Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School Explained
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School |
Motto: | We Are DR |
Streetaddress: | 2700 Regional Rd. |
Zipcode: | 02764 |
Country: | United States |
Type: | High school Open enrollment[1] |
Established: | 1961 |
Superintendent: | William Runey |
Ceeb: | 221645 |
Principal: | Jacqueline Ash |
Faculty: | 78.70 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 11.55 |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Sat: | 568 verbal 550 math 1118 total (2017-2018)[2] |
Budget: | $40,090,520 total $13,694 per pupil (2016)[3] |
Enrollment: | 909 (2017–18)[4] |
Colors: | Green and Gold[5] |
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School is a high school in North Dighton, Massachusetts, United States. it is part of the Dighton-Rehoboth School District which also serves the neighboring town, Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1961.[6]
The school educates students in 9th through 12th grades.[7] Student enrollment is approximately 650.[8] It has over 85 educators[9] and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.
School facilities
The school has a library, a yearbook, and an on-site nurse.
It features both academic and vocational curricula, as well as enrichment in music (such as choir and band) and other arts and special education. Academic coursework focuses on language arts, mathematics, science and social studies as well as Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese for foreign languages. Other courses at the school focus on current events, and technology.
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs at the school include:
- Mock Trial – which has come in the top sixteen for the state four years running
- Theatre Company – Director Ellen O'Reilly-LaSalle. Past performances over the past 15 years have included Cats, Evita, Big Fish, The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, Xanadu, The Little Mermaid, and numerous others. The director is known for including technical choreography and big dance numbers not seen in most High School productions.
- Student Government – which oversees many student outreach programs and events, including Prom
- National Honor Society
- Environmental Club
- A large Leo Club presence
- DECA – prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
- Dighton-Rehoboth Marching Band – The band has made numerous trips to Disney World to perform for crowds of thousands on Main Street of the Magic Kingdom. The DRMB has had the honoring of performing for 94 HJY, the Taunton Christmas Parade, and represented the state of Massachusetts in the National Fourth of July Parade in Washington D.C. in 2014.
- Gender Alliance Club and a self-care club
as well as many other clubs and organizations.[10]
Sports
The Dighton-Rehoboth Falcons have a number of teams, such as
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse
- Track
- Cross country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Football
- Baseball/softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading
- Field hockey
- Ice hockey (joint team with Seekonk)
Incidents
Live ammunition
On June 8, 2022, a student found live ammunition inside the men's student bathroom. The school went into lockdown shortly after the discovery. The school was searched, and it was declared that there was no credible threat. Roughly two minutes later, a faulty smoke detector sounded off the fire alarm and all students were safely evacuated from the building. A day earlier, graffiti with a threatening message was found in that same bathroom.[11]
Notable alumni
External links
Notes and References
- 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 .
- Web site: 2017-18 SAT Performance Statewide Report.
- Web site: 2016 Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report.
- Web site: Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School. National Center for Education Statistics. December 30, 2019.
- Web site: Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School - Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District.
- https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dighton-Rehoboth-Regional-High-School/247148848646683?sk=info Info page
- http://www.trulia.com/schools/MA-North_Dighton/Dighton-rehoboth_Rhs/ Dighton-rehoboth Rhs
- http://www.greatschools.org/massachusetts/north-dighton/545-Dighton-Rehoboth-RHS/ Dighton-Rehoboth RHS
- Contacts> Contact Information at the school's website
- Extracurricular> Activities at the school's website
- Web site: Becker • • . Kaitlin McKinley . Bullets, Threatening Graffiti Found in Bathroom at Dighton-Rehoboth High School . 2022-08-08 . NBC Boston . 9 June 2022 . en-US.