- Minnechaug Regional High School
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Minnechaug Regional High School Address 621 Main Street
Wilbraham, Massachusetts, (Hampden County), 01095
United StatesCoordinates 42°06′41″N 72°26′31″W / 42.111287°N 72.441993°WCoordinates: 42°06′41″N 72°26′31″W / 42.111287°N 72.441993°W Information Type Public, Coeducational Established 1959 School district Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Principal Mr. Stephen Hale Grades 9–12 Enrollment 1,400 Color(s) Green and White Mascot Falcon Accreditation(s) NEASC Publication Emeralds Newspaper The Smoke Signal Website www.edline.net/pages/Minnechaug_Regional_HS Minnechaug Regional High School (MRHS) is a public high school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and has a student population of approximately 1,400. It is the flagship school of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District. The current principal is Mr. Stephen Hale. The school's official colors are green and white, and its mascot is the falcon.
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Extracurricular activities
The school has extra-curricular activities such as the award-winning school newspaper (The Smoke Signal), a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, various debate and mock-trial teams, and the school's literary magazine, Emeralds.
The school also has many clubs, including the Hosts and Hostesses, Dance Dance Revolution Club, Knitting Club, Equine Club, Black Culture Club (BCC), Emeralds Literary and Visual Art Magazine, Gay-Straight Alliance, Snowboard Club, Skateboard Club, Art Club, School Store, Lumberjack Club, Outing Club, Key Club, Model United Nations, Model Congress, Mock Law, Chess Club (Chess Team), Computer Club, Mathletes, Trivia Club, Teens Helping Other Teens Survive (THOTS), Schools For Schools (Invisible Children), Best Buddies, Smoke Signal, Student Council, As Schools Match Wits Team, Ultimate Frisbee Club, and WAB (Wicked Advanced Biology),also, Newcomers club Lab.[1]
Sports
The MIAA Division I athletic program has teams in many different sports, and the school almost always captures at least one divisional championship each year. Athletically, Minnechaug's biggest rival is Longmeadow High School. Minnechaug has won numerous Western Massachusetts Division first place titles, as well as some state titles.
In the 2005 Fall Season, the Minnechaug Girl's Varsity Soccer, Boy's Varsity Soccer, Varsity Field Hockey and Girl's Varsity Volleyball teams all captured the Western Massachusetts Title on the same day known as "Green M Day."[citation needed] It has been one of the proudest days for Minnechaug Athletics.
Physical plant improvements
Several areas within Minnechaug's physical plant, first constructed in the middle of the twentieth century, are beginning to fail, causing the communities of Hampden and Wilbraham to investigate how these issues should be resolved. Proposed solutions range from moderate renovation to the construction of a completely new facility on the current site of some of the athletic fields. Actual work has begun but is not expected to be completed until the summer of 2012.
Notable graduates
- Janice E. Voss, Astronaut [2]
- Mike Trombley, MLB pitcher [3]
- Erin Crocker, Race car driver
- Scott Rasmussen, Co-founder of ESPN and founder of Rasmussen Reports [4]
References
- ^ "ACTIVITIES". Edline. http://www.edline.net/pages/Minnechaug_Regional_HS/Activities. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Dino, Jonas (March 29, 2008). "NASA - Janice Voss". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2004/voss/voss.html. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Ex-Minnechaug star Mike Trombley plays 11 years in the majors due to a real edge". The Republican. August 1, 2009. http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/08/exminnechaug_star_mike_tromble.html. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen '54 to Speak at Wichita State University". DePauw University. September 11, 2011. http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=27540. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Schools in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Public high schools in Massachusetts
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