Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

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Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

Motto	Think for yourself, but think of others.
Established	1954
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Scott Carpenter
Students	1,581 (2005-06)
Grades	9–12
Location	Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges Massachusetts State Department of Education
Colors	Blue, Red & White
Mascot	Warriors
Yearbook	'DYAD'
Newspaper	'The Forum'
Website	www.lsrhs.net

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS or LS) is located at 390 Lincoln Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its current superintendent/principal is Scott Carpenter.

Contents 1 History 1.1 January 2007 killing 2 Science and engineering teams 2.1 National Ocean Science Bowl team 2.2 Department of Energy National Science Bowl team 2.3 Lincoln Sudbury robotics team 3 Speech and debate 4 Drama and Music 4.1 Drama 4.2 Music 5 Athletics 5.1 Baseball 5.2 Cross-country and Track and Field 5.3 Golf 5.4 Soccer 5.5 Football 5.6 Ultimate 5.7 Rugby 5.8 Sailing 5.9 Hockey 5.10 Volleyball 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External links

History

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District was established in 1954, integrating the former Sudbury High School with students from the nearby town of Lincoln, Massachusetts. Previously, the town of Lincoln did not have its own high school, electing to send its students to neighboring town's schools.

In June 2002, the towns of Lincoln and Sudbury began a $74 million dollar project to build a new high school near the site of the original building. The old LSRHS building was demolished and paved over to provide a parking lot for the new LSRHS. The new LSRHS was completed in time for the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. Among other features, the new school sports four gymnasiums, as the athletic program is one of the state's best.

The old building was greatly beloved by many students due to its quirky uniqueness, including the arrays of student murals that decorated the halls. The original building, which opened in 1956, was in extremely poor condition and needed extensive maintenance. Although renovation of the facility was considered, the construction of an entirely new school proved to be the more economical choice. The new school is not without its critics; it is often cited as being too white and "antiseptic," like a hospital. However, major efforts by students and staff have been made to decorate the school, including transport of old memorials and murals, along with the creation of entirely new ones.

The $1.6 million (USD) project to install a completely refurbished sports stadium, including a multipurpose turf field, 6-lane running track, and bleachers, culminated in the fall of 2007.

At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, former principal Dr. John Ritchie retired. He was replaced by former North House administrator Scott Carpenter. Additionally, North House was dissolved and its students were evenly split among West, South, and East Houses.

January 2007 killing

On January 19, 2007, a 15-year-old freshman later identified as James Alenson was stabbed to death with a knife in a high school washroom in a hall adjacent to the East House area. The school was put into lockdown twenty minutes after the event at around 7:40 in the morning. The first news reports came out around 8:35, and the event was highly publicized. The students were sent home at 10:20 a.m. Emerson Hospital stated that the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital at 8:12 a.m. ^[1]

A 16-year-old student named John Odgren, a resident of Princeton, Massachusetts was charged that same day with "murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a knife onto school property".^{[2] [3] [4]}

Odgren, who was held without bail after his arrest, was a special education student and was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He had no previous record of violence.

Science and engineering teams

National Ocean Science Bowl team

LSRHS's strong tradition of academic excellence is demonstrated by the recent success of its science teams. The team is led by chemistry teacher and coach Douglas Grant. At the regional level, a team from LSRHS has won the Massachusetts Regional, or Blue Lobster Bowl, of NOSB every year for the past six years.^{[citation needed]} Below are the team's results for the past 4 years.

2005

• A Team: 2nd place at nationals at Biloxi, Mississippi : Prize Trip to Bermuda

2006

• A Team: National Champions at Monterey, California :Prize Trip to Hawaii
• B Team: 2nd at regionals

2007

• A Team: 3rd place at Nationals at Stony Brook, New York :Prize Trip to Santa Catalina Island, California
• B Team: 5th at regionals

2008

• A Team: 1st place at Nationals at Seward, Alaska :Prize Trip to Costa Rica
• B Team: 4th at regionals

Department of Energy National Science Bowl team

In 2006, a team from the school also won the National Science Bowl (NSB) regional competition. Out of 64 teams, the LSRHS team tied for fifth at the US Department of Energy's National Science Bowl in Washington DC. This was LSRHS's first appearance at the National Science Bowl finals. Their achievement was rewarded with a one thousand dollar (USD) donation to the high school, and was remarkably the last public school standing in the final rounds.^{[citation needed]}

2006

• A Team: 5th at Nationals at Washington D.C. : $1000 grant to Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

2007

• A Team: 5th place at Regionals at Boston University

2008

• A Team: 2nd place at Regionals at Boston University
• B Team: 9th place at Regionals

Lincoln Sudbury robotics team

The Lincoln Sudbury Robotics Team was founded in 2002, and competes annually in the national robotics competition Battlebots IQ, now known as Bots IQ. The team also competed in FIRST in 2002, and Vex in 2006. It is funded mainly by Raytheon, with support from Methods Machine Tools, Batteries Plus of Marlborough, and private donations. In the 2007 Bots IQ competition, Roflcopter won "Coolest Robot" and placed fourth, forfeiting to Pneumagic and losing to E2V2. Pneumagic placed third, losing to The Blender and E2V2.

