held grades 9–12 until 2016, when it closed due to declining enrollment and the building was converted to a junior high school.[1][2] The school had an enrollment of over one thousand students, and its principal when it was converted was Gerald Habershaw.
The school was opened in 1956 as a response to a booming Warwick population — the previous high schools (which came to be known as Samuel Gorton Junior High and Aldrich Junior High and also Lockwood Junior High which has been converted to condos) were too small for the large number of incoming students. In the late 1960s, the 900 wing extension was added to the school. Two additional high schools were constructed to answer Warwick's population increase, Pilgrim High School in 1962 and Toll Gate High School in 1972.
In 2000, a swim team was created. The initiators of this were Katherine McLaughlin and Kristen Carpenter-Azeveto, who swam inter-murally with Pilgrim since their sophomore year. They were co-captains for their Senior year in the 2000 and 2001 season.
The girls' field hockey team was the 2005 division and state champions. Additionally, the boys' outdoor track team were city champions for thirteen straight years and division B champions for four years. The freshman football team reached the championship game in two consecutive years (2004–05 & 2005–06) but lost both games to crosstown rivals Pilgrim High School and William E. Tolman High School of Pawtucket.
The Warwick Vets Cheerleading program was very active until 2016. The Varsity team took 1st place in the RI State competition from 1999–2007.
In 2007, the boys basketball team had its first thousand-point scorer in several years. In 2008, the girls soccer team made it to the Division 1 state semi-finals.
In 2010, the basketball team won their first game in over 23 years. Thanks to the leading scorer, Anita Waxen, they got their first basketball championship. In 2011, the school joined in the 2nd phase of RI Unified Basketball, a collaboration with RI Special Olympics and the RI Interscholastic League.[3] This program is a national model that promotes a Varsity level co-ed team to have students with disabilities play with non-disabled peers on the same team. In their first regular season, the team was undefeated. They went on to the playoffs as a Division I team and were defeated in the final championship round by 1 point at the buzzer and placed 2nd in the State out of 18 teams.
Other activitiesedit
Until its conversion as a junior high school, the school featured active chapters of FBLA, DECA, Student Council, Math League, Academic Decathlon, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, and other clubs.
Warwick Veterans also had a concert band that performed several concerts a year, a marching band that played at parades on Veterans Day and Gaspee Day, and a jazz band and concert orchestra that usually performed with the concert band — all were taught by Danielle Prior. A chorus, chorale, and jazz chorus were also part of the school's music department and were taught by Nancy Kennedy.
James Woods, (freshman & sophomore, before Pilgrim High built) American actor, voice actor, and producer[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Warwick Vets High School holds last day of school ever". WJAR. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^Kozma, Carol. "The final days of Warwick's Veterans Memorial High School". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^"High School Unified Sports". www.specialolympicsri.org.
^Derewicz, Mark. "Costantino's hitting streak breaks record", Baseball America, March 11, 2003. Accessed June 6, 2010.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Warwick Veterans High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Warwick Veterans High School was a secondary school in Warwick Rhode Island It was a part of Warwick Public Schools Warwick Vets High SchoolAddress2401 West Shore RoadWarwick Rhode Island 02889Coordinates41 42 17 N 71 24 33 W 41 70482 N 71 40924 W 41 70482 71 40924InformationFounded1956Closed2016School districtWarwick Public SchoolsPrincipalGerald HabershawGrades9 12LanguageEnglishColor s Blue Gold amp WhiteTeam nameHurricanesWebsitehttps web archive org web 20160619061827 http www warwickschools org vets The school building is two stories high and features eight wings of classrooms The logo for all Vets Hurricane teams was a reverse rotating hurricane symbol School colors were blue gold and white The school held grades 9 12 until 2016 when it closed due to declining enrollment and the building was converted to a junior high school 1 2 The school had an enrollment of over one thousand students and its principal when it was converted was Gerald Habershaw The school was opened in 1956 as a response to a booming Warwick population the previous high schools which came to be known as Samuel Gorton Junior High and Aldrich Junior High and also Lockwood Junior High which has been converted to condos were too small for the large number of incoming students In the late 1960s the 900 wing extension was added to the school Two additional high schools were constructed to answer Warwick s population increase Pilgrim High School in 1962 and Toll Gate High School in 1972 Contents 1 Athletics 2 Other activities 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksAthletics editIn 2000 a swim team was created The initiators of this were Katherine McLaughlin and Kristen Carpenter Azeveto who swam inter murally with Pilgrim since their sophomore year They were co captains for their Senior year in the 2000 and 2001 season The girls field hockey team was the 2005 division and state champions Additionally the boys outdoor track team were city champions for thirteen straight years and division B champions for four years The freshman football team reached the championship game in two consecutive years 2004 05 amp 2005 06 but lost both games to crosstown rivals Pilgrim High School and William E Tolman High School of Pawtucket The Warwick Vets Cheerleading program was very active until 2016 The Varsity team took 1st place in the RI State competition from 1999 2007 In 2007 the boys basketball team had its first thousand point scorer in several years In 2008 the girls soccer team made it to the Division 1 state semi finals In 2010 the basketball team won their first game in over 23 years Thanks to the leading scorer Anita Waxen they got their first basketball championship In 2011 the school joined in the 2nd phase of RI Unified Basketball a collaboration with RI Special Olympics and the RI Interscholastic League 3 This program is a national model that promotes a Varsity level co ed team to have students with disabilities play with non disabled peers on the same team In their first regular season the team was undefeated They went on to the playoffs as a Division I team and were defeated in the final championship round by 1 point at the buzzer and placed 2nd in the State out of 18 teams Other activities editUntil its conversion as a junior high school the school featured active chapters of FBLA DECA Student Council Math League Academic Decathlon SADD Students Against Destructive Decisions STAND A Student Anti Genocide Coalition and other clubs Warwick Veterans also had a concert band that performed several concerts a year a marching band that played at parades on Veterans Day and Gaspee Day and a jazz band and concert orchestra that usually performed with the concert band all were taught by Danielle Prior A chorus chorale and jazz chorus were also part of the school s music department and were taught by Nancy Kennedy Notable alumni editBill Almon baseball player Damian Costantino NCAA record holder with hits in 60 consecutive games 4 Fred Whittingham NFL player and coach James Woods freshman amp sophomore before Pilgrim High built American actor voice actor and producer citation needed References edit Warwick Vets High School holds last day of school ever WJAR 21 June 2016 Retrieved 4 December 2019 Kozma Carol The final days of Warwick s Veterans Memorial High School providencejournal com Retrieved 4 December 2019 High School Unified Sports www specialolympicsri org Derewicz Mark Costantino s hitting streak breaks record Baseball America March 11 2003 Accessed June 6 2010 External links editArchive of school website June 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warwick Veterans High School amp oldid 1205613257, 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