“We are finally here,” said Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Waltham High School.
The new comprehensive high school, a project nearly five years in the making, celebrated officially breaking ground on September 25. Celebrations included speeches from the Mayor, current superintendent Dr. Brian Reagan, and former superintendents Dr. Drew Echelson and Dr. Susan Nicholson.
Waltham resident and director of SMMA’s K-12 Market Lorraine Finnegan was present for the event.
Due to a rapidly growing population, Waltham’s existing high school had proven unable to properly meet the needs of their student body. The school district sought a facility that would address these concerns, including greater space and amenities for academic and vocational programs such as culinary arts, cosmetology, and web development. The new school will also feature a “Newcomer Academy” geared toward educating the District’s increasing SIFE (Students with Interrupted Formal Education) population.
In her speech, Mayor McCarthy said: “Congratulations and thank you to all of you for everything you have done for the children of the city of Waltham. With an education, every child has hope for the future and they are our future.”
Due to a rapidly growing population, Waltham’s existing high school was unable to properly meet the needs of the student body. The new school will address these concerns by featuring increased space and amenities for academic and vocational programs such as culinary arts, cosmetology, and web development.
Waltham High School will also feature a Newcomer Academy geared toward educating the district’s growing SIFE (Students with Interrupted Formal Education) population.
In her speech, Mayor McCarthy said: “Congratulations and thank you to all of you for everything you have done for the children of the city of Waltham. With an education, every child has hope for the future and they are our future.”