Owatonna 2004

• Deborah: 2 wins

Orlando 2005

• Moore Destruction: 2 wins
• Mass Destruction: 3 wins

Miami 2006

• The Brick: 4 wins
• Pneumagic: 3 wins

Miami Beach 2007

• Roflcopter: 4 wins, 4th place, "Coolest Robot" award
• Pneumagic: 4 wins, 3rd place
• The Brick: 3 wins
• Father Abraham: 2 wins
• Ragnarok: 1 win

Red Bull Soapbox Derby (fund raiser for new parts)

• Valhalla Express: 4th place and Peoples Choice Award

Miami Beach 2008

• Roflcopter: No wins
• Anonymous: 2 wins
• Son of a Brick: 7 wins
• LOLcano: 4 wins
• Miscellaneous Paraphernalia: 2 wins

Speech and debate

The Lincoln-Sudbury Speech and Debate team, coached by Biology Teacher, Tom Danko, is well known for its excellence in debate and the speech event, Group Discussion. In 2003, the team expanded to competing in debate, which the team has since become a powerhouse Public Forum Debate school in Massachusetts. Three Public Forum Teams have competed at Nationals, making the top 50 in the country each time. The L-S Speech Jam is a tournament conducted in "Aloha" wear.

Notable Results:

2004:

• 1st Place in Group Discussion at the Massachusetts State Speech Tournament

2005:

• 1st Place in Group Discussion at the Massachusetts State Speech Tournament
• 4th Place in Public Forum Debate at the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament

2006:

• 1st Place in Radio Broadcasting at the Massachusetts State Speech Tournament
• Semifinalist in Public Forum Debate at the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament

2007:

• 1st Place in Public Forum Debate at the Lexington Winter Invitational
• 1st Place in Original Oratory at the Heart of New England Tournament
• Two Double-Octofinalists in Public Forum Debate at the Harvard Speech and Debate Invitational^[5]
• 1st Place in Group Discussion at the Massachusetts State Speech Tournament
• 1st Place in Radio Broadcasting at the Massachusetts State Speech Tournament
• 1st Place in Public Forum Debate at the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament
• Two teams in the Top 50 in Public Forum Debate at the National Forensics Tournament in Wichita, KS

2008:

• 1st place in Public Forum Debate at the Harvard Speech and Debate Invitational^[6]
• Top 50 in Public Forum Debate at the National Forensics Tournament in Las Vegas, NV
• 1st Place and 5th Place in Public Forum Debate at the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament

2009:

• Triple-Octofinalists in Public Forum Debate at the Harvard Speech and Debate Invitational
• 1st Place in Public Forum at Northeastern Championships
• Top Two Public Forum Teams in the Heart of New England Tournament

Drama and Music

Drama

The Lincoln-Sudbury Drama Department is well-known for performing material above high school level, giving it a long-standing reputation of excellence^{[citation needed]}. Works by Shakespeare, Pirandello, and Sor Juana have been performed. The Laramie Project, Into the Woods, and Little Shop of Horrors were included in the recent repertoire.

Bill Plott, part of the Drama Department for over thirty years, is known for innovative approaches to Shakespearean literature. Although he "hates musicals," he often incorporates music into his productions. In the past three, he put on Hamlet (2005; using Tom Waits music); A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004; using Motown music); and As You Like It (2003; using psychedelic rock music).

The current drama director is John Germonatta. John has put on several notable productions including "TOMMY" (2002) "Into the Woods"(2005), and "Bat Boy (2008), while Carly Evans, former drama co-director has put on musicals such as "Pippin" (2006) and "Kiss Me Kate" (2007).

Music

Lincoln-Sudbury has a well-established music program. The instrumental program has been directed by Tom Grandprey since September of 2004. The large instrumental ensembles that are offered are String Orchestra and Concert Band. In addition, there is a number of small and select ensembles stemming from the instrumental groups, including the Flute Choir, the Jazz Ensemble, the Select Jazz Combo, Sisters in Jazz Combo, Jazz Warriors Combo, and K.A.M.E.O. Fusion Quintet. Students interested in pursuing music in a large ensemble who lack the time to do so during school can participate in the Civic Orchestra, where students and adults in the community practice and perform together.

The choral program includes the Concert Choir, which is conducted by Dr. Jamie Kirsch since September of 2009.The select ensembles include Chamber Singers, Vocal Jazz, Women's Chorale as well as some student-run ensembles including Acafellas and Coro de Chicas. Each year, the Lincoln-Sudbury Chorus invites singers from the Lincoln and Sudbury communities to join them to perform a choral masterwork. Works from the past include Mozart's "Requiem" Mass, Faure's "Cantique de Jean-Racine", and Gloria Masses by Rutter and Vivaldi.

