to build the new school was around $176M. The school opened with Tim Piwowar as superintendent and Tom Murphy as principal on September 3, 2019. The Building BMHS formerly consisted of two buildings: the Old Building (a.k.a. Memorial Building) and a new building known as "The New Addition". The New Addition was added to the original building in 1974, but it was built as a free-standing structure. Because of this, there were two gyms and two cafeterias. Only the cafeteria in the New Building was in use. There was one auditorium; it was in the Old Building. Each building had three floors, but only the top two floors of the Old Building were used by the school. The lower floor was used by the school department for a preschool for special-needs children, as well as storage for the drama program's set materials and costumes. The new building has been constructed, built by Shawmut Construction and designed by the architectural firm Perkins + Will. It was completed in 2019, and the first year of classes began then but was later interrupted due to the novel 2019 coronavirus disease. Following the summer of 2020, demolition of the old building had been completed, and the new football field and track were constructed in its place. The new building is four stories tall, with part of the bottom floor still hosting Project Support, the aforementioned preschool. Student Demographics Athletics Billerica Memorial High School has a variety of teams that compete in the Merrimack Valley Conference. The following sports include: Baseball (Boys Varsity, JV, Freshman) Basketball (Boys and Girls Varsity, JV, Freshman) Cheerleading (Girls Varsity, JV) Cross Country (Boys and Girls Varsity) Football (Boys Varsity, JV, Freshman) Golf (Boys Varsity) Gymnastics (Girls Varsity) Ice Hockey (Boys Varsity, JV, Girls Varsity) Indoor Track (Boys and Girls Varsity) Lacrosse (Boys and Girls Varsity, JV, Freshman) Outdoor Track (Boys and Girls Varsity) Soccer (Boys and Girls Varsity, JVA, JVB) Softball (Girls Varsity, JV, Freshman) Swimming (Varsity) Tennis (Boys and Girls Varsity) Volleyball (Girls Varsity, JV, Freshman, Boys Varsity, JV) Wrestling (Boys Varsity) Notable alumni Mike Balas, Major League Baseball player Gary Disarcina - Class of 1985: Major League Baseball player Tom Glavine - Class of 1984: Major League Baseball player James McCluskey - Class of 2006 - National Football League player Notes Merrimack Valley Conference Educational institutions established in 1955 Public high schools in Massachusetts Schools in Middlesex