North Quincy High School
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316 Hancock Street Quincy, MA United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | A Symbol of Pride and Excellence |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Quincy Public Schools |
| Principal | Rob Shaw |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,207 as of 2015 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red & Black |
| Mascot | Yakoo |
| Nickname | Red Raiders |
| Rival | Quincy High School |
| Yearbook | Manet |
| Website | North Quincy High School |
Coordinates: 42°16′38″N 71°01′42″W / 42.277142°N 71.028371°W
North Quincy High School (NQHS) is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and has an enrollment of over 1,200 students. It is one of two public high schools in the city—the other being Quincy High School. The school's mascot is known as "Yakoo", and its school colors are red and black.
The school was originally built as North Junior High School in 1926. An additional wing was added to the eastern side of the building in 1931, and the school was changed into a senior high school. The newly established North Quincy High School graduated its first class of seniors in 1934, and a second wing was added to the building two years later. Both the original structure and the two subsequent additions were designed by Frank Irving Cooper.
In the 1970s, the school underwent major renovations, adding a new gymnasium and cafeteria. A large new wing in the Brutalist style was added to the rear of the building, designed by the Colletti Brothers of Hingham, built atop Oliver Street, which was controversially razed for the construction; the old glass "gondola" in the rear of the old building which served as the principal's office in the 1950s and 1960s was also removed. Finally, the entrance to the school was changed, removing stairs leading into a second-floor vestibule as well as two flanking concrete statues of lions.
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