SHS Fun Facts
Who is the principal of Scituate High School?
Marc Loranger
Scituate’s famous lighthouse helped guide what type of transportation?
Ships / boats
Who is the principal of Gates Middle School?
Ryan Beattie
The historic building called the Little Red Schoolhouse once served as Scituate’s _____ school.
High school
The “American Army of Two” consisted of how many people?
2
What is the nickname of Scituate High School’s teams?
The Sailors
According to local legend, which two sisters scared away British troops?
Rebecca and Abigail Bates
On what road is Gates Middle School located?
First Parish Road
Did that schoolhouse first open in 1893 or 1993?
1893
What two instruments did the Bates sisters play in the famous story?
a fife and drum
What is the name of SHS’s student newspaper?
The Scituation
What does “Satuit,” the word behind the name Scituate, mean?
Cold brook
In what year did the current Gates building open: 2007, 2017, or 2022?
2017
True or false: The historic schoolhouse was moved to a different location.
True
Scituate Lighthouse first became active in what year: 1711, 1811, or 1911?
1811
SHS’s address is on a highway named after which chief justice?
Chief Justice Cushing
In what year was Scituate incorporated: 1636, 1736, or 1836?
1636
What word completes this Gates value: “Think, create, _____”?
Collaborate
What organization now uses that schoolhouse as its headquarters?
Scituate Historical Society
In 1916, the town bought Scituate Lighthouse for $100, $1,000, or $10,000?
$1,000
Complete the school’s website motto: “Set Sail. Dream. Explore. _____.”
Discover
Which neighboring town was once called South Scituate?
Norwell
The original section of the old Gates building was constructed in what year: 1817, 1917, or 1967?
1917
How much did the Historical Society pay the town for the building in 1984?
$1
Which came first: Scituate Lighthouse becoming active or the historic schoolhouse opening?
The lighthouse—1811 versus 1893