Doherty Memorial High School | High School
School Hours: 7:20 AM- 1:43 PM
Principal: John Staley
Assistant Principal: Edward Capstick
Assistant Principal: Edward Whalen
Assistant Principal: Katerina Kambosos (Acting)
Assistant Principal: Renah Razzaq (Acting)
Phone: 508-799-3270
Fax: 508-799-3276
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Doherty Memorial High School is part of the Doherty Quadrant.
It is supervised by Executive Director Ellen Kelley.
On October 17, 2024, an official ribbon-cutting and plaque dedication ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of the new Doherty Memorial High School at 299 Highland Street, a state-of-the-art facility that began serving students in grades 9-12 on August 26, 2024. (View photos of the new building.)
Numerous public officials, design and construction project leaders, school staff and students were in attendance to celebrate the opening of the 425,000 square-foot high school. The new building is located adjacent to the original high school building, which opened in 1966 and was named after Dr. Leo T. Doherty, former Superintendent of WPS.
The new Doherty Memorial High School serves 1,700 students and features four academic wings, giving students a variety of environments designed for collaboration and innovation. It also features:
A large health and physical education space that includes a gymnasium, weight room, and wellness room that includes an adaptive space for students with disabilities
Audio equipment in classrooms, such as speakers in ceilings, to better serve students who are hard-of-hearing
Auditorium and black box theater
Music rooms
Spaces for four Chapter 74 career technical education programs, three of which are new: Construction Craft Laborer (new); Engineering Technology; Marketing, Management and Finance (new); and Programming and Web Development (new).
An underground staff parking garage
Electric vehicle charging stations
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system that provides 50% of the school’s electricity
Bicycle storage
An athletic field is currently under construction at the site of the former building.
Doherty Memorial High School is implementing a school-wide effort to demonstrate measurable growth in students’ ability to read critically and respond thoughtfully in writing as evidenced by progress on external measures, such as the MCAS and the PSAT, and internal measures, such as the MAP and other common assessments.
View Plan to Improve Student Outcomes- Doherty Memorial High School for more details about our school.
