- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
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Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Location 210 Station Ave.,
South Yarmouth, MA 02664Information Type Public Established 1957 Principal Mr. Kenneth Jenks Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,000 Campus Suburban Color(s) Green & White Teams Dolphins Rivals Barnstable High School Information (508) 398-7600 Website [1] Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School is a suburban public high school (grades 9-12) in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. It opened in 1957 and was expanded and renovated in 1979 and again in 2006. It serves the Barnstable County towns of Yarmouth and Dennis and is the third largest high school (in terms of student population) on Cape Cod with approximately 1,200 students. It is located on 210 Station Avenue in South Yarmouth, south of the Mid Cape Highway.
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Sports
Dennis-Yarmouth is affiliated with the MIAA and participates in many varsity sports. The school is part of the Atlantic Coast League. In recent years the Dolphins and Lady Dolphins have enjoyed success on many playing fields. The baseball team has won the ACL South Championship in 4 of the last 6 years, the football team won the league championship for the first time in 47 years, and the girls track and cross country teams have continued their dominance. D-Y has been a part of Division 2 in Massachusetts, but will be stepping down to Division 3 next year.
The football team has created a rivalry with Nauset Regional High School's football team. The two teams play on Thanksgiving Day each year in the Chowder Bowl. The winner keeps the Chowder Bowl trophy for the entire school year. Recently the rivalry has extended to the faculty with the creation of the annual Chowder Cup game. The Chowder Cup is a flag football game played between the teachers of Dennis-Yarmouth and the teachers of Nauset.
Dennis-Yarmouth has a continually victorious track program. In 2006, the girls cross country team won the State Meet at Northfield Mountain, Northfield MA. They have only lost one cross country meet in eight years, and have lost no dual track meets in that time.
Their main rival is Barnstable High School.
Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports Football/Cheerleading Boys Basketball Baseball Boys and Girls Soccer Girls Basketball Softball Boys and Girls Cross Country Hockey Boys and Girls Tennis Field Hockey Winter Track Girls Golf Boys Golf Ski & Snowboard Club Boys and Girls Track Volleyball Lacrosse Demographics
As of 2008, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School had 1002 students.[1]
- 862 (86%) were Caucasian
- 51 (5%) were Hispanic
- 50 (5%) were African-American
- 17 (2%) were Asian
- 13 (1%) were Native American
Extracurricular activities
Every March the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Student Council plans and hosts the annual Cape and Islands Leadership Conference (CILC). The conference invites student councils from high schools across Cape Cod and South Eastern Massachusetts to listen to motivational speakers and engage in leadership workshops and large group team work activities. One-hundred fourteen students from seven high schools attended the 2009 Cape and Islands Leadership Conference which took place on March 27. On April 9, 2010, the Student council will host their 15th Annual Cape and Islands Leadership Conference (CILC). The theme for 2010's conference is 'Go 4 the G.O.L.D.' This theme is incorporated with the Olympics and bringing the other student councills from all over the Cape to work in workshops. The workshops are to build and engage the students to work with communication in a large group.
Scandal over anti-war protest
In June 2010, while six graduating seniors who were about to enter the U.S. armed forces were being honored at school assembly for the graduating class, two teachers stood up in silent protest, with one holding a sign that read “End War." Boston television station WBZ-TV broadcast a news story about the event[2] and some parents, students, and bloggers called for the teachers to be fired. The teachers were placed on administrative leave. One of the teachers, Marybeth Verani, said of the incident: “I’m showing [the students], in a democracy, how to express dissent.” [3]
Notable alumni
- Amy Jo Johnson, actress
- Josh Heinrich Taves, NFL football player
See also
References
- ^ "Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School". School Digger. http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MA/schools/0414000558/school.aspx. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Teachers Hold Anti-War Sign At School Assembly". WBZ-TV. http://wbztv.com/video/?id=90267. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Matthew Rothschild (24 June 2010), "Two Teachers Under Fire for War Protest", The Progressive, http://www.progressive.org/mc062410.html
- [2] wbztv.com - Teen Sends A Little Bit Of Cape Cod To U.S. Troops
External links
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Home Page
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Alumni & Reunion Website
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Athletics Page
Current Members Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School • Falmouth High School • Marshfield High School • Nauset Regional High School • Plymouth South High School • Sandwich High SchoolCoordinates: 41°40′40.71″N 70°11′37.09″W / 41.677975°N 70.1936361°W
Categories:- Schools in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Public high schools in Massachusetts
- Yarmouth, Massachusetts
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