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"Day of Silence" in Massachusetts High Schools -- April 26, 2006

We called high schools across Massachusetts during the week before
the "Day of Silence", and asked them if they were participating in it.
Some were more forthcoming than others. Here are the answers we got.
(Also in the comments section we've listed the names of the student gay clubs.)

School Name: City Phone #
Participate?
Office comments (& club name)
Acton-Boxborough Reg High Acton 978-264-4700    
Yes
(Common Ground); lots of posters
Agawam High                            413-821-0521
Yes
"small event"
Algonquin Reg, High  Northboro 508-351-7010
Yes
table set up in lobby with pins, etc, being given out
Amherst Regional High 413-549-9700
Yes
"small event"
Andover High 978-623-8632
No
"Not doing it"
Another Course to College Brighton 617-635-8865
? probably
Leader of MassYouthPride led GSA there!
Apponequet Reg High Lakeville 508-947-2660
Yes
"50 kids participated"
Arlington High 781-316-3593
Yes
"small event"
Athol High 978-249-2435
No
"Why do you want to know?"
Attleboro High 508-222-5150
Yes
"students doing it, school not announcing it"
Auburn Senoir High 508-832-7711
Yes
Yes - Guidance Dir. Debbie B.
Ayer High 978-772-8600
No
B M C Durfee Fall River 508-675-8178
Yes
had an event in a room, also had candelit vigil May 3
Barnstable High 508-790-6445
Yes
Bay Path Reg Voc. Tech HS Charlton 508-248-5971
No
"They did not."
Belchertown High School
413-323-9419
?
"Not aware of"
Bellingham High School 508-966-3761
Yes
Dir. Mrs. Nichols
Belmont HS
617-484-4700
? probably
[Had diversity week earlier in year]
Beverly High School  978-921-6132
Yes
"small event"
Billerica Mem HS 978-436-9311
Yes
(Diversity)
Bishop Fenwick HS Peabody
978-531-8200
?
(Amnesty)
Blackstone Valley HS 508-529-7758
Yes
"Big event - students wearing stickers"
Boston Latin 617-635-8895
Yes
"Significant amount"
Bourne High  508-759-0670
Yes
Bridgewater-Rayham Reg. HS Bridgewater 508-697-6902
Yes
"Students [participating] were around and in office"
Brighton HS  617-635-9873
No
"They did not."
Bromfield HS 978-456-4152
Yes
Announced - "In favor but not a big event."
Brookline HS 617-713-5003
Yes
"Always a big event"
Burncoat Sr High Worcester 508-799-3300
No
Brockton High 508-580-7633
No
Cambridge and Latin 617-349-6632
Yes
"Pretty big event" (Stars)
Canton High 781-821-5050
No
Cape Cod Region Voc Tech Harwich 508-432-4500
?
"Not aware of"
Carver High  508-866-6140
?
"Didn't know about it"
Chicopee Comprehensive HS 413-594-3534
Yes
"Ordered 33 shirts, one left - Display at lunch"
Concord Carlisle High (Spectrum) 978-318-1400
? probably
Active school; PFLAG/Gay Men's Chorus event Apr (Spectrum)
Dedham High 781-326-4773
Yes
Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. High 508-398-7630
?
Office - "Not familiar with it"
Dighton-Rehoboth RHS No.Dighton 508-252-5025
No
(Youth Against Ignorance)
Doherty Memorial High Worcester 508-799-3270
Yes
"Mrs. Sullivan put signs up"
Dover-Sherborn Reg High 508-785-0624
Yes
"Announced" - seemed in favor of
Drury High (JACOP) No. Adams 413-662-3240
No
(Just a Bunch of People JACOP )
Everett High (Rainbow Connection) 617-394-2490
Not sure
Duxbury High 781-934-7650
Yes
"Students wore ribbons"
Falmouth High 508-540-2200
Yes
Fitchburg Public HS 978-345-3200
?
Foxborough High 508-543-1616
No
Framingham H S 508-620-4964
No
Francis Parker Charter School Devens 978-772-3293
Yes
Franklin County Tech  413-863-9561
No
Franklin High  508-541-5201
No
Georgetown Middle/High 978-352-5790
Yes
"do it every year"
Greenfield HS 413-772-1350
Yes
They did
Gardner High 978-632-1600
Yes
"small group" (Diversity Works)
Gloucester High 978-281-9870
No
Greater Lawrence Tech HS Andover 978-686-0194
?
