Sutton High School (Massachusetts)

Sutton High School
Rendering of Sutton High School from 2016.
Location
383 Boston Road

,
01590

Coordinates42°8′40.4″N 71°46′15.9″W / 42.144556°N 71.771083°W / 42.144556; -71.771083
Information
TypePublic
Established1835
School districtSutton School District
SuperintendentCaitlin Paget
PrincipalMatthew Urquhart
Teaching staff29.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment363 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.20[1]
Colors   Kelly green and white
Athletics conferenceCentral Massachusetts Athletic Conference
NicknameSammies (boys) and Suzies (girls)
NewspaperSutton High News
YearbookExitus
Websitewww.suttonschools.net

Sutton High School is a public high school located in Sutton, Massachusetts.[2] The school shares its location with Sutton Middle School on a nearly 64-acre campus.

History

According to A History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, written by William Addison Benedict and Hiram Averill Tracy in 1878, Reverend George Anson Willard established Sutton High School in 1835.[3]

Between 2011 and 2015, major renovations took place to the existing school building by the Boston-based architecture firm Flansburgh Architects.[4]

The yearbook of Sutton High is known as the Exitus, and is known to have been published as far back as 1938.[5] The school's student newspaper is known as Sutton High News.[6]

Athletics

Sutton High School athletic teams are known as the Sammies (boys) and Suzies (girls).[7] The teams compete in District 2 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), specifically within the Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference East (CMAC East)[8]. Competitors include: Blackstone-Millville Regional High School, Douglas High School, Hopedale Junior Senior High School, Nipmuc Regional High School, and Whitinsville Christian School.[9] However, in the past, competition was done in the Dual-Valley Conference (DVC).

Athletic state championships

Sutton athletics is most known for their soccer program, with a total of 19 state championships across boys' and girls' soccer. Sutton's girls' soccer team has the most soccer state championships in the entire state of Massachusetts, with a total of 13.

Note: Some state championships from the 2024-2025 school year may not be included because some of the MIAA state championship archives haven't been updated.

Sport Year(s)
MIAA sanctioned sports
Girls' soccer (13)[10] 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Boys' soccer (6)[11] 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024
Girls' basketball (1)[12] 2020
Other sports & Co-op's
Girls' track (middle school) (4)[13] 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
Boys' track (middle school) (2)[13] 2012, 2017
Esports (3)[14] Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

The school offers: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.[15]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sutton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Contact Information - Sutton High School (02900510)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Benedict, William Addison; Tracy, Hiram Averill (1878). History of the town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876. Worcester, Massachusetts: Sanford and Company. p. 257.
  4. ^ "Sutton Middle School & High School | Flansburgh Architects". www.flansburgh.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Family Search
  6. ^ suttonhighnews.net http://https://suttonhighnews.net. Retrieved December 22, 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Athletics / Home". Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "MIAA League Directory"|accessdate=22 December 2025}}
  9. ^ "MIAA League Directory"|accessdate=2 December 2023}}
  10. ^ MIAA Soccer State Champions
  11. ^ Microsoft Word - 2023 Soccer State Champions
  12. ^ MIAA Basketball State Champions
  13. ^ a b "Team Trophy Winners". Mass Track and Field. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. ^ MIAA Ice Hockey State Champions
  15. ^ "School Details". www.arbiterlive.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.