Chicopee Comprehensive High School
| Chicopee Comprehensive High School | |
|---|---|
 Chicopee Comprehensive High School | |
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°10′34″N 72°35′32″W / 42.17611°N 72.59222°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Open enrollment[1] |
| School district | Chicopee Public Schools |
| Principal | Andrew Lamothe |
| Faculty | 140 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,206 (2022-2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.9 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Nickname | Chicopee Comp |
| Rival | Chicopee High School |
| Website | comp |
Chicopee Comprehensive High School (CCHS) is a public high school educating children in grades 9 to 12, which is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States. Its official school colors are blue and gold. The school's mascot is the "colt".
Sports
[edit]In December 2 of 2006, CCHS football team won the Div.2A Super Bowl title. In the Spring of 2009, the CCHS outdoor Track and Field team took third place at the Western Massachusetts level, and sent 5 athletes to the All-State competition. In 2010 Chicopee Comp's Boys volleyball team won the state championship.
Baseball coach Dan Dulchinos retired at the end of the 2012 season after a tenure of 50 years; he began when CCHS opened in 1962. His teams had over 600 wins, including four Western Massachusetts Championships.[3] He is an inaugural member of the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Evelyn C. Leeper, twelve-time Hugo Award nominee for Best Fan Writer.[5]
- Victoria Principal, actress, did not graduate from CCHS[citation needed]
- Rick Purcell, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, 2010
- Sean D. Sears, bronze medal winner of "International Rock Paper Scissors" competition held in China at the same time as the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-12.
- ^ "Chicopee Comprehensive HS". National Center for Education Statistics. "Students: 1,321 (2005–2006)"
- ^ "Dan Dulchinos, legendary Chicopee Comp baseball coach, winds down 50-year run". masslive. May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Western Mass. Baseball Hall of Famer Dan Dulchinos was a winner, but also a teacher". masslive. January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Hugo Awards by Year". July 19, 2007.
- ^ " Chicopee man takes home bronze in rock, paper, scissors competition", The Republican (August 25, 2008).
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