Concord-Carlisle High School (CCHS) is a public high school located in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. It is 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Boston. The school serves grades 9–12, and as part of the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District, has students from both Concord and Carlisle, Massachusetts. The school also has a notable portion of minority students from Boston (particularly Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury) enrolled as part of the METCO program.
Academics
Class subjects include core subjects of English, mathematics, science and social studies, but a number of elective studies are offered as well, including programming, engineering, art, music, and photography.
Educational experiences and trips to other countries include one to Edinburgh, Scotland in 2008, two to Prague in the Czech Republic, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria in 2001 and 2005, a trip which explored the entire length of Italy from north to south in 2003, and a trip to Spain in 2004, staying in Madrid and Málaga. In 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014 there were trips to Quito, Ecuador. In 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 there were trips to Hokkaido, Japan, for the Concert Band and the Sci Fi club. There have been trips to China, East Timor and Estonia.
A trip to Italy for Latin students is regularly offered, as is an exchange program with a private school in Ecuador and an exchange program with Concord's Japanese sister city of Nanae.[4]
CCHS also offers a squash club in the winter and an ultimate frisbee club in the spring.[6]
Cross country
The school has both a girls and boys cross-country team. In 2017, the boys’ team came in fourth in the Massachusetts Division 1 state meet, while the girls’ team won. In 2018, the boys' team won the state meet and the girls' team came in second.[8] In 2019, the girls' team won the state meet.[9] The boys' team placed third.[10]
Fencing
Concord-Carlisle's fencing team was the first in the state of Massachusetts 2018 and 2019.[11] This winter sport has men's and women's teams, with JV and Varsity levels. CCHS's fencing team has produced two individual Olympic Champions,[12] and numerous individual state champions.
Swim and dive team
One of the largest sports team at this school, there are members every year who make it to the Sectionals and State meets.[13]
The diving team has produced several individual state champions.[14][15][16][17]
Ski team
Nationally recognized in 1998 as a top ski school.[18] The team competes at a local ski area in both slalom and giant slalom races. Dr. Bob Furey, head ski coach since 1972, was awarded the National Coaches Association Ski Coach of the Year Award in the early 1990s. Johnstone retired in 2007. In 2007, he was awarded a Boston Globe All-Scholastic Coach of the Year.[19]
The 2016 Nordic state team
The Nordic ski team won the Mass Bay West Divisional title for both the girls' varsity and boys' varsity team. The team also did well in state competitions: the girls' team secured second place and the boys' team had a close third-place finish.[20]
In 2018, after an undefeated regular season[21] for both the boys' and girls' teams, the boys' team won the state championship.[22]
Soccer
The CCHS girls soccer team has many accomplishments including undefeated seasons and many division titles. In addition, they have progressed to the state finals multiple times and years in a row.[23]
Lacrosse
CCHS has both boys and girls varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams.
New school building project
Concord Carlisle High School moved to a new, eco-friendly building in mid-April 2015, after almost 18 years of planning.[24] The old school, which featured a one-level "California Layout," was constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the design was deemed unsuitable for the weather and conditions prevalent in Massachusetts. In 2011, the towns of Concord and Carlisle granted initial approval for the construction of a new school. The project took approximately four years to complete and is located behind the previous CCHS building, with a reversed orientation. The total cost of the project was $93 million.
The new school has a 600-seat auditorium, 2 attached gyms, and a 'media wall' consisting of 9 flat-screen televisions in the cafeteria. The new building also includes many updated safety features that the old building lacked, including fewer exits and entrances, and automated doors with security cameras and alarms.[25]
On September 6, 2022, voters elected to raise taxes by an estimated $660,822 in order to redesign and rebuild the school's access road.[26]
^"ATKINS, Chester Greenough". Retrieved December 18, 2011. was graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord, Mass., in 1966
^May, Peter (April 2010). "Presti Comes Back a Winner". ESPN Boston. ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2011. There were also some teammates at the game from his high school hoops squad at Concord-Carlisle High.
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