Athletics

Lincoln-Sudbury has a long standing reputation of both academic and athletic excellence. With the construction of the new school buildings, a considerable investment has been put into new artificial turf fields. The school recently completed work on a new football field and track.

Lincoln-Sudbury athletes have been successful not only within the Dual County League, but also on the state level. The varsity teams were a combined 295-98-9 in 2006-2007, earning the school the Dalton Trophy, awarded by The Boston Globe for the best overall won-loss record among Division I Massachusetts high schools. It was the first time the school has won the Dalton Trophy since moving to Division I, though it won the Division II trophy eight times between 1975 and 2003.

Baseball

In 2007, the baseball team won its first Division I baseball title ever with a final record of 26-1, the best in New England. It finished the season ranked 10th in the Eastern United States, according to www.risemag.com

Cross-country and Track and Field

The girl's cross country team and track teams have won numerous league and state titles, including the 2006 and 2007 Division I all-state titles in spring track, the 2006-2007 indoor track all-state title, and the 2007 Cross-Country Division I state title.

Golf

Also in 2007, the Golf team won the North Sectionals, and the Division II state championship under Coach Jon Murch.

Soccer

In 2002, the boys soccer team won the Division II state championship. In 2003, the girls soccer team claimed the Division I state title. The baseball team won the Division II championship in 2005. The boys lacrosse program is known perennially for its statewide excellence. The girls' swim team and men's golf team are also well respected.

Football

Lincoln-Sudbury has a longstanding athletic rivalry with Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, especially in football. On Thanksgiving morning, LSRHS battles Newton South High School.

Ultimate

In 2006, LSRHS's ultimate team, "Taco Wagon," played at the high school Eastern nationals, placing 10th overall. They went on to achieve 2nd place at the Massachusetts state tournament for the second year in a row, again losing to Amherst Regional High School, the defending national champions for many years. In 2009, the team was seeded 4rd for the States tournament, the highest it has ever been seeded in its history. It was able to beat it's seed, for 3rd in the State, after an epic comeback win against rival Needham, a team that took 7th at Easterns that same year. In 2009, the team is led by Tate Tabtieng, Henry Frost, Drew Zieff, and Matt Rogers. The girls team is captained by Zoe Borden and Maura McGrath. The team is coached by veteran Ultimate player Gary Bernard, a man whom the players love and respect. The team under this leadership hopes to repeat success at the State Tournament and compete at the Easterns championship.

Rugby

In recent years, the school's men's rugby team, headed by Iain Ryrie, has begun to gain momentum; it placed second in New England in 2008. It continues to be a club sport and will remain so for the near future. Rugby has become so popular, in fact, that L-S now has a women's rugby team, which remains undefeated at the end of its first season.

Sailing

The LS sailing team practices in the spring at Lake Cochituate.

Hockey

The boys hockey team under coach Peter Elenbaas has been very successful and made it to division 2 semi-finals in the 2008-2009 season. They look to improve in the upcoming years.

Volleyball

Both the boys and girls volleyball teams have experienced recent success. In the 2008 season, both teams made it to the state finals, only to fall short. In the 2009 season, the Boys captured their first ever state title.

Notable alumni

• John Linnell '77 and John Flansburgh '78, founders of the band They Might Be Giants
• Chris Evans '99, actor in films including Fantastic Four and Not Another Teen Movie
• Scott Evans (actor), actor in TV Series, such as Fringe, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Mike Gordon, bassist from the band Phish
• Ashley Richardson, 1980s supermodel
• Paula Poundstone, comedian (did not graduate)
• Mike Croel, NFL linebacker from 1991 to 1998
• Callie Thorne '87, actress from The Wire, Rescue Me, and Analyze That

References

1. ^ The Associated Press - Yahoo News - Student fatally stabbed at Mass. school
2. ^ "'I did it ... I did it': Student suspect in deadly stabbing is held without bail", The MetroWest Daily News, January 19, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
3. ^ "Teen Charged In Fellow Student's Death Freshman Stabbed To Death In High School". WCVB-TV. January 19, 2007. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10792195/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 
4. ^ "Judge OK's Teen's Jailhouse Tapes In Stab Case Prosecutors Challenging Whether Odgren Was Legally Insane". WCVB-TV. October 16, 2009. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/21313592/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 
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http://www.nfl.com/players/joesims/profile?id=SIM736600

External links

• LSRHS website
• News report of 1/19/07 lockdown
• Latitude and longitude: 42°23′48″N 71°23′55″W / 42.39653°N 71.39852°W / 42.39653; -71.39852Coordinates: 42°23′48″N 71°23′55″W / 42.39653°N 71.39852°W / 42.39653; -71.39852