History
Nantucket High School was founded in 1838 with Cyrus Peirce as the school's first principal. The school's mascot names of the Whalers, is obviously in tribute to the long and storied history of the commercial whaling industry on Nantucket. Nantucket is regarded as one of the most recognizable and synonymous places associated with Whaling in the world.
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