The primary goal of Somerville High School is to prepare students to lead satisfying and successful lives by helping them to become:

• Effective readers
• Effective writers
• Effective users of technology
• Effective critical and creative thinkers.

Learn more about the mission, special features and other aspects of Somerville High School that help the teachers, staff and students achieve their goals through inspiring and effective instruction, safe and supportive learning environments and comprehensive guidance services.

from the desk of John Oteri:

Somerville High School Headmaster John Oteri talks about an exciting new Thanksgiving football tradition between Somerville and Cambridge, in the latest edition of Headmaster News. 

Find out more about the great things happening at Somerville High School on the SHS television production, Highlander Forum. Headmaster John Oteri and guests bring you the latest here. For previous productions, click on the Highlander Forum link on the left-hand menu of this page.

Highlander Forum 3-11-13 "Career & Technical Education at SHS" from Somerville Public Schools on Vimeo.

Somerville High School in the News

Zachary Sciuto, Zoe Blickenderfer, Julia Zoukhri, Johnson Thomas, Tania Ahmed, Norman Li, Wriju Adhikary, and Michael Kemp shared their insights on the college application process and how they successfully got into college in a U.S. News & World Report article titled "Success! How They Made It." Click on the photo to read about their stories.

• From Boston.com:  Somerville High School presents the wizard
• From The Somerville News:  Singing in harmony, witnessing history
• From the Somerville Patch:  Trivia Team Takes Second Swing at 'High School Quiz Show'
• From The Somerville Journal:  Somerville's Evora scores 1,000th career point
• From The Somerville News:  Somerville High School Senior named 'Commended Student'
• From The Somerville Journal:  Brociner: An unforgettable season for Somerville boys soccer

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Important Documents

Links to the Program of Studies, Scholarship Book, Student Handbook and other publications.

College Readiness

Resources, information and deadlines for students in Grades 9-12 and families planning for college after graduation, www.somerville.k12.ma.us/collegeplan. 

Highlander Country

Details on becoming and supporting Somerville Highlander student-athletes, www.somerville.k12.ma.us/athletics.

Student Clubs and Activities

Opportunities for learning, leadership and community for students.

Daily Block Schedule

Check out the daily block schedule online.

Getting Here

Get directions to Somerville High School.

Highlander Cafe

Browse the lunch and catering menus in the student-run restaurant in the Culinary Arts Program.

Science and Math Verizon Thinkfinity Partnership

Somerville High School has partnered with Verizon and their content partners, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and National Geographic to innovatively integrate technology into the classroom.  Visit the Thinkfinity website for more information on this innovative partnership.