Ware Junior Senior High School

Public secondary school in Ware, Massachusetts, United States
Ware Junior Senior High School
Ware High School in 2023
Address
Map
237 West Street

Ware
,
Massachusetts
01082

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary school
School districtWare School District
PrincipalDerek Morrison
Grades7–12
Color(s)Green and white
Websitewww.wareps.org

Ware Junior Senior High School (WJSHS) is a public school serving grades 7–12 for the Ware School District in Ware, Massachusetts. Two other schools which are part of the Ware School District are on the same campus as WJSHS. Ware Middle School and Stanley M. Koziol Elementary.


History

The old Ware High School building was erected in 1893 and is part of the Church Street Historic District.

Athletics

The Ware Indians are part of the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference. School colors are green and white. It has a baseball team, a football team, and a cheerleading squad.[citation needed] In 2009, the school's football team won the Division 4 Western Massachusetts Super Bowl.[1]

The now-defunct Holyoke Hurricanes played their Independent Women's Football League home games at the school in 2008 and 2009.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

  • Tracy Brown-May, member of the Nevada Assembly
  • Karen S. Lynch, businesswoman and president of CVS Health
  • Billy Jo Robidoux, Major League Baseball player[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "In Hard Times, Ware Hasn't Lost Its Cheerleaders". www.wbur.org.
  2. ^ Brown, Garry (January 22, 2017). "Ware's Billy Jo Robidoux part of Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame class". masslive.com.

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