Jump to content

Doherty Memorial High School

Coordinates: 42°16′13.16″N 71°49′14.89″W / 42.2703222°N 71.8208028°W / 42.2703222; -71.8208028
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doherty Memorial High School[2]
Location
Map
299 Highland Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01602-2193[2]

United States
Information
TypePublic
Open enrollment[1]
Established1966 rebuilt 2024
School districtWorcester Public Schools[2]
CEEB code222492
PrincipalJohn Staley[2]
Staff86.93 (on FTE basis)[3]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,344 (2022–2023)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.46[3]
Color(s)Maroon and gold
MascotHighlanders[2]
NicknameHome of the Highlanders[2]
Websiteworcesterschools.org/school/doherty-memorial-high-school/

Doherty Memorial High School is a public high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It opened its doors in the fall of 1966, replacing two closing schools: Worcester Classical High School and Worcester Commerce High School.[4]

The school was named for Dr. Leo T. Doherty, an educator, who, over a period of forty years, served Worcester as a teacher, art director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of schools.[citation needed]

The school has about 2,000 students, in grades 9 to 12, in the Worcester Public Schools district.[3] The school's principal is John Staley.[2] The school offers 24 AP courses, with more available through Virtual High School.[5] The school serves the west side (Pleasant & Chandler Street, Tatnuck Square, Salisbury Street, Forest Grove, Newton Square, and June, Mill, Pleasant, and May Streets neighborhoods) of Worcester.

The original building was demolished in June 2024, with a new building will be opened in August 2024 The site of the former high school will be used for parking lots and an athletic complex.

Competitive teams

[edit]

Doherty Memorial High School has varsity teams in math and these sports: track, volleyball, baseball, lacrosse, football, cross country, soccer, field hockey, basketball, cheerleading, tennis, and FIRST Robotics.

The Doherty football team won the Massachusetts Division 4 State Championship at Gillette Stadium in 2013, defeating Dennis-Yarmouth by a score of 28–26.[6]

Notable alumni

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Doherty Memorial High School". Worcester Public Schools. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Doherty Memorial High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Kotsopoulos, Nick (March 16, 2019). "Politics and the City: Geography problem for new Doherty High". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Advanced Placement - Doherty's AP Program".
  6. ^ Holt, Craig (10 December 2013). "Doherty's Sean Mulcahy named Patriots' Coach of the Year". The Worcester Telegram. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ Sacks, Pamela H. (May 18, 2007). "Serve & volley". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Kitchens, Susan (September 20, 2008). "The Reluctant Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Cohan, Peter (April 23, 2017). "Wall & Main: Multibillionaire Jeff Greene, Worcester native, sees economic trouble ahead". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Jacqueline Reis. "Sunday Sit-Down: David A. Greene, next president of Colby College". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  11. ^ Garven, Rich (March 23, 2019). "Former Doherty High sprinter Wadeline Jonathas dashes to starring role at South Carolina". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ Cristantiello, Ross (August 3, 2016). "Doherty High alumna Mary Beth Leonard gets new diplomatic post". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Nugent, Karen. "Doherty grad plays role for US in Africa." Telegram & Gazette, Mar 21 2011.
  14. ^ Murray, Thomas V. (November 10, 2014). "United States Ambassador to Visit Worcester Public Schools" (Press release). Worcester Educational Development Foundation.
  15. ^ Telegram & Gazette Staff (March 31, 2014). "Hometeam: Worcester Public Schools inducts 11 into Hall of Fame". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  16. ^ Barth, Bud (April 23, 2006). "Rodriguez has redemption on his mind". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  17. ^ Duckett, Richard. "Worcester natives' film gathering steam." Telegram & Gazette, Apr 22 2004.
  18. ^ "08.07 From Worcester to Hollywood". Thepulsemag.com. August 2007. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  19. ^ Garven, Rich (April 25, 2018). "NFL Draft: Former Doherty High and Boston College star Isaac Yiadom awaits where he'll be selected". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
[edit]

42°16′13.16″N 71°49′14.89″W / 42.2703222°N 71.8208028°W / 42.2703222; -71.8208028