"Not aware of"
Greater Lowell Tech HS Tyngsboro 978-454-5411
?
Groton-Dunstable Regional 978-448-6362
Yes
"Announced it, small group"
Hamilton-Wenham Reg High So. Hamilton 978-468-5300
Yes
"It was scheduled." - Mrs. Cooper (?)
Hampshire Reg. High Westhampton 413-527-7680
Yes
"Pretty big event"
Hanover High 781-878-5450
No
(Diversity)
Haverhill High  978-374-5700
?
"Don't believe so"
High School of Commerce  Springfield 413-787-7220
Yes
"Announced it"
High School/Science-Tech  Springfield 413-750-2000
Yes?
"Saw poster; usually have duct tape on mouths but didn't see any"
Highham High 781-741-1560
No
Holliston High 508-429-0678
Yes
Hopedale Jr. Sr. High 508-634-2217
No
(Diversity)
Hopkinton High 508-497-9820
Yes
"67 students signed up"
Hull High 781-925-3000
Yes
"Announced it"
King Philip Reg. High Wrentham 508-384-1000
Yes
(Diversity)
Lawrence High  978-975-2750
?
"not sure"
Lee High 413-243-2787
No
They did not
Leominister Senior High  978-534-7715
Yes
"small group"
Lexington High 781-861-2340
Yes
Cafeteria festooned, removed once parents arrived
Lincoln-Sudbury Reg. High  978-443-9961
Yes
"It was in Teacher Chat letter but not announced."
Littleton High School 978-486-8938
No
Longmeadow High  413-525-5464
Yes
Lowell High  978-937-8900
Yes
Announced (Denise Clare)
Lunenburg High 978-582-4115
No
(Biglass)
Lynn English High  781-477-7366
No
MA Academy for Math and Science Worcester 508-831-5859
No
"They did not."
Malden High (GSA/Civil Rights) 781-397-7223
No
Manchester Jr. Sr. High  978-526-4412
No
Mansfield High 508-261-7540
Yes
"Not announced"
Marblehead High  781-639-3101
Yes
"Announced & announced & announced" - teacher list
Marshfield High 781-834-5050
?
"Not sure"
Martha's Vineyard Reg High Oak Bluffs 508-693-1033
No
Masconomet Regional HS Topsfield 978-887-2323
Yes
ofc - Kathy G
Medfield Senior High 508-359-4367
Yes
Announced (Mary Garcia Rangeld, Dir.) ("Harmony" club)
Medford Voc Tech High 781-393-2260
No
Medway High 508-533-3227
Yes
in favor; "30 kids signed up, allowed to speak in class" (TADA)
Melrose High 781-979-2202
Yes
"Announced - unsure # of students"
Methuen High  978-681-1360
No
Vice. Princ. Ofc
Middleborough High 508-946-2010
Yes
Announced (Diversity)
Milton HS 617-696-4478
No
"They did before but not this year."
Minnechaug Reg. High Wilbraham 413-595-9011
No
Mrs. O'Shea, secy to Principle (Spectrum)
Mohawk Trail Reg. HS Shelburne Falls 413-625-9811
No
"They did not"
Monument Mt. Reg. High Gr. Barrington 413-528-3346
Yes
"Announced, believes it was small"
MT. Greylock Reg. High  Williamstown 413-458-9582
Yes
Nashoba Regional  Bolton 978-779-2257
Yes
Announced -Ofc Patty Nichols
Nashoba Valley Tech HS Westford 978-692-4711
?
"Not aware of"
Nauset Regional High  Eastham 508-234-6221
?
Natick High 508-647-6600
Yes
"There were quite a few students."
Nauset Regional High  North Eastham 508-255-1505
?
Needham High 781-455-0802
Yes
"Sign on students' room"
Newton North High 617-559-6200
Yes
3 days of events, "Gay? Fine By Me" T-shirts
Newton South High 617-559-6700
Yes
NIPMUC Regional Middle/HS Upton 508-529-2130
Yes
Norfolk County Agr. 508-668-0268
Yes
"Wearing ribbons"
North Andover High 978-794-1711
?
North Middlesex Reg. HS Townsend 978-597-8721
Yes
"Big group"
North Quincy High 617-984-8744
No
Northampton High  413-587-1346
No
"They did not"-  Kim
Northbridge High 508-234-6221
?
"I didn't see anything." - Paula Rubin (H.E.A.R.T.)
