Joseph Case High School

Joseph Case High School is a public high school located in Swansea, Massachusetts. The school, accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, hosts grades 9-12 and has a population of over 500 students.

Joseph Case High School
Case High School in 2017.
Location
70 School Street Swansea, Massachusetts 02777 United States
Coordinates	41.7541°N 71.2012°W / 41.7541; -71.2012
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	We are All Cardinals.
Established	1927 (1927)
Founder	Elizabeth Richmond Case
School district	Swansea Public Schools
Principal	Christopher Costa
Teaching staff	43.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	574 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.08[1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Maroon and Gold
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Cardinal
Yearbook	The Chief
Affiliation	Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association South Coast Conference
Website	swanseaschools.org

History

Case High School students marching in the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in 2017.

Joseph Case High School is named after the father of Elizabeth Richmond Case, a local philanthropist who married Frank Shaw Stevens. In 1927, Case donated funds to create the first high school in Swansea and chose the dedication to her father.^[2] In 1950, the architect Israel T. Almy designed the school building.

Case High School, known athletically as the Cardinals, competes within the South Coast Conference of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Their marching band won both New England and Massachusetts USBands championships in 2014.^[3] Five years later, they also were victorious in the New England Scholastic Band Association championship.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Antone S. Aguiar Jr. (1948), politician
• Bob Evans (1990), professional wrestler
• David Leite (1978), writer
• David J. Place (1996), politician

See also

• List of high schools in Massachusetts