News

October 23, 2024 Edition of the Highlander Times newsletter

  • Senior portraits for the yearbook are due November 22
  • Yearbooks are on sale
  • Many families still need to sign off on SHS Policies

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New student information: If you are new to Somerville Public Schools, click this link for more general information about Somerville High School.

 

Quick Info

Somerville High School Building Project

 

Accreditation Process

The Somerville High School (SHS) leadership team and the Somerville Public Schools district are pleased to announce that SHS plans to seek formal accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). NEASC is a voluntary accrediting agency of more than 2,000 public and independent schools, colleges, and universities, and vocational, technical, and career institutions. Of these, approximately 725 schools are accredited through the Association's Commission on Public Schools. The Commission works with individual schools to improve the quality of education through a continuous process of evaluation and Accreditation.

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Leadership 

Principal: Alicia Kersten
Associate Principal: Jodi Remington
Assistant Principal: Marie Foreman

Contact Somerville High School: Main Office 617-629-5250. Marie Connolly or Irma Calderon.


Somerville High School regularly reports demographic and student progress data to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). This data is used to develop the annual No Child Left Behind progress report card for Somerville High School. The 2023 Somerville High School report card is available on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website.

Donate to the Somerville High School Scholarship Foundation.


 

School Hours: 7:55 a.m. to 2:32 p.m. / 1:33 p.m. dismissal on Wednesdays
FREE Breakfast at 7:15 to 7:45 a.m.
School breakfast and lunch are free for all students
 
Somerville High School, Grades 9–12
81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143
617-629-5250 (or internally x611018)
 
 
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