East Bridgewater High School Explained

East Bridgewater Junior Senior High School
Type:Public
Open enrollment[1]
Established:1958/2013 (current campus)
Campus:Suburban
Principal:William Silva[2]
Grades:7–12
Staff:69.20 (FTE)
Ratio:13.06
Enrollment:904 (2024–25)[3]
Sat:535 verbal
510 math
1045 total (2017-2018)[4]
Mascot:Viking
Colors:Navy, Gold & White
Newspaper:The Viking Visionary[5]
Yearbook:The Torch
Location:143 Plymouth St.
Zipcode:02333
Country:United States
Website:https://ebjshs.ebps.net/

East Bridgewater Junior Senior High School is a public secondary school located at 143 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves students in grades 7–12 and has an enrollment of 904 students as of the 2024–25 school year.[6]

History

The school's former campus opened in 1958. In 1975, a building addition program added to academic support and athletic facilities while doubling the enrollment capacity of the school. Currently, the school enrolls around 1000 students in grades 7–12.

Current

A new Jr./Sr. High School opened in fall of 2013. The new school sits on land formerly occupied by the school athletic fields and tennis courts. New fields were constructed on the site of the original building.[7]

Controversies

Racism

In 2019, a video was leaked[8] from Snapchat to the internet that displayed multiple East Bridgewater High School students in blackface and saying "what's up my nigga" and "nigger". The school had sent out an email stating that, "this will not be a one and done discussion". After the email was sent out, multiple stories came out about how they have had similar experiences in the school in years past.[9]

Phone App Threat

In 2018, an anonymous individual sent a threatening message to the school administrators through the school's anonymous tip app "STOPit". The message made mentions of the Columbine High School tragedy, as claimed by local Police.[10] The threatening message was taken seriously by school administrators and was forwarded to the local East Bridgewater Police Department and promptly responded to. The school was immediately after put under lockdown for two hours as East Bridgewater Police searched every floor. The school later sent out an email to parents letting them know of the situation.[11]

Music

The East Bridgewater High School Marching Band was an undefeated champion in Division One of the New England Scholastic Band Association from the late 1990s until 2010.

Notable alumni

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-10 . 2015-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412115653/http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: East Bridgewater Jr./Sr. High School Administration. Town of East Bridgewater. November 7, 2019.
  3. Web site: East Bridgewater JR./SR. High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
  4. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report.
  5. Web site: The Viking Visionary .
  6. Web site: East Bridgewater JR./SR. High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
  7. Web site: Vogler. Paula. East Bridgewater's new Junior/Senior High School opened this past August with new experiences for teachers, students and the community. enterprisenews.com. The Enterprise. 6 February 2016. January 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: East Bridgewater students in video saying n-word, wearing black face to face investigation. Brockton Enterprise. November 7, 2019.
  9. Web site: 'Disgusting': Racist Video Apparently Made By East Bridgewater Students Posted on Social Media. 5 November 2019 . NBC 10 Boston. November 7, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2018-11-15 . Threat On App Forces Lock Down At East Bridgewater School - CBS Boston . 2024-04-28 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2018-11-15 . Phone App Threat Caused East Bridgewater High School Lockdown . 2024-04-28 . Brockton, MA Patch . en.
  12. Web site: Fight Magazine Joe Lauzon. 2014-01-01. 2013-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111054813/http://www.fightmagazine.com/mma-magazine/the-human-monkey-wrench-2385/. dead.
  13. Web site: Joe Lauzon UFC Bio. 2014-01-01.
  14. Web site: From East Bridgewater to Hollywood and now to La La Land.