Northfield Mount Herman School 413-498-3800
?
Norwood High 781-769-2333
Yes
"small group" ("Diversity-Tolerance")
Norwell High 781-659-8810
No
Oakmont Regional HS Ashburnham 978-827-5907
?
"not aware" - Mrs. Eagle
Oliver Ames High  North Easton 508-230-3201
Yes
Pioneer Valley Performing ARTS Hadley 413-552-1580
Yes
"Some kids"
Pioneer Valley Reg Northfield 413-498-2931
Yes
"Pretty big event"  -ofc Madelaine LaPlante
Pittsfield High   413-349-9537
Yes
"small group"
Plymouth North High  508-830-4400
No
Plymouth South High  508-224-7512
No
(Pride)
Provincetown High 508-487-5040
?
Putnam Voc Tech High Sch Springfield 413-787-7424
Yes
"We are proud students; made it through day. Harrassed"
Quabbin Regional Mid/HS Barre  978-355-4651
Yes
Quaboag Regional High Warren  413-436-5991
No
(Amnesty)
Quincy High 617-984-8751
No
Principal's ofc (Spectrum)
Ralph C. Mahar Reg.  Orange 978-544-2542
?
"Not heard of it"
Randolph Career Dev. Randolph 781-961-6220
Yes
"Announcement made and on bulletin board"
Revere High 781-286-8222
No
Principal's ofc ("Revere Against Discrimination" RAD)
Rockport High 978-546-1234
Yes
"small group"
Salem High 978-740-1123
Yes
"Why asking?"
Scituate HS(Anti-Defamation League) 781-545-8750
Yes
Seekonk High 508-336-7272
Yes
Enthusiastic - said it was a "big day."
Sharon HS 781-784-1554
Yes
Shrewsbury Sr. High 508-841-8800
No
Smith Voc And Agr. High Northampton 413-587-1414
No
0fc - Terri Stenakel (?)
Somerset High 508-324-3115
No
(Amnesty Int.)
Somerville High 617-625-6600
Yes
(Amnesty)
South Shore Charter School (middle/high) Hull 781-925-1689
Yes
parents opted out about 50 chidren; Admin said unexcused
Southwick High 413-569-6171
No
(Diversity)
Springfield Central High 413-787-7085
Yes
Stoneham High  781-279-3810
Yes
Stoughton High 781-344-4000
?
Sutton High School 508-581-1640
?
"Not aware of"
Swampscott High  781-596-8830
Yes
"Not sure how big"
Taconic HS Pittsfield 413-448-9602
?
"I haven't heard about it."
Tahanton Reg. High Boylston 508-869-2837
No
"They did not."
Tantasqua Reg Sr. High Fiskdale 508-347-9301
Yes
"Students did it on their own."
Taunton High  508-821-1101
Yes
Triton HS Byfield 978-462-8171
Yes
"As day went on, it was pretty big." - Nurse (Triton Youth Alliance)
Turners Fall High Montague 413-863-9341
No
"They did not."
Wachusetts Regional High Holden 508-8296771
No
Wahconah Reg. High Dalton 413-684-1330
No
"They did not."
Walpole High 508-660-7257
No
Not aware of - Ofc Katy W (Diversity)
Wareham Senior High 508-291-3510
Yes
(STAND)
Watertown High  617-926-7760
Yes
Had t-shirts and and gave out red things
Wayland High School 508-358-3705
Yes
Wellesley Sr. High 781-446-6290
Yes
West Boylston Jr. Sr. HS 508-835-4475
No
"Advisor for Alliance is not in bldg so it probably didn't happen?" (Alliance)
West Springfield High  413-263-3400
?
"Not aware of"  (ADHOC)
Westborough High 508-836-7720
No
(SMART)
Weston High 781-529-8030
?
"Not aware of"  [Holds big "diversity days]
Westport High  508-636-1050
No
Westwood High 781-326-7500
Yes
"Had a reception in room with refreshments." (Spectrum)
Weymouth High/Voc Tech 781-337-7500
Yes
"Small event" (Spectrum)
Whitman-Hanson Regional 781-618-7020
?
(Viewpoints)
Winchester High School 781-721-7020
Yes
Acted favorably - "not a big event" (Spectrum)
Woburn High 781-937-8210
Yes
(Spectrum)
Worcester Voc High 508-799-1980
?
"Don't believe so" (Safe Schools)