Groton-Dunstable Regional High School

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name = Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
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motto = Together, A Promise to Excel
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type = Public Secondary
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gender = Coeducational
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principal = Ms. Shelley Marcus Cohen
asst principal = Mr. Christopher Jones
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dean = Mr. John Gould [http://www.grotdunst.mec.edu/Schools/HighSchool/StaffDirectory0708.html Staff Directory, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School] ]
athletic dir. = Mr. Daniel Twomey
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teaching_staff = 57
enrollment = 857 [http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/home.asp?mode=so&so=2170-6&ot=5&o=2164&view=enr Massachusetts Department of Education, Groton-Dunstable Profile, Enrollment Indicators] ]
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grades = 9-12
address = 703 Chicopee Row P.O. Box 730
city = Groton
state = Massachusetts
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country = United States of America
district = Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
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accreditation = NEASC
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colors = Maroon and Gray
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athletics = Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball [http://www.gdrsd.org/Schools/HighSchool/StudentActivities.html Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, Student Activities] ]
mascot = Crusader
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Groton-Dunstable Regional High School (GDRHS) is located in Groton, Massachusetts and serves the communities of both Groton and Dunstable. While GDRHS is the only public high school located in within those communities students from Groton may also attend the public Nashoba Valley Technical High School, while those from Dunstable may attend the public Greater Lowell Technical High School. Students who attend GDRHS are mainly graduates of Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School. GDRHS has a primarily college preparatory curriculum with over 80% of its students attending four-year colleges and over 90% attending two- or four-year colleges upon graduation in 2007.

Approximately 860 students attend GDRHS. The school's colors are maroon and gray. The mascot is the Crusader.

History

The regional school district was established in 1967 [http://www.ci.groton.ma.us/main?cmd=schools-comm Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee] ] with the high school located on Main St. in Groton. In 1999, the "new gym" at the Main Street campus was renovated and renamed as the Peter Twomey Youth Center (PTYC) in order to honor a then recently deceased student. The PTYC is now "...a self-supporting facility that provides space for youth athletic leagues, adult education, and youth groups in Groton and Dunstable." [http://www.newenglandcolonials.net/twomey_memorial.htm New England Colonials, Peter M. Twomey Memorial] ] With the student population expanding from 370 in 1993 [http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/enrollmentbygrade.aspx?mode=school&year=1994&filterBy=&orderBy= Massachusetts D.O.E. 1994 Enrollment by Grade Report (School)] ] to its current levels a new building was needed and the high school relocated in 2003 to its current location near the border between the two towns it serves.

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