Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS or L-S) is a public regional high school in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with a 99% graduation-rate. The school was founded in 1954, and the building was replaced prior to the 2004–2005 academic year, with additional facilities added in subsequent years.
History
The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District was established in 1954, integrating the former Sudbury High School with students from the nearby town of Lincoln, Massachusetts. Lincoln did not have its own high school previously, electing to send its students to neighboring towns' schools.
In June 2002, the district began a $74 million project to replace the aging facilities with new construction on the same campus. The new school was completed before the 2004–2005 academic year and the old building was demolished. Among other features, the new facilities include four gymnasiums and a 750-seat auditorium. A $1.6 million project to install a completely refurbished sports stadium, including a multipurpose turf field, 6-lane running track, and bleachers, culminated in the fall of 2007. In the summer of 2016, a multi thousand budget was put in place and the track and the fields were refurbished.
The school has received high ratings in the U.S. News & World Report listings of the best public high schools in America, in 2019 ranking #1,554 out of 17,000 nationally and #70 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. L-S has a graduation rate of 99%, compared to 96.2% across the state.
Some controversial events have occurred over the years, including a stabbing death of one student by another in 2007 and sexual assault allegations in 2013.
Athletics
Lincoln-Sudbury is a member of the Dual County League. The varsity teams were a combined 295-98-9 in 2006–2007, earning the school the Dalton Trophy, awarded by The Boston Globe for the best overall won-loss record among Division I Massachusetts high schools. It was the first time the school had won the Dalton Trophy since moving to Division I, though it won the Division II trophy eight times between 1975 and 2003.
Fall sports include football, field hockey (Co-ed), girls' volleyball, soccer, cross country, and golf. Winter sports include basketball, skiing, wrestling, Boys and Girls ice hockey, swimming/diving, Spring sports include, Boys and Girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, and boys' volleyball. Track and field is offered during both winter and spring.
Club teams are also offered, such as ultimate Frisbee and sailing (sport)\sailing.
Before the 2017 season, Lincoln-Sudbury named both the boys and girls rugby clubs as varsity sports. In 2006, Lincoln-Sudbury Women's Rugby Football Club became the first established high school girls' rugby team in Massachusetts.
On Thanksgiving morning, L-S plays Newton South High School.
The boys' lacrosse team won the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 MIAA Division 1 state title. They finished the 2017 season with a #9 national ranking.
The Lincoln-Sudbury official mascot is the warrior.
Music
Lincoln-Sudbury's music curriculum includes major and select instrumental ensembles, jazz ensembles, and choral ensembles. There are two large bands, a string orchestra, 2 big band jazz ensembles and 2 jazz combos for instrumental music, along with a treble choir and a concert choir, chamber singing group and multiple a cappella groups for choral music. The groups present numerous concerts throughout the school year and both instrumental and choral groups participate in state and national competitions. Students interested in large ensemble but unable to participate during school hours may join Civic Orchestra, where students and adults in the community practice and perform together. The 1971 Lincoln-Sudbury Select Chorus performed as the chorus in "Carmen" for the Boston Symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein. In 2008, the chorus was invited to sing John Rutter's "Gloria" at Carnegie Hall.
There are also various A cappella and student led groups. Accent is the school's only co-ed group and has recorded several albums. Other groups include the Acafellas, an all-male a cappella group founded in 2009, Achoired Taste, Musigals, and Shirley Tempos, all of which are all female a cappella groups, and Coro de Chicas, an all-female accompanied group.
Languages
Lincoln-Sudbury offers instruction in French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Mandarin Chinese. Additionally, Lincoln-Sudbury takes part in French, German, and Spanish exchanges that occur (generally) bi-annually. The language department also has French, Latin, German, and Spanish clubs that fundraise and promote their respective language through organized activities.