Hanover High School (Massachusetts)

Hanover High School
Hanover High School
Address
287 Cedar St. Hanover , Plymouth County , Massachusetts 02339 United States
Information
School type	Public High school
Established	1958
Principal	Matthew Mattos
Faculty	59.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	667 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.27[1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Patriot League
Mascot	Hawk
Rival	Norwell, Scituate, Pembroke
Communities served	Town of Hanover
Website	http://www.hanoverschools.org/highschool/

Hanover High School is a public school located in Hanover, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses grades 9–12. Hanover High is a continuation for Hanover Middle School, and before that either Center School or Cedar School. The original Hanover High School building was opened in 1958. The first graduating class was 1959. Sylvester School formerly served as the high school.

The current Hanover High School building was opened in 2011.^[3]

Hanover's colors are blue and gold, and their mascot is the Hawks. Until 2021, HHS's mascot was the Indians, and was changed to the Hawks, thanks to a contest that won against 400 submissions. After another contest, the name "Sylvester" was chosen to be the name of the Hanover Hawk mascot. The name Sylvester goes back to Edmund Q. Sylvester, a prominent resident of Hanover during the later half of the 1800s. The Sylvester family owned land around the old Hanover shipyards, and had their own farm as well. The old elementary school in Hanover Center is named after him as well.^[4]

On December 3, 2016, Hanover's varsity football team beat Grafton 21-0 for the Division 3 Championship, ending the season undefeated.^{[citation needed]}

Notable Alumni: Nichole Hiltz, actress (In Plain Sight, Bones)^{[citation needed]}

Movies filmed at Hanover High School:

1. “The Sleepover,” Aug. 15. 2019 - released on Netflix in 2020

• Official website

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