Tewksbury Memorial High School

Tewksbury Memorial High School (also TMHS or Tewksbury High School) is a suburban public high school located at 320 Pleasant Street in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States. Serving grades 9–12, it is the only public high school in the town. Its total enrollment for the 2018–2019 school year was 916 students.

Tewksbury Memorial High School
Tewksbury Memorial High School
Address
320 Pleasant Street Tewksbury , Massachusetts 01876 United States
Coordinates	42°36′09″N 71°14′25″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	We rise at TMHS![1]
School district	Tewksbury Public Schools
Superintendent	Brenda Theriault-Regan
CEEB code	222130
Principal	Andrew J Long
Faculty	65.59 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	752 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	11.47[2]
Color(s)	Scarlet Red, White, and Royal Blue
Athletics conference	Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC)
Mascot	Native American
Nickname	TMHS
Team name	Redmen
Rival	Wilmington High School (Wilmington, Massachusetts)
Newspaper	Tewksbury Tribune
Website	TMHS website

Demographics[3]

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2019–2020 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Tewksbury Memorial High School are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 857
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 66.7
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 12.8:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2019–2020)^[4]

Race	Enrolled Pupils*	% of District
African American	27	3.2%
Asian	33	3.9%
Hispanic	38	4.4%
Native American	1	0.1%
White	751	87.6%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	0	0%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic	7	0.8%
Total	857	100%

* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by gender (2019–2020)^[4]

Gender	Enrolled pupils	Percentage
Female	454	52.98%
Male	402	46.91%
Non-binary	1	0.12%
Total	857	100%

Enrollment by Grade^[4]

Grade	Pupils Enrolled	Percentage
9	198	23.1%
10	219	25.55%
11	213	24.85%
12	220	25.67%
SP*	7	0.82%
Total	857	100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12^[5]

Athletics

The Redmen are a member of the Merrimack Valley Conference. The MIAA classifies them as a Division 2 school for most sports. Significant rivals include conference foes Andover, Billerica, Central Catholic, and Chelmsford. Their biggest rival is neighboring Wilmington of the Middlesex League, whom the football team plays every Thanksgiving.

In 2013, the football team went undefeated at 13-0 and won the Division 3 State Championship, defeating Plymouth South by a score of 42–14.

Other than their football team, TMHS's boys' soccer team, field hockey team, track, and XC team has seen recent success.

• Football State Champions - 1985, 1996, 2013
• Football State Finalists - 1981, 1990, 1995, 2011

Construction of new school building in 2012

The school was placed on warning status by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 2006.^[6] In 2010 the town voted to build a new high school next to the old one to address structural issues leading to the institution of this warning status.^[7]

The new school cost $68 million and opened in August 2012.^[8] The gymnasium seats 1,225 fans, featuring one main basketball court and three intermediate courts that can be separated for tournament or recreational league use.^[6] The gym is used for all future TMHS graduations. The auditorium/theater features seating for 690 and the stage has a backstage area for work on theatrical productions. Some of the more distinguishing characteristics of the complex include airport style restrooms for students, shared prep areas behind science and art classrooms, a TV studio, and two large rooms that can accommodate three or four classes meeting together.^[6] The entire complex features copious amounts of glass for maximum natural lighting. This ties in with numerous green features that add to the energy efficiency of the school and guarantee an additional reimbursement from the state.^[6] Freshman Orientation was on August 27, 2012, and the first official day of school in the new building was on August 28, 2012.^[8] As of September 2012, the new high school was finally complete, though the exterior features including the parking lot and track and field were delayed for a while longer. Demolition for the old high school began in mid-August 2012 and finished well into 2013.