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| Quincy High School | |
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 The Presidents Hat, mascot of Quincy High School | |
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100 Coddington Street , 02169 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°15′10″N71°00′03″W / 42.252858°N 71.000739°W /42.252858; -71.000739 |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Think For Yourself, Work Together, Share with the world, Be Aware of self and others(Think, Work, Share, Be Aware) |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Quincy Public Schools |
| Principal | Keith Ford |
| Staff | 115.18 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,495 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.98[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Presidents |
| Website | qhs |
Quincy High School (QHS) is apublicsecondary school located on Coddington Street inQuincy, Massachusetts, United States. It doubles as one of two high schools in the city of Quincy and as the vocational center. Quincy's mascot is known as the 'Presidents' and their school colors are blue and white.
Quincy High School was founded in 1854 about a half-mile down Hancock Street (marked by the current High School Avenue) and moved to the former Central Middle School in 1894. It moved to Coddington Street in 1924.North Quincy High School was established at a separate location in 1926.
Construction of the new high school building was completed in 2010.[2]
Quincy is part of thePatriot League, and previously competed in the Atlantic Coast and Old Colony Leagues.
As of 2018, Quincy High School has had consistent success recently in both boys' and girls' volleyball and basketball. The track teams at Quincy High have presented some of the top competing high school athletes in the state in recent years.
Its rival isNorth Quincy High School, which faces Quincy in the annual Thanksgiving football game atVeterans Memorial Stadium. Despite the rivalry, Quincy High's track, crew, girls' hockey, swimming, sailing teams, wrestling, and school band are joined with North Quincy's.
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