Dover-Sherborn High School - Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities

The school offers sports including American football, soccer, cross country, golf, field hockey, basketball, alpine and Nordic skiing, swimming, baseball, lacrosse, track and field, and sailing. Dover-Sherborn has won Tri-Valley League and Mass Bay East League titles dating back to the early 1970s, and has won eight state championships over the course of its history: 1981 Boy's Basketball, 1982 Men's Skiing, 1992 Boy's Soccer, 1994 Girl's Tennis, 2009 Girl's Tennis, 2010 Boy's Soccer, 2011 Girl's Soccer, and 2012 Boy's lacrosse. From 2003-2007 the boy's and girls lacrosse teams have met with success in the Tri-Valley League, consistently placing second only to Medfield. Throughout the four years that this class was enrolled in Dover Sherborn High School the Varsity team made it to the semi finals or the finals all four years.

The High School has seen most athletic success in Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer and in Men's Lacrosse. The school has won the Basketball TVL Championships under the leadership of coach Chris DuBose, most recently in 2004-2005. In 2002, the Women's Basketball team made it to the State Championships, playing in the Fleet Center (now the TD Bank North Garden). Although the team lost, it was responsible for the resurgence of the Dover-Sherborn women's basketball program.

In the boy's hockey program they won the TVL championship and reached the playoffs for the first time since 1991 in 2009-2010. The home playoff game against Marian saw a sellout crowd at William Chase Arena in Natick, which is widely considered the toughest place to play in division 3 for all of Massachusetts.

The school is part of The Education Co-operative (TEC), which allows DSHS students to take part in internships with local companies and also enroll in TEC Classes.

The Dover-Sherborn Physics Olympics Team, coached by Physics teacher Charlie Chicklis, has on occasion taken first place at the Eastern Massachusetts Physics Olympics against schools such as Boston Latin, Milton Academy, Thayer Academy, and Medfield High School. The Chess Team, also led by Charlie Chicklis, became league champions in 2007. Guided by Biology teacher Greg Tucker, a DSHS student project officially represented MA State at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Intel in 2006. In 2007, DSHS became home to a Siemens Competition Semifinalist.In 2006-7 the Dover-Sherborn's Math Team made New Englands for the first time in several years. It is coached by Jim Baroody, who helped the team maintain its success after the retirement of veteran coach and math teacher Tom Powers in 2005.

The school's Drama Department puts on two productions each year: an autumn play and a spring musical. The program is directed in the fall by the English teacher Joseph Catalfano. In the winter and spring, the program is directed by the middle school English teacher Scott Walker. Music direction is conducted by the choral teacher, Christopher G Keene. Choreography is by trained dancer and registered nurse Lauryn Walker. Costumes and other technical areas are created by the Home Economics instructor Judy Grassia. The program is supported by the local community through organizations such as Friends of the Performing Arts, The Mudge Foundation, The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, and Len Schnabel of DesignLight. Theater productions are performed primarily at The Mudge Auditorium in the Lindquist Commons building. Some local productions are also performed at the Sherborn Community Center/1858 Town House. The program is closely linked and shares participants in the Dover-Sherborn Summer Program. Productions include: Children of Eden, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Seussical, The Importance of Being Earnest, Godspell, The Odd Couple, Anything Goes, and Once Upon a Mattress.