SHS Fun Facts
2. Scituate History
3. Gates: Then & Now
4. SHS: Back in Time
5. Scituate Surprises
100

Who is the principal of Scituate High School?

Marc Loranger

100

Scituate’s famous lighthouse helped guide what type of transportation?

Ships / boats

100

Who is the principal of Gates Middle School?

Ryan Beattie

100

The historic building called the Little Red Schoolhouse once served as Scituate’s _____ school.

High school 

100

The “American Army of Two” consisted of how many people?

2

200

What is the nickname of Scituate High School’s teams?

The Sailors

200

According to local legend, which two sisters scared away British troops?

Rebecca and Abigail Bates  

200

On what road is Gates Middle School located?

First Parish Road

200

Did that schoolhouse first open in 1893 or 1993?

1893

200

What two instruments did the Bates sisters play in the famous story?

a fife and drum

300

What is the name of SHS’s student newspaper?

The Scituation

300

What does “Satuit,” the word behind the name Scituate, mean?

Cold brook

300

In what year did the current Gates building open: 2007, 2017, or 2022?

2017

300

True or false: The historic schoolhouse was moved to a different location.

True

300

Scituate Lighthouse first became active in what year: 1711, 1811, or 1911?

1811

400

SHS’s address is on a highway named after which chief justice?

Chief Justice Cushing

400

In what year was Scituate incorporated: 1636, 1736, or 1836?

 1636

400

What word completes this Gates value: “Think, create, _____”?

Collaborate

400

What organization now uses that schoolhouse as its headquarters?

Scituate Historical Society  

400

In 1916, the town bought Scituate Lighthouse for $100, $1,000, or $10,000?

$1,000

500

Complete the school’s website motto: “Set Sail. Dream. Explore. _____.”

Discover

500

Which neighboring town was once called South Scituate?

Norwell

500

The original section of the old Gates building was constructed in what year: 1817, 1917, or 1967?

1917

500

How much did the Historical Society pay the town for the building in 1984?

$1

500

Which came first: Scituate Lighthouse becoming active or the historic schoolhouse opening?

The lighthouse—1811 versus 1893