Minnechaug Regional High School

Minnechaug Regional High School
Address
Map
621 Main Street

Wilbraham
,
Massachusetts
01095

United States
Coordinates42°06′41″N 72°26′31″W / 42.111287°N 72.441993°W / 42.111287; -72.441993
Information
TypePublic
Coeducational
Open enrollment[1]
Established1959
School districtHampden-Wilbraham Regional School District
SuperintendentJohn Provost
PrincipalStephen Hale
Teaching staff71.45 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment984 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.77[2]
Color(s)Green, White, and Black
     
MascotFalcon
RivalEast Longmeadow
AccreditationNEASC
PublicationEmeralds
NewspaperThe Smoke Signal
Websitemrhs.hwrsd.org

Minnechaug Regional High School (MRHS) is a public high school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, United States, and has a student population of approximately 1,200. It is the only high school in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District. It serves the towns of Hampden, and Wilbraham.[4] The current principal is Stephen Hale. The school's official colors are green and white. Its school mascot is the Falcons. The district opened the current building in 2013.

Extracurricular activities

The school newspaper is called The Smoke Signal. The Student Council achieved the National Association of Student Council's highest honor, the National Gold Council of Excellence Award, every year since 2012.[5] Roughly 70 students serve on the Student Council and dozens have been elected by peer schools to serve in regional and statewide student council positions.[6]

Campus

Circa the 2010s a new lighting system was implemented that was intended to reduce costs; it had 7,000 lights total. The system relied on software for management purposes. However the software stopped working on August 24, 2021, and after that date, the school administration was unable to turn off the lighting system. Corky Siemaszko of NBC News wrote in 2023 that this was "costing taxpayers a small fortune."[7] The lights staying on in the event of a failure was intended to maintain security at Minnechaug Regional.[8]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Minnechaug Regional High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hampden County, MA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ https://www.nasc.us/programs/national-councils-of-excellence/winners [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Minnechaug Regional High School junior Joshua Florence elected president of 2014-15 Massachusetts Association of Student Councils". 27 March 2014.
  7. ^ Siemaszko, Corky (2023-01-19). "The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ^ Cristantiello, Ross (2023-01-19). "This Mass. high school's lights have been stuck on for more than a year". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ^ Ripton, Ray (April 23, 1987). "NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships : Holdsworth Should Help Bruin Title Bid". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Massachusetts actress Kelly Overton reflects on 'Van Helsing' as Syfy series draws to close". 11 April 2021.
  11. ^ "ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen '54 to Speak at Wichita State University". DePauw University. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  12. ^ "Ann Sarnoff is Named Chief Executive of Warner Bros". Wall Street Journal. 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Ex-Minnechaug star Mike Trombley plays 11 years in the majors due to a real edge". The Republican. August 1, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  14. ^ Dino, Jonas (March 29, 2008). "NASA - Janice Voss". NASA. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  15. ^ Nutter, Gage (22 November 2023). "New York Giants sign Benton Whitley, Minnechaug alum will be on active roster". masslive.