Newburyport High School
Address
241 High Street Newburyport , Massachusetts 01950 United States
Coordinates	42°48′47″N 70°53′10″W / 42.81306°N 70.88611°W / 42.81306; -70.88611
Information
School type	Public High School
Established	1831
Status	Open
School district	Newburyport Public Schools
CEEB code	221510
Principal	Andrew Wulf [1]
Staff	66.71 (FTE)[2]
Faculty	~100
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-Ed
Enrollment	759 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	11.38[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Crimson   Old Gold
Song	"Alma Mater"
Athletics conference	Cape Ann League
Mascot	Clipper Ship
Team name	Newburyport Clippers
Rival	Amesbury High School
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Publication	Record Magazine
Newspaper	Masthead
Yearbook	En-Aitch-Ess (NHS)
Building designer	Edwin S. Dodge
Website	newburyport.k12.ma.us/high

Newburyport High School (NHS) is a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of the oldest public schools in the United States of America.

History

In 1868, the Latin and English High School (1831), later called the Brown High School (1851); the Putnam Free School (1838);^[3] and the Female High School (1843) merged to form the Consolidated High and Putnam School. In 1889, the name changed to Newburyport High School.^[4]

The current site of Newburyport High School was purchased from Alice Atkinson in 1935, and the deed was recorded at the Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds as Book 3030, Page 279 in March 1935.

Extracurricular activities

Notable alumni

• Kate Bolick, author
• Harry Curtis, former MLB player (New York Giants)
• Georgia Dabritz, former artistic gymnast, Utah Red Rocks team member.
• Angelo Dagres, former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles)
• Joe Keery, actor
• John Phillips Marquand, Pulitzer Prize winning author
• Chet Nourse, former MLB player (Boston Red Sox)

References

External links

• High School website
• School District website