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Needham High School

High school in Needham, Massachusetts

Field	Value
name	Needham High School
image	Needham High School, Needham MA.jpg
image_size	250px
established	1898
coordinates
type	Public secondary
city	609 Webster Street, Needham
state	Massachusetts
country	USA
principal	Aaron Sicotte
grades	9–12
teaching_staff	129.89 (FTE)
students	1,622 (2023–2024)
ratio	12.49
athletics_conference	Bay State Conference
nickname	Rockets
rivals	Wellesley High School (Wellesley, MA)
colors	Blue and Gold
newspaper	The Hilltopper
yearbook	The Advocate
website

Needham High School is a public high school in Needham, Massachusetts, educating grades 9 through 12. It currently has 1,622 students enrolled as of 2024 and over 200 instructional staff members. It offerers a wide variety of courses including many AP classes. It consistently rates as a top public high school in Massachusetts, currentaly being rated #19 according to niche.com

The current principal is Aaron Sicotte as of 2025.

Notable alumni and teachers

Charlie Baker, 72nd Governor of Massachusetts
Marsha Bemko, executive producer of Antiques Roadshow.
Peter DeFazio, U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District of Oregon (Class of 1965)
Anna Parker Fessenden, botanist, taught math at Needham High School
Jared Freid, comedian and podcaster
Robbie Ftorek, NHL coach and player, born and raised in Needham (Class of 1970)
James S. Gracey, former Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Steven Hauschka, American football player
Eric Johnson, American football player
Richard Larson, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey.
Marissa Nadler, singer-songwriter
Aly Raisman, Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics in London 2012 and Rio 2016
Karl Ravech, ESPN Baseball Tonight anchor, born and raised in Needham
Sarah Saltzberg, actress/singer
Harry Swartz (born 1996), soccer player
Mike Tannenbaum, American football executive
Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut

References

Needham High School October 2017 STM (1) October 2, 2017.

References

"Needham High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Staff Directory".
"2025 Best Public High Schools in Massachusetts". Niche.
Barrett, Joey. (2023-09-08). "Charlie Baker gives it the old college try".
Funari, Sandra. "Marsha Komins (Bemko), Needham, MA Massachusetts currently in West Roxbury, MA USA".
"Bioguide Search".
"Becoming A Top 100 Comedy Podcaster With Jared Freid".
[http://www.needham70.com Class of 1970]
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. "Admiral James S. Gracey".
"Ex Midd player in Super Bowl 48".
Flanagan, Michael. (2020-04-28). "Spotlighting former Needham standout athlete Eric Johnson".
"Richard Larson '65, SM '67, PhD '69".
"Regional Plan Association".
(2012-07-22). "Life on the road leads Raisman to London".
Lipovich, Joe. (2016-05-01). "How Needham High School Sparked Karl Ravech's Journalism Career".
"Hall of Fame".
"Harry Swartz - Men's Soccer".
"Can advanced analytics have a significant impact in the NFL? - The Boston Globe".
"A 'Monster' achievement - The Boston Globe".
"Sunita L. Williams - NASA".

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