B.M.C. Durfee High School Explained

B.M.C. Durfee High School
Streetaddress:360 Elsbree Street
Zipcode:02720
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.7153°N -71.1211°W
Principal:Matthew Desmarais
Sat:488 verbal
486 math
974 total (2017-2018)[1]
Type:Public High School
Open enrollment[2]
Grades:912
Campus:Urban
Conference:MIAA Big Three League
Nickname:Hilltoppers
Website:DHS Website
Colors:Red & Black
Teaching Staff:201.84 (FTE)
Ratio:12.19
Newspaper:The Hilltop
Established:1887
Enrollment:2,460 (2022–23)[3]
Footnotes:[4] [5] [6] [7]

B.M.C. Durfee High School is a public high school located in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. It is a part of Fall River Public Schools and is the city's main public high school, the other being Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School.

History

In 2014 the school and Bristol Community College (BCC) were planning an agreement regarding early college classes.[8]

Buildings

The school has been located in two buildings. From its opening in 1886 until the new building was completed in 1978 the school was located in the historic B.M.C. Durfee High School building on Rock Street, The iconic building, with its tall red-capped clock tower and red-domed observatory tower, overlooks the Taunton River and gives rise to the Fall River school district's seal, the school's athletics nickname, the Hilltoppers, their school colors of black and red (for the two roof colors), the school newspaper, the Hilltop, and their school alumni newspaper, the Chimes. For several decades prior to moving, the school also occupied the former Technical High School building across the street.

Since 1978 the school has been located on Elsbree Street in the city's north end. Located in former swamp land, the school was built both to modernize the district and to alleviate the overcrowding at the former sites. The school also moved its athletic fields, which were nearby to the new school, to its new campus, as well as building the on-campus Luke Urban Field House, as the school had formerly used the Fall River Armory for indoor athletics. Since 2011, there has also been a modern recreation of the Durfee clock tower located at the new site.

Athletics

Durfee's athletic teams are known as the Hilltoppers, a nod to the location of the old school building atop the Highland neighborhood hills overlooking the Taunton River, and their school colors are black and red. As of the 2018–2019 school year, their school mascot is Rocky the Hilltopper. The school fight song is sung to the tune of the Notre Dame Victory March.

Notable alumni

Many of the below are considered distinguished alumni of Durfee by the B.M.C. Durfee Alumni Association.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-10 . 2015-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412115653/http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: B M C Durfee High. National Center for Education Statistics. December 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: B M C Durfee High (00950505) 2013-14 SAT Performance Report. profiles.doe.mass.edu/. Mass. Dept. of Ed.. 16 January 2015.
  5. Web site: CPSS Directory of Schools. Public High Schools (CPSS) / Committee on Public Secondary Schools. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624122511/http://cpss.neasc.org/cpss_directory_of_schools#Massachusetts. 2008-06-24. dead.
  6. http://www.durfeealumni.com/history.html Durfee Alumni, new school opened in 1978
  7. Web site: Enrollment Data (2013-14) - B M C Durfee High (00950505). mass.edu. 16 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Gagne, Michael. Durfee High, BCC officials work on early-college deal. The Herald News. 2014-07-13. 2020-06-26.
  9. http://www.durfeealumni.com/distinguished_alumni.html B.M.C. Durfee High Alumni - Fall River, MA
  10. Web site: History .
  11. Web site: Morton Dean. September 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090825062517/http://mecommunicationspartners.com/professionals/dean/ . August 25, 2009 .
  12. Web site: Harrington, Edward Francis. September 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090514042710/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=982 . May 14, 2009 .
  13. https://www.heraldnews.com/story/sports/high-school/featured-athlete/2015/10/07/no-1-tom-gastall-durfee/33233861007/ Sullivan, Greg and Thomas, Mike. "No. 1, Tom Gastall: Durfee multisport legend tops list of greatest local high school players of all time," The Herald News (Fall River, MA), Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
  14. News: Changing of guard: A sober Chris Herren set for post-hoop life - The Boston Globe. boston.com. 31 May 2009 . 16 January 2015. Spears . Marc J. .
  15. Web site: Biographies : Brigadier General John J. Liset . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090906115342/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6215 . 2009-09-06 .
  16. Web site: Profile of the Hon. James M. McGuire, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. www.sglawny.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20100423080928/http://www.sglawny.com/CM/Articles/Profile-of-the-Hon-James.asp . April 23, 2010.
  17. Web site: Durfee grad nominated to energy post . southcoasttoday.com . Carol Lee Costa-Crowell, Lurdes da Silva . August 6, 1997 . February 7, 2014.
  18. Web site: Devitt . Phil . Remembering Joe Raposo, the genius who filled millions of kids' lives with music . southcoasttoday.com . 25 January 2021 . en.
  19. http://www.unh.edu/army/AlumniPage/pages/Zais.html General Melvin Zais's Biography
  20. News: Munroe Dion . Marc . Zais Building named after a distinguished war hero . 6 February 2021 . The Herald News . August 27, 2012.

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