News
Highland Ave Eastbound Detour
Eastbound traffic on Highland Ave. will be detoured, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the morning for 2-3 weeks, with plans that the detour ends before Thanksgiving Break. Public buses and emergency vehicles will not need to detour. Find a map of the detour here. If you have questions about construction, you may contact the Somerville's 311 system for updates.
Highlander Times Newsletter
Read the October, 2023 Edition:
- Winter sports registration
- Yearbook information for seniors
- Homecoming Dance on Friday, October 27
- More important information
Quick Info
- Report a Student Absence. Please visit the SHS Communities page and call your student's Community direct line or email the Community Administrative Assistant to report any student absences. Communities are organized by the first initial of the last name.
- Breakfast and Lunch Menus. All students receive free breakfast and lunch. Breakfast service begins at 7:15 a.m.
- SHS Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. During these hours, you can obtain work permits and request transcripts.
- Students received free MBTA passes for the 2023–2024 school year. Learn more.
- SFLC School-Based Family Liaisons: Nayi Padilla (Spanish/English), Nehemie St. Louis (Haitian Creole/English), Eline Santana (Portuguese). 617-625-6600.
- School Nurses: 2023–2024 SHS Nurses are Terri Emens (617-625-6600 x611062) and Maria Tully (617-625-6600 x611061). School Nursing.
- CHA Somerville Teen Connection
- Work Permits: Print the Promise of Employment Application or pick up a copy in the main office.
- Log in to X-2 Aspen to find student-specific schedules. (Parents and Guardians are invited to log in for up-to-date information about their student's academic progress.) Check out the universal SHS Daily Schedule.
- Tech Support: Students having problems with their Chromebook or with technology, please visit the SPS Parent / Guardian Technology Support Website.
- SHS Library Website: https://sites.google.com/view/shs-library/home. Destiny Library Catalog: https://somerville.follettdestiny.com.
- Join a Club! View the Clubs List.
- Volunteer Coordinator: Jen Capuano
- Transcript Requests and Education Verifications: Fill out the Somerville High School Transcript & Education Verification Request Form
- SHS School Improvement Council Information
- Visit the Safe Routes to School page for information about cycling and walking around Somerville.
- Tours for prospective students and families. To inquire about a tour, please fill out the request form. Please note–SHS tours are for prospective students and families only.
- Information for Class of 2024 Seniors about Yearbook.
Somerville High School Building Project
- Watch a video about the new building: SHS Building for Lifetime Learning
- Take an online tour of the new Somerville High School building.
- SHS Building Project Update
- Learn about the new building's Educational Plan in this informational video.
- Visit the SHS Building Project website to learn all about this project.
- Watch construction in real-time through time-lapse photography.
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.
Learn more:
- NEASC Overview
- SHS to Seek Accreditation from New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- NEASC Commission on Public Schools Report of the Visiting Team for Somerville High School
Leadership
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 2022 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.
