Gloucester ( ) High School is a public four-year comprehensive secondary school, with 865 students and 150 faculty and staff, serving Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Northeast Alliance of High Schools. History Established by 1839, Gloucester High School became a four-year institution by 1857. In 1889, the school moved into its then new building on Dale Avenue. The Dale Avenue building was converted to Central Grammar School in 1939. The current Gloucester High School, located along the Annisquam River, near the entrance to Gloucester Harbor, was completed in 1939, with an addition in the 1970s and a new Field House wing added in the 1990s. Athletics Gloucester High School is well known for its many athletic teams and competes in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). FALL Football State Champions: 1991 (3A), 1995 (3A), 2000 (3A), 2007 (2A), 2009 (1A), 2010 (1A) State Finalists: 1987 (2), 1998 (3B), 2008 (2A) League Champions: 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015 Soccer Boy's - League Champions: 2006, 2007 Cross Country Division 1 State Champions: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. *League Champions: 1992–2006, 2007 Golf WINTER Hockey State Champions: 1993, 1998, 2006 League Champions: 1993, 1998, 2006, 2008 Basketball League Champions: 2000-2007, 2009-2012, 2013–2015 SPRING Baseball League Champions: 1988, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2009 Lacrosse League Champions: 1999, 2002 Track League Champions: 11 of last 15 seasons (The track team has a co-op with Manchester-Essex High School) Tennis Notable alumni Roger Cressey, former member of the United States National Security Council, terrorism analyst for NBC News, president of Good Harbor Consulting, and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Billy MacLeod, Boston Red Sox pitcher Stuffy McInnis, former MLB player (Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates) Benjamin A. Smith II, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Vermin Supreme, political satirist and perennial candidate for public office Teen pregnancy controversy On June 18, 2008, the high school drew international attention as news broke that 18 students had become pregnant in the last year, over four times the previous year's reported pregnancies. Principal Joseph Sullivan claimed that some of the girls had made a pact to become pregnant together, one even seeking a homeless 24-year-old man in her pursuits to conceive. Gloucester mayor Carolyn Kirk quickly responded that they had