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Partner Profile: Doherty Memorial High School
We’re happy to have Doherty Memorial High School as a new partner in our Core program! Here are some facts about Doherty:
- Principal: Sally Mahoney
- District Superintendent: Maureen Binienda
- Doherty is our 6th partner school in Worcester, MA
- Doherty Memorial High School is the Home of the Highlanders!
- According to U.S.News.com, Doherty Memorial High School has an Advanced Placement® participation rate of 50%. Great work Highlanders!
- Doherty celebrated a new school year dedicated to academic rigor at their AP Kickoff event on September 20th
- Notable Alumni: Ned Eames, President and co-founder of Tenacity, Inc., a non-profit in Boston that helps underserved youth develop skills through literacy, tutoring, mentoring, and family engagement activities
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