Newton South High School
Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, United States, the other being Newton North.
| Newton South High School | |
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| Address | |
140 Brandeis Road , 02459 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°18′51.73″N 71°11′11.36″W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Bona mens omnibus patet (A good mind is open to all things) |
| Established | 1960 |
| School district | Newton Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 221548 |
| Principal | Mark Aronson |
| Teaching staff | 153.5 (2018–19)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Enrollment | 1,911 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.4∶1 (2018–19)[1] |
| Campus size | 33.477 acres (135,480 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue Orange |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Newspaper | The Lion's Roar, Denebola |
| Yearbook | Regulus |
| Website | nshs |
| Last updated: May 11, 2019 | |
History and student life
One Newton's of two public high schools, Newton High, grew to 3,000 students by the late 1950s. Newton built a new school, Newton South, in the Oak Hill neighborhood in 1960.[3] The school is organized into four student houses—Cutler, Goldrick, Goodwin, and Wheeler—each with a student commons.[3]
Newton South was the first public high school to create a gay–straight alliance in the United States in the early 1990s.[4]
Newton South features two award-winning student newspapers, Denebola and The Lion's Roar.[5]
U.S. News & World Report ranked Newton South as the 664th-best high school in the country and 20th-best in the Massachusetts in its 2020 rankings.[6]
Public attention
The school gained notoriety in 2002 for its "Senior Scavenger Hunt",[7] a student-organized contest that featured theft, vandalism, illegal drug use, and various sexual acts committed by the graduating seniors in exchange for points.[8]
On February 8, 2007, the Newton South STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition chapter organized a Darfur Benefit Concert with the well known band, State Radio, raising over $23,000 for Save the Children and the Genocide Intervention Network.[9]
Sports
Newton South competes in the DCL (Dual County League).
- Fall sports
- Football (B)
- Soccer (B+G)
- Cross Country (B+G)
- Volleyball (G)
- Golf (Co-Ed)
- Field Hockey (Co-Ed)
- Cheerleading (Co-Ed)
- Winter sports
- Basketball (B+G)
- Gymnastics (B+G)
- Nordic Skiing (B+G)
- Alpine Skiing (B+G)
- Indoor Track and Field (B+G)
- Wrestling (B+G)
- Hockey (B+G)
- Swimming and Diving (B+G)
- Cheerleading (Co-Ed)
- Spring sports
- Lacrosse (B+G)
- Baseball (B)
- Softball (G)
- Volleyball (B)
- Track and Field (B+G)
- Tennis (B+G)
- Rugby (B+G)
Awards and recognition
Newton South was named Massachusetts's top athletic program by Sports Illustrated in 2009.[10]
Notable alumni
- Josh Altman, class of 1997, real estate agent on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.[11]
- Marisa Catalina Casey, class of 1997, co-author of Born in Our Hearts: Stories of Adoption, is the Founder and Executive Director of the arts education nonprofit Starting Artists, Inc. located in Brooklyn, NY.
- Marin Hinkle, class of 1984, actor for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and CBS's Two and a Half Men.
- Alex Karpovsky, class of 1993, actor for HBO's comedy-drama Girls and Amazon's Homecoming.
- John Krasinski, class of 1997, actor for NBC's comedy The Office.
- Ben Kurland, class of 2002, an actor in The Artist, which won five Academy Awards.
- Bill Lichtenstein, class of 1974, Peabody Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, radio producer.
- Robert C. Lieberman, class of 1982, American political scientist and former provost of the Johns Hopkins University
- Jonathan Mann, class of 1965, World Health Organization chief against AlDS.
- Chris Morocco, class of 1998, American chef and YouTube personality.[12]
- Roger Myerson, class of 1969, was one of the three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007 "'for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory'."[13]
- Hari Nef, class of 2011, transgender actress, model, and writer. Debuted at New York Fashion Week Spring 2015.
- B. J. Novak, class of 1997, co-executive producer, writer, and actor for NBC's comedy The Office.
- Joe Rogan, class of 1985, TV host of Fear Factor, The Man Show, Joe Rogan Questions Everything, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
- Eli Roth, class of 1990, film director, producer, writer, and actor. Co-starred with Novak in Inglourious Basterds.
References
- "Teacher Data (2018-19) - Newton South High (02070510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Newton South High (02070510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- From the description of Newton South High School History, 1960–2003. (Minuteman Library Network). WorldCat record id: 319889351. Published by SNAC Cooperative
- Jennings, Kevin: Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir, page 196. Beacon Press, 2006.
- Viser, Matt (February 20, 2005). "Double scoops: At Newton South, two papers vie to make headlines". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- "Newton South High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Time Waster. "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- "Lewd, Crude High School Scavenger Hunt". The Smoking Gun. December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- Christopher Loh and Maggie Mastricola (February 13, 2007). "Darfur Benefit Concert Multimedia Sound Slide Show". Newton Tab. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- "Top athletics program in each state and the District of Columbia". Sports Illustrated. July 6, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- Springer, Shira (October 2, 2015). "Newton native becomes seller to the stars". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
- "Newton South High School Class of 1998". newtonsouthhighschool.org. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
