• Contact Us
  • Events calendar
Entering Swellesley
Pinnacle, Douglas Elliman, Wellesley

The Swellesley Report

More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.

  • Advertise
  • Contribute
  • Subscribe
  • Eat
  • Wellesley Square
  • School news
  • Private schools, sponsored by Riverbend
  • Public Schools, sponsored by Sexton
  • Camp
  • Kids—swim tryouts Oct. 1
  • Top 10 things to do
  • Business news
  • Embracing diversity
  • Letters to the editor
  • Guidelines for letters to the editor
  • Fire & police scanner
  • Worship
  • Live gov’t meetings
  • Events
  • About us
  • Wellesley snow plowing services
 
Needham Bank, Wellesley
Write Ahead, Wellesley

Spectacular views: Inside & outside the new Wellesley High School

January 7, 2012 by Deborah Brown 2 Comments

Big W at new WHS jan 2012

Introducing Wellesley’s new high school.  Its 280,000 square feet are designed to educate 1,600 students. Some 459,000 hours of work have resulted in, among other things, the very latest in ventilation,  a 700-seat auditorium, and a  gym that will allow 1,800 people to occupy it on a rainy graduation day.  The new Wellesley High School is lean and green, with a 100,000-gallon rainwater harvesting tank, a green roof above the auditorium, and two 1,500 foot-deep geothermal wells to serve a portion of the school’s heating and cooling needs.  Our high school’s new parking lot will hold 350 cars.  The outgoing high school’s parking lot held 350 cars, too. The school’s light.  It’s bright.  My tour companion settled on the adjective, “Magnificent.”  Yet it is what it should be, not a monument to overspending (it came in under budget), but a school.

I’m glad I took more pictures than notes.  Take a peek at our new high school, open for its first full day of business on Tuesday, Feb, 28.

inside wellesley high lobby

 

new Wellesley High bike racks Feb 2012New and old Wellesley HighNew Wellesley High camera Feb 20122012 Wellesley High playground W feb 2012new Wellesley High courtyard february, 2012wellesley high locker room

Filed Under: Wellesley High School

Comments

  1. Christine Norcross says

    January 9, 2012 at 9:05 am

    Congrats. The school looks awesome and we can not wait for opening day. Job well done!

    Reply
  2. Beverly Woodward says

    February 29, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    Gorgeous school ! Cecilia Milano, my grandaughter, is so fortunate to live in a town and a state which cares so much about education. She will enjoy and benefit from her high school years in this beautiful brand new, state of the art facility. Thank you.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisements:

Linden Square, Wellesley
Wonderful Wellesley, Crafts

Tip us off…

Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com

Advertisements

Wellesley Square
Wellesley, Jesamondo
Fay School, Southborough
Sexton test prep, Wellesley
Feldman Law
Wellesley Theatre Project
Wellesley Scouts
Volvo
Prepped and Polished Boston Tutoring and Test Prep
Tutoring, Ann-Marie MacDonnell
Cheesy Street Grill
Admit Fit, Wellesley
Mature Caregivers
charles river chamber
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Subscribe to our email newsletter

Fill out simple subscription form.

Our newsletter is free, though we appreciate any financial support for our independent journalism venture.

Follow Swellesley on Google News Showcase

The Swellesley Report has been selected to be highlighted on Google News Showcase. Please follow us there.

Most Read Posts

  • Where is Swellesley? We asked 3 AI tools
  • Wellesley residents ready for Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
  • Don't miss the Wellesley fun—Sidewalk Sale; Crafts for Kids; Car Wash fundraiser; and more
  • Wellesley government meetings during the week of Sept. 4, 2023
  • Wellesley school community tops off new Hardy Elementary building

Click on Entering Natick sign to read our Natick Report

Entering Natick road sign

Upcoming Events

Sep 7
September 7 @ 10:00 am - September 10 @ 6:00 pm

Linden Square Sidewalk Sale

Sep 8
8:00 am - 11:00 pm

Live music at Lockheart Restaurant

Sep 9
10:30 am - 11:00 am

Taiwanese story time at Wellesley Hills branch library

Sep 9
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wonderful Wellesley free Crafts for Kids

Sep 9
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Coffee & Community in the Commons

View Calendar

Recent Comments

  • Jim Roberti on At chaotic meeting, Wellesley Planning Board votes to put Sisters of Charity article on Special Town Meeting warrant
  • Bruce on A rare peek inside Hunnewell Estate in Wellesley
  • Julia on Where is Swellesley? We asked 3 AI tools
  • Steven Sims on But wait, what about pickleball?
  • Bob Brown on Karma restaurant sneak peek: We visit Burlington version of eatery coming to Wellesley

Links we like

  • Danny's Place
  • Great Runs
  • Jack Sanford: Wellesley's Major League Baseball Star
  • Tech-Tamer
  • The Wellesley Wine Press
  • Universal Hub
  • Wellesley Sports Discussion Facebook Group
Call and Haul, Wellesley
Refined Renovations, Wellesley
Deland, Gibson, Wellesley
Rick Cram, leader

© 2023 The Swellesley Report
Site by Tech-Tamer · Login