Winchester High School is a comprehensive 9–12 high school located in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1850, it moved into its current location in the spring of 1972. Ranked 29th among Massachusetts High Schools, close to 98% of students graduated in 2023, with about 96% of those continuing to higher education.
A major three-phase reconstruction and expansion of the school started in 2014 and was completed in September 2017. Most of the school was rebuilt using the original structural frame. After the complete redesign of the interior of the building, approximately 75% of classrooms now have exterior windows and direct day-lighting versus 25% in 1972. The original internal courtyard was enclosed to create the two-story dining commons and assembly space. Winchester High School remained in use during construction.
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Sports
Winchester High School fields teams in the following sports:
Notable alumni
Pat Badger (Class of '85), bassist of the band Extreme
Joe Bellino (Class of '56), halfback, Heisman Trophy winner in 1960 while at Navy; played with the Boston Patriots 1965–1967
Bob Bigelow (Class of '71), college and NBA basketball player (University of Pennsylvania, Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics)
Anthony Carrigan, actor
Kieran Corr (Class of '24), Kohl's #1 ranked national high school kicker, college football player (Harvard)
Glen Doherty (Class of '88), Navy SEAL killed in 2012 Benghazi attack while working for a contracted CIA group
Janet Doub Erickson (graphic artist and author, founder of the Blockhouse of Boston)
Tony Fryklund (Class of '89), professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing for Bellator MMA, WEC, Strikeforce, and UFC
Brian Keefe (Class of ‘94), professional NBA basketball head coach, Washington Wizards
Kofi Kingston (Class of '99), WWE wrestler
Kirk Minihane (Class of '93), radio and podcast host
Laurence Owen, while a student at Winchester, was the 1961 U.S. Ladies and North American Figure Skating Champion and placed 6th in the 1960 Winter Olympics in the same event
Richard Phillips (Class of '73), captain of the Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by Somali pirates in April, 2009
Bjorn Poonen (Class of '85), mathematician
Alison Hersey Risch (Class of '54), captain of US Women's Lacrosse team 1964, member of the US field hockey HOF and the US lacrosse HOF
Alicia Sacramone (Class of '06), won silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around Competition; 10-time World Championship medalist (making her the most decorated American gymnast of all time), 19-time national medalist, and 5-time U.S. vault champion
Dan Spang (Class of '02), professional hockey player
Levni Yilmaz, filmmaker, animator, creator of "Tales of Mere Existence"