Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School (often abbreviated as "HWRHS", colloquially "H-DUB") is a high school in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Its sports teams are called the Generals, after General George S. Patton, who lived in Hamilton.

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Principal	Robert Krol
Assistant Principal	Phil Conrad
School type	Public High School
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Hamilton, MA
Sports team	The Generals
Sports Logo
Colors	Navy Blue and White
School Motto	"A Passion For Learning"

Extracurriculars

In 2004, the school's Model U.N. club hosted the State Representative debate Fact|date=January 2008. Two members of the club co-moderated the debate, which welcomed over 450 residents of Hamilton and surrounding communities, most of whom were students. The debate has been said to have been the first of its kind Fact|date=January 2008, promoting youth participation and sparking an interest in politics among high school students.

HWMUN participates in conferences around the state and country, including Harvard, BU, MIT, UMass, and Northeastern University Fact|date=January 2008. The club has also won many awards including Fact|date=January 2008:

* Best Delegate (2)
* Outstanding Delegate (4)
* Honorable Mention (16)

The school is the home of "Harmony", a select vocal group which has sung at Red Sox games, at Tanglewood, and other assorted venues Fact|date=January 2008; it is also home of Theatre Workshop, which is an annual participant in the MSHDG One-Act Festival. Since their first appearance at State Finals under Margaret "Peg" Ferrini in 1965 (the only time Theatre Workshop appeared with Margaret Ferrini as director), Theatre Workshop has since returned 7 times, all under the direction of Chris Shailor, and have moved on the New Englands three times, as below.

The Eight Plays

* 1965 - "The Apollo of Bellac" (New England Representative) [ [http://www.mhsdg.com/1960.html Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Inc ] ]
* 1990 - "Directions" (original by Chris Shailor, Eric Singer, and the Cast)
* 1994 - "The Tower" (Eric Wiess, New England representative @ Acton-Boxborough, MA) [ [http://www.mhsdg.com/1992.html Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Inc ] ]
* 1998 - "The Sound Of A Voice"
* 2002 - "Cleveland" (New England Representative) [ [http://mhsdg.com/awards02.html Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Inc ] ]
* 2003 - "World Without Memory"
* 2005 - "Kansas" (original by John Robinson, New England Representative @ Duxbury, MA) [ [http://mhsdg.com/awards05.html Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Inc ] ]
* 2007 - "The Black Parade" (adapted from Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John" by former English teacher Catharine Thibedeau)

ports

Hamilton Wenham also fields two top cross-country teams, the boys' team and the girls' team. Coach Steve Sawyer has been named Coach of the Year by Salem Evening News Fact|date=January 2008, along with many other accomplishments. Two runners, Emily Lanois and Gabe Pacione, were named in the Boston Globe's All Scholastic Runners. Pacione won the Cross Country All-States in 2006 and 2007, but died in a car crash in August 2008. The girls team placed second at the 2006 All State Meet in Northfield MA, only to be beaten by Bromfield, a nationally ranked team.

2008 budget

For Financial Year 2008 the school district faced a service deficit of approxcimately US$1,500,000. The towns passed a Proposition 2 1/2 override of $500,000. The Save Our Schools initiative began raising funds to restore teaching positions district-wide; the group managed to raise $220,000 out of the necessary $600,000 to restore all positions fully. [http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_155120208 Report: Cuts hurt education - SalemNews.com, Salem, MA ] ]

NEASC Report

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges recently released a report on the school, reprimanding the school for teacher layoffs, course eliminations, and failure to update the school's technology.

Key Points of Report

Praise was earned in the following areas:
* Commitment to high academic, social, and civil standards.
* The level of instructional expertise among faculty.
* The parents who are engaged as partners through individual volunteers and volunteer organizations.

Concern was raised for the following issues:
* Reductions in staffing.
* Elimination of course offerings.
* Use of outdated computer systems. [http://hs.hw-regional.k12.ma.us/pdf/NEASCREPORT.pdf]

Notable faculty

* Kevin O'Reilly - Named Top U.S. Economics teacher of 2004 at the NASDAQ national teaching awards. [ [http://www.ncee.net/news/story.php?story_id=53 NCEE | News | Kevin O’Reilly Named Top U.S. Teacher of Economics ] ]

Notable Alumni

* David Morse - Actor [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001556/ David Morse (I) ] ]
* Helene Pruszynski - KHOW intern (unsolved murder victim) [ [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4390933,00.html Friends of victim retracing her path : Local News : The Rocky Mountain News ] ]
* David McWane - Lead Singer of Big D and the Kids Table
* [http://www.davidlovelace.info/ David Lovelace] (author, class of 1978) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattershot_(book) Scattershot : My Bipolar Family] - ISBN 978-0525950783
* Gabe Pacione - Track/Cross-Country standout with several records, killed in car crash 8/10/2008

External links

* [http://hs.hw-regional.k12.ma.us/index.htm Official School Website]

References