Harwich High School
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Harwich High School is a public high school located in Harwich, MA. The school colors are Gold and Blue and their team is the Rough Riders. Harwich High School is the third smallest public high school school on Cape Cod
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Harwich is notable for having an outstanding baseball team. The baseball team won the Division 3 State Championship in 1996, 2006, and 2007, under the helm of legendary Massachusetts Hall of Fame coach Fred Thacher. Harwich plays at Whitehouse Field, which is a first class baseball park which is also home to the Harwich Mariners
of the Cape Cod Baseball League
. It has also hosted the NCAA Division 3 New England Regional Championships on numerous occasions. Harwich also has sent numerous players to prestigious schools for baseball including Boston College
, Vanderbilt
, Wheaton
, UMass-Amherst, South Florida, and George Mason
. Harwich currently has two baseball alumni in the Major Leagues, Cody Crowell and Ryan Soares.The Rough Riders reached the south sectionals in 2010 only to lose. With Steve Wilson as the Head Coach the program hopes to rebound after a great year.
The Harwich boys basketball team was the best in Southern Massachusetts from 1988-1991. They went to the state semifinals two of those years, led by Ricky Roderick and Chad Kodak. After the players' departure, the program declined quickly.
Harwich's field hockey team is one of the best in New England. In the past 7 years, Harwich has lost just one league game and has been the top seed in the state tournament 5 times. They have had 3 undefeated seasons in the past 6 years. In 2009, the team amassed 96 goals for the season while only allowing 6 goals the whole season.
Harwich had a longstanding co-op football team with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
, until 2009, when the MIAA
disbanded the co-op stating both schools had enough players to field separate teams. Under coach David Currid, the football team has been to two Eastern Massachusetts Super Bowls in 2000 and 2006. In 2000, the football team rolled through the regular season and won a playoff berth. They played powerhouse Georgetown and were defeated handily. In 2006, the football team rolled to a 9-1 regular season record, on the shoulders of Division 3A Player of the Year, James Hamilton, who ran for well over 2,000 yards on the season. The lone loss being at the hands of rival Mashpee on Thanksgiving Day. They played West Roxbury in the first round, defeating them 35-27 and earned a spot in the Division 3A State Championship game, which they lost 7-0 to Ipswich
in a heartbreaking defeat.
Harwich fielded its first football team in 2010, under the coaching leadership of legendary former Barnstable High School
football coach, Paul "Spanky" Demanche. The team fielded a 6-2 JV record and played two varsity games against Joseph Case High School of Swansea
and Bishop Connolly High School
of Fall River, losing both games. Harwich will field its first varsity program in 2011.
The girls basketball team was a powerhouse in the early part of the decade. They won back-to-back State Titles in 2003 and 2004 on the back of standout player, Sharee Daluze.
In 2011 Jennifer Gonsalves eclipsed 1,000 points as a junior
es that run all over Harwich and some of Dennis
. Also students may get a ride to school, walk, or use their own car and park in the parking lots.
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
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Overview
Harwich High School has an approximate enrollment of 400 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Rough Riders and its colors are Navy Blue, Gold, and White.- Over the past couple of years, HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
has been in negotiations with the town of ChathamChatham, MassachusettsChatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census...
to create a regionalized school district due to declining student populations in each town. If the plan is approved, Harwich and Chatham will send its student populations to separate elementary schools within the towns, and what is now the Chatham High SchoolChatham High School (Massachusetts)Chatham High School is a small public school located in the Cape Cod town of Chatham, Massachusetts. Chatham serves roughly 700 students in grades 9-12. Chatham's mascot is the Blue Devils and the school's colors are Royal Blue and White....
and Middle School would become the town's middle school. Students from both towns will go to a new building in Harwich which would be the regional high school. This is because of the inefficient space in the schools and the deteriorating condition of Harwich High School, and the lack of proper funding to build a new Harwich High School. The new name of the school district would be the Harwich-Chatham Regional School District. Harwich originally planned to merge with the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth and join the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, but that plan was decided not to work. However, if the Chatham plan does not work then Harwich may have no choice but to merge with Dennis and Yarmouth or become a 7-12 high school.
- In January on 2011, the school board voted unanimously to approve the regionalization of HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
and ChathamChatham-Places:In England:*Chatham, Kent**Chatham Dockyard, frequently referred to simply as "Chatham"**Chatham Historic Dockyard, a maritime museum that occupies part of the site of Chatham Dockyard...
. Plans are currently being made to build a new school, location of the school, naming of the new regional high school, and how soon the regionalization will take effect. Most likely, the regional school district plan will take effect in 2013.
- The regional school district was named Monomoy Regional School District in the spring of 2011
- The school systems are deciding to join the School's 8th Grade class with the Regionalized school district. The first Class to graduate under the name of the Monomoy Regional School District is the Class of 2013. (However, rumors are spreading about whether they plan to petition to be named under the original Harwich High School, and postpone the naming for 1 year.
