# Norwood High School (Massachusetts)

Norwood High School (NHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school is the only high school within the Norwood Public Schools district and is located at 245 Nichols Street.

## Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2018-2019 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Norwood High School (Massachusetts) are as follows:
Total number of enrolled students: 985 Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 70 Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 14.1:1
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2018-2019) :
| Race | Enrolled Pupils* | % of District |
| African American | 122 | 12.4% |
| Asian | 44 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 129 | 13.1% |
| Native American | 0 | 0% |
| White | 664 | 67.4% |
| Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
| Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic | 25 | 2.5% |
| Total | 985 | 100% |
* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.
Enrollment by gender (2018-2019) :
| Gender | Enrolled pupils | Percentage |
| Female | 492 | 49.95% |
| Male | 493 | 50.05% |
| Non-binary | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 985 | 100% |
Enrollment by Grade :
| Grade | Pupils Enrolled | Percentage |
| 9 | 255 | 25.89% |
| 10 | 242 | 24.57% |
| 11 | 245 | 24.87% |
| 12 | 236 | 23.96% |
| SP* | 7 | 0.71% |
| Total | 985 | 100% |
* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12

## Athletics

The Norwood Mustangs are a member of the Tri-Valley League, a league within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. They have a traditional rivalry with Dedham High School and Walpole High School.
In 2016, Norwood explored a move to the Tri-Valley League, similar to Dedham's move after the 2015–16 academic year. Norwood had the second-smallest enrollment of BSC schools during the 2015-16 year with 967, less than half of the largest schools in the conference. In October 2017, Norwood's move to the TVL became official. The 2017–2018 school year was the 60th and final season for Norwood's membership in the Bay State Conference.

### Thanksgiving Day football rivalry

Dedham High School began playing Norwood High School in an annual football contest in 1920. Over the years, there have been several notable incidents. In 1946, thousands of fans swarmed the field for about 20 minutes after a Norwood touchdown pass was brought back on an offensive interference penalty. During the closing minutes of the game, the crowd threw stones and other objects at the officials. The Dedham Police Department had to escort them off the field after the game.
In 1956, seven boys from Norwood High School threw bottles of blue and white paint, the school colors, through the windows of Dedham's School Department administration building to celebrate their team's win the day before. While they admitted to the paint, they denied being involved with the smashing of 22 windows at Dedham High School on Thanksgiving Day.

## Notable alumni

* Richie Hebner, 1966 graduate, Major League Baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers
* Eric Griffin, 1992 graduate, Professional Guitarist, Murderdolls, Faster Pussycat, Genitorturers, Wednesday 13