Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, or PVMHS, is a public high school located in Peabody, Massachusetts located at 485 Lowell Street.
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Academics
Vocational Technical Program
The Vocational Technical Program offers course in electronics, cosmetology, culinary arts, auto body, carpentry and business.
Air Force Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps
THE AFJROTC program is a military-based set of courses for students interested in pursuing a military career.
Graduation Assistance
The Community High School is a Special Education Day School that assists students with Emotional, Behavioral and Specific Learning Disabilities. The school is a therapeutic environment with extensive differentiation to help student succeed. Small classes and focused behavioral programs assist students in reaching their goals to complete high school.
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Stage One: The Drama Club at PVMHS
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School's theater program, known as Stage One, is one of the most well-known in the state of Massachusetts. For over three decades, Stage One has competed in the Massachusetts State Drama Festival, run annually by the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild. In 1970 Father Frank Toste CSC, a PVMHS faculty member, founded Stage One at PVMHS. In January 1994, Mr. Richard Carey was hired to be the new director, while Mrs. June Kessel came on board as Stage One advisor. Both Carey and Kessel continue their roles through the present. The company is highly praised and puts on three shows a year: a fall show, a Festival home show which competes at the METG Drama Festival, and a spring musical.
Demographics
The racial makeup of Peabody High School is: 79.0% White, 14.7% Hispanic, 2.5% African American, 1.7% Asian/American Indian and 1.6% multiracial (Source: Massachusetts Department of Education)
Notable alumni
- Tom Alberghini, former NFL player
- Jeff Allison, minor league baseball player
- Samantha Arsenault, Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Matt Bloom, Retired professional wrestler
- Jerry DeLucca, former NFL player
- Steve Lomasney, major league baseball player
- John Tudor, major league baseball player
- Nancy Werlin, American author of young adult novels
See also
- Peabody Public Schools
References
External links
Source of article : Wikipedia