Sports
- Baseball
Harwich is notable for having an outstanding baseball team. The baseball team won the Division 3 State Championship in 1996, 2006, and 2007, under the helm of legendary Massachusetts Hall of Fame coach Fred Thacher. Harwich plays at Whitehouse Field, which is a first class baseball park which is also home to the Harwich Mariners
Harwich Mariners
The Harwich Mariners are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Harwich, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's Eastern Division. Harwich currently plays its home games at Whitehouse Field in the historic village of Harwich Center...
of the Cape Cod Baseball League
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in which many college baseball stars play during the summer. Many future Major League Baseball players have started there during their college years; MLB has provided...
. It has also hosted the NCAA Division 3 New England Regional Championships on numerous occasions. Harwich also has sent numerous players to prestigious schools for baseball including Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
-People:*Vanderbilt *The Vanderbilt family**Cornelius Vanderbilt**William H. Vanderbilt-Places:In the United States:*Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town*Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village*Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, a borough...
, Wheaton
Wheaton
-People:* Charles Augustus Wheaton, an abolitionist* David Wheaton, professional tennis player, writer, speaker, talk-show host* Frank Wheaton, an American Civil War general* Frank K...
, UMass-Amherst, South Florida, and George Mason
George Mason
George Mason IV was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention...
. Harwich currently has two baseball alumni in the Major Leagues, Cody Crowell and Ryan Soares.The Rough Riders reached the south sectionals in 2010 only to lose. With Steve Wilson as the Head Coach the program hopes to rebound after a great year.
- Boys Basketball
The Harwich boys basketball team was the best in Southern Massachusetts from 1988-1991. They went to the state semifinals two of those years, led by Ricky Roderick and Chad Kodak. After the players' departure, the program declined quickly.
- Field Hockey
Harwich's field hockey team is one of the best in New England. In the past 7 years, Harwich has lost just one league game and has been the top seed in the state tournament 5 times. They have had 3 undefeated seasons in the past 6 years. In 2009, the team amassed 96 goals for the season while only allowing 6 goals the whole season.
- Football
Harwich had a longstanding co-op football team with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, also known as Cape Tech and Lower Cape Tech and sometimes abbreviated as CCT, is a public vocational and technical high school located in Harwich, Massachusetts....
, until 2009, when the MIAA
MIAA
MIAA may refer to:* Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association, defunct college athletic conference* Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association, high school athletic conference for private schools in the Baltimore Metro area...
disbanded the co-op stating both schools had enough players to field separate teams. Under coach David Currid, the football team has been to two Eastern Massachusetts Super Bowls in 2000 and 2006. In 2000, the football team rolled through the regular season and won a playoff berth. They played powerhouse Georgetown and were defeated handily. In 2006, the football team rolled to a 9-1 regular season record, on the shoulders of Division 3A Player of the Year, James Hamilton, who ran for well over 2,000 yards on the season. The lone loss being at the hands of rival Mashpee on Thanksgiving Day. They played West Roxbury in the first round, defeating them 35-27 and earned a spot in the Division 3A State Championship game, which they lost 7-0 to Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
in a heartbreaking defeat.
Harwich fielded its first football team in 2010, under the coaching leadership of legendary former Barnstable High School
Barnstable High School
Barnstable High School is a public high school in the village of Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, Town of Barnstable. It is the largest high school in Barnstable County on Cape Cod. It is divided into 5 "houses", described as "schools within a school". In the 2010–2011 school year, it had...
football coach, Paul "Spanky" Demanche. The team fielded a 6-2 JV record and played two varsity games against Joseph Case High School of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
and Bishop Connolly High School
Bishop Connolly High School
Bishop Connolly High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Fall River, Massachusetts.-Campus and Building:Connolly's campus is approximately . The campus is bounded on the north by Langley Street and Bristol Community College. It is bounded to the east and south by Route 24 and...
of Fall River, losing both games. Harwich will field its first varsity program in 2011.
- Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team was a powerhouse in the early part of the decade. They won back-to-back State Titles in 2003 and 2004 on the back of standout player, Sharee Daluze.
In 2011 Jennifer Gonsalves eclipsed 1,000 points as a junior
Transportation
Students get to Harwich High by 18 School busSchool bus
A school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events...
es that run all over Harwich and some of Dennis
Dennis, Massachusetts
Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office...
. Also students may get a ride to school, walk, or use their own car and park in the parking lots.
Problems
In 2007 the New England New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges had placed Harwich High in its warning category, describing the school as unable to support 21st Century education. The primary reason for the warning was due simply to the age of the building and the outdated systems and infrastructure. The new regional high school will easily rectify the situation with a design based on a model school, such as Ashland High School in Ashland, MA. The school supports 21st Century Education by incorporating current technology into the design of the building.Notable alumni
- Shawn FanningShawn FanningShawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer file sharing platforms, in 1998. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine...
- Class of 1998, Created of MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
downloading system, NapsterNapsterNapster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
. - Cody Crowell - Class of 2004, Outstanding pitcher for baseball team, attended Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, Drafted in the 14th round of the MLB DraftMLB DraftThe First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players, from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs, to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with...
by Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
in 2007. - Ryan Soares - Class of 2006, First Team All-American, CAACAA-Arts:*China Academy of Art, the highest university of art in China which founded in 1928*College Art Association, a professional association in the United States for scholars of art, art history, and art criticism...
Player of the Year, attended George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
and the University of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaThe University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
, Drafted in the 36th round of the MLB DraftMLB DraftThe First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players, from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs, to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with...
by the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in 2010.