Nantucket High School
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Nantucket High School is a public
high school
in Nantucket, Massachusetts
. It is also the only high school on the island of Nantucket.
as the school's first principal.
Every year the Whalers Varsity Football Team plays against the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Vineyarders for the Island Cup on the weekend before Thanksgiving
. The Island Cup is played on Nantucket one year then on Martha's Vineyard
the next year and continually switches back and forth. The winner keeps the Island Cup trophy until the next year. Currently Martha's Vineyard has the island cup for the ninth straight year, recently beating Nantucket 10-7 on November 19, 2011. The NHS boy's lacrosse
team has been in the state tournament consecutively since 1999.
The Whalers Ice Hockey Team is also fairly new.
Public
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high school
High school
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in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...
. It is also the only high school on the island of Nantucket.
History
Nantucket High School was founded in 1838 with Cyrus PeirceCyrus Peirce
Cyrus Peirce , American educator and Unitarian minister, was the founding president of the first American public normal school, which evolved into Framingham State University.-Early life:...
as the school's first principal.
Athletics
The Nantucket High School athletic teams are known as the Whalers. There is a juvenile Finback Whale skeleton hanging in the commons area of Nantucket High School that serves as the team's mascot. The Nantucket Girls Basketball Team is known as the Lady Whalers.Every year the Whalers Varsity Football Team plays against the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School or MVRHS is a high school in Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States.-History:...
Vineyarders for the Island Cup on the weekend before Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
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. The Island Cup is played on Nantucket one year then on Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
the next year and continually switches back and forth. The winner keeps the Island Cup trophy until the next year. Currently Martha's Vineyard has the island cup for the ninth straight year, recently beating Nantucket 10-7 on November 19, 2011. The NHS boy's lacrosse
Lacrosse
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team has been in the state tournament consecutively since 1999.
The Whalers Ice Hockey Team is also fairly new.
In popular culture
- On the NBC sitcom Wings, the main characters Joe, Brian, Helen, Lowell and Casey were all graduates of the fictional Siasconset High School on Nantucket.