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Scituate High students post spring sports wins, AP participation and sweep American Legion oratorical awards
Summary
Student representatives and the history department chair reported spring sports with multiple winning records, record AP participation (364 students taking at least one AP course), DECA national recognition, Cyber Sailors robotics qualifying for the state championship and three winners in the American Legion oratorical contest who advanced to the
Scituate High School students and staff gave the School Committee a round of spring updates on May 5, highlighting athletics, AP participation, career‑and‑technical successes and the American Legion oratorical contest winners.
Student reporter Melissa summarized athletics: boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls track, boys and girls tennis and girls golf all had winning records; unified track had begun its season. Melissa also noted that Principal Ranger hosted a second annual AP breakfast — the school reported 364 students taking at least one AP course.
Career and club achievements included the Cyber Sailors (robotics) qualifying for the 2025 Massachusetts FRC state championship on May 31 at Loeffler Rink at Merrimack College; Scituate High School’s school store (The Shipyard) received National DECA national gold level operations retail certification after Nationals April 26–30; and several students qualified in DECA events (names cited in the meeting packet).
The history and social studies department chair (Miss Lehi) presented results from the American Legion oratorical contest, noting it was the 16th year of the school’s partnership with the American Legion post and that scholarships totaling “over a thousand dollars every year” support winners. She announced three winners and their topics: - Third place: junior Summer Crowley — speech on freedom of religion and the government’s role in protecting it; - Second place: junior Mason Alvarez — speech on the right to assemble and the power of peaceful protest; Alvarez advanced to regional and state competitions and was one of four students at the state level; - First place: junior Alexa Tracy — speech advocating for free speech and the importance of book selection in the First Amendment; Tracy advanced to regional and state competitions.
Miss Lehi credited American Legion volunteers Bob Callahan, Dennis Beador and Kevin Walsh for fundraising and scholarship support and praised students for civic skills developed by researching and presenting constitutional topics without notes.
Lede section: Scituate High School students reported winning records across several spring sports, high AP participation and local recognition in DECA and robotics; three students placed in the American Legion oratorical contest and advanced to higher levels of competition.
Nut graf section: The student and department reports highlighted both extracurricular success (sports, DECA, robotics) and activities that engage civic skills — the oratorical contest requires independent research and unguided public speaking on constitutional topics and is supported by American Legion scholarships.
Ending: Department leaders said they will work with American Legion volunteers to distribute scholarships to the winners and thanked staff and volunteers who support student extracurricular and civic engagement.
