16-549: The Asa Sanger House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts . The oldest portion of this 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story timber-frame house is, based on architectural evidence, believed to date to the early decades of the 18th century. It has transitional styling, including features of First Period and later Georgian styling. At the time of the American Revolutionary War the house was owned by Asa Sanger, whose family
32-771: A renovation of the high school building, the razing of the middle school (the original high school building) and the new construction of the middle school. The other schools in the district are Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS), Pine Hill School and Chickering School. The current principal of Dover Sherborn High School is John Smith, accompanied by interim assistant principal Timothy O'Mara. Other administrators include Allison Collins (Mathematics Dept.), Christopher Levasseur (Science Dept.), Keith Kaplan (Social Studies Dept.), Gretchen Donohue (English Dept.), Jeffrey Farris (World Language Dept.), Geoffrey Herrmann (Fine & Performing Arts Dept.), Nicholas Grout (Technology & Engineering Dept.), and Laura McGovern (Wellness Dept.). Ellen Rowley
48-656: Is a public elementary school called Pine Hill School. The majority of middle school and high school students in Sherborn attend the Dover-Sherborn Middle School and the Dover-Sherborn High School , respectively, which are both located in Dover, Massachusetts. There are also 2 preschools in Sherborn center, ECDC and Pine Hill preschool. Dover-Sherborn High School Dover-Sherborn High School , or DSHS ,
64-654: Is a regional public high school in the town of Dover, Massachusetts , United States. It serves students from the towns of Dover and Sherborn , and is the senior school of the Dover-Sherborn Public School District, housing grades 9 through 12. It also hosts some METCO students. It is rated by Boston Magazine as the top High School in Massachusetts Until the 1960s Dover and Sherborn sent their high school students to neighboring towns' high schools (Needham for Dover, Framingham for Sherborn). By
80-557: Is part of The Education Co-operative (TEC), which allows DSHS students to take part in internships with local companies and also enroll in TEC Classes. The Chess Team became league champions in 2007. A DSHS student project officially represented MA State at the International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Intel in 2006. In 2007, DSHS became home to a Siemens Competition Semifinalist. The school's mock trial team reached
96-801: Is the Guidance Director, Brandon Hall is the Technology Manager, and Mimi Ferrick is the Special Education Director. In March 2020, the unprecedented disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the school to transition to remote learning for the remainder of the academic year. Academically, the Dover-Sherborn High School has been historically ranked as one of Massachusetts' top-performing public schools. For example, in 2015, "Newsweek" magazine ranked Dover-Sherborn High School as
112-757: The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam. Ninety-six percent of the class of 2006 took the SAT I and 56% scored over 600 in the verbal section, 65% scored over 600 in the math section and 58% scored over 600 in the writing section. About 97% of all graduates attend college or university . The school offers sports including American football , soccer , cross country , golf , field hockey , basketball , alpine and Nordic skiing , swimming , baseball , softball , lacrosse , indoor and outdoor track and field , tennis , ice hockey , gymnastics , and sailing . The school
128-659: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km ), of which 16.0 square miles (41 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ), or 1.36%, is water, with much of that located in Farm Pond. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,200 people, 1,423 households, and 1,222 families residing in the town. The population density was 263.1 inhabitants per square mile (101.6/km ). There were 1,451 housing units at an average density of 90.9/sq mi (35.1/km ). The racial makeup of
144-752: The 16th best high school in the country. In 2014, Boston Magazine rated Dover-Sherborn High School as the best public school in Greater Boston. From 2011 to 2019, Boston Magazine ranked the Dover-Sherborn School System as number one in Massachusetts. US News recognized this by including DSHS amongst the top 100 public high schools in America. For the 2006–2007 school year, DSHS tenth-grade students ranked fourth in English and math among their peers on
160-404: The 1950s, the population boom was making it difficult for those schools to accept outside students, and the two towns created a regional school district. The first building was built on Farm Street in 1962. As the population continued to increase, the current high school was built on the same campus and completed in 1968. In 2004, a $ 43 million renovation on the campus was completed, which included
176-413: The 2007 U.S. census, the median income for a household in the town was $ 223,444, and the median income for a family was $ 164,063. Males had a median income of $ 181,291 versus $ 85,909 for females. The per capita income for the town was about $ 73,420. About 0.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. There
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#1732855808623192-478: The community is within area code 508 and has the ZIP Code 01770. As of the 2020 U.S. Census , the town population was 4,401. Sherborn shares its highly ranked public school system with the town of Dover . In addition to Dover, Sherborn is bordered by the towns of Natick , Framingham , Ashland , Millis , Holliston , and Medfield . The town is located 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Boston . According to
208-600: The semi-finals of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Mock Trial Tournament in 2023 and 2024. The school's Drama Department puts on two productions each year: an autumn play and a spring musical. The program is supported by the local community through organizations such as Friends of the Performing Arts, The Mudge Foundation, The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, and Len Schnabel of DesignLight. Theater productions are performed primarily at The Mudge Auditorium in
224-539: The town was 96.50% White , 0.38% African American , 0.05% Native American , 2.40% Asian , 0.26% from other races , and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population. There were 1,423 households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who
240-443: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.22. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. According to
256-589: Was prominent in town civic and economic affairs. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. This article about a Registered Historic Place in Sherborn , Massachusetts is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sherborn, Massachusetts Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts , United States. Located in Boston 's MetroWest region,
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