School Achievements and Notable Facts
- Mashpee High School has the only high school chapter of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), founded by Michael Pietrowski. Charter members of SMPTE are: Josh Coffin, Pat Riley, Mike Cook, Jimmy Goldsmith, Arthur Joia, Dennis Gorczyca, Paul Trask and Jonathan Forsythe. This group attended international conferences of SMPTE in Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles. The current group works closely with the Stonehill College SMPTE organization. The group traveled to Los Angeles to attend the annual SMPTE Tech Conference & Expo as honored guests. The group has also been invited to Hong Kong as a result of its achievements in the organization. The advisor of the group is Arthur Joia, media arts director at Mashpee High School.
- The TV Production Club at Mashpee High School was the first high school audio/visual organization in the world to become a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).
- The Mashpee High School Concert Choir, the school's primary choral group, is a three-time gold medal winning choir at the Heritage Festivals National Competition, which is held annually in New York City at the Riverside Church.
- The Mashpee High School Human Rights Club was instrumental in drafting legislation for the recent Massachusetts "Anti-Bully" Bill that unanimously passed the state house and senate. The club worked alongside the former Rep. Patrick (Barnstable District) in drafting a bill that would create a No Name Calling Day each year. This was done before discussion of the Anti-Bully Bill had even started at the State House in Boston. That bill was dead in committee and they were successful in including it as an amendment to the overall Anti-Bully Bill. Therefore, the fourth Wednesday of every January is No Name Calling Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: a day to educate and inform the public on the effects of bullying and disrespect.
- The 2011 Mashpee Football team won its first South Shore League Championship by defeating East Bridgewater 16-6, and also won its first MIAA State Championship in 2011 by defeating Cardinal Spellman 34-8 at Gillette Stadium. It also completed its first undefeated season at 13-0 in the process.
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