Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School is a high school in North Dighton, Massachusetts, United States. it is part of the Dighton-Rehoboth School District which also serves the neighboring town, Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1961.^[8]

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
Location
2700 Regional Rd.[1][2] North Dighton, Massachusetts 02764 United States
Coordinates	41°51′09″N 71°11′46″W
Information
Type	High school Open enrollment[3]
Motto	We Are DR
Established	1961
School district	Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
NCES District ID	2504200[4]
Superintendent	William Runey
CEEB code	221645
NCES School ID	250420000568[5]
Principal	Dustin Demers
Teaching staff	58.66 (FTE)[6]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	650 (2023-2024)[6]
Student to teacher ratio	11.08[6]
Color(s)	Green and Gold[1]
Mascot	Falcon[1]
Rival	Seekonk High School
Newspaper	Falcon Flyer
Budget	$40,090,520 total $13,694 per pupil (2016)[7]
Website	drhs.drregional.org/o/drhs

The school educates students in 9th through 12th grades.^[2] Student enrollment is approximately 650.^[2][8][9] It has over 85 educators^[10] and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.^[2]

School facilities

The school has a library, a yearbook, and an on-site nurse.

It features both academic and vocational curricula, as well as enrichment in music (such as choir and band) and other arts and special education.^[10] Academic coursework focuses on language arts, mathematics, science and social studies as well as Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese for foreign languages. Other courses at the school focus on current events, and technology.^[10]

Extracurricular activities

Marching band

Extracurricular activities and clubs at the school include:

• Mock Trial – which has come in the top sixteen for the state four years running
• Theatre Company – Director Ellen O'Reilly-LaSalle. Past performances over the past 15 years have included Cats, Evita, Big Fish, The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, Xanadu, The Little Mermaid, and numerous others. The director is known for including technical choreography and big dance numbers not seen in most High School productions.
• Student Government – which oversees many student outreach programs and events, including Prom
• National Honor Society
• Environmental Club
• A large Leo Club presence
• DECA – prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
• Dighton-Rehoboth Marching Band – The band has made numerous trips to Disney World to perform for crowds of thousands on Main Street of the Magic Kingdom. The DRMB has had the honoring of performing for 94 HJY, the Taunton Christmas Parade, and represented the state of Massachusetts in the National Fourth of July Parade in Washington D.C. in 2014.
• Gender Alliance Club and a self-care club

as well as many other clubs and organizations.^[11]

Sports

The Dighton-Rehoboth Falcons have a number of teams, such as

• Wrestling
• Lacrosse
• Track
• Cross country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Football
• Baseball/softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Cheerleading
• Field hockey
• Ice hockey (joint team with Seekonk)

Incidents

Live ammunition

On June 8, 2022, a student found live ammunition inside the men's student bathroom. The school went into lockdown shortly after the discovery. The school was searched, and it was declared that there was no credible threat. Roughly two minutes later, a faulty smoke detector sounded off the fire alarm and all students were safely evacuated from the building. A day earlier, graffiti with a threatening message was found in that same bathroom.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Rod Correia, former MLB player for the California Angels
• Jack Teixeira, former airman in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. He was arrest in 2023 for leaking hundreds of highly classified Pentagon documents on Discord, later was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison. His actions led to 15 other airmen to be disciplined by the Air Force.