Editing Rockland, Massachusetts (section)

==Education==

Rockland operates its own school system for the town's approximately 2,500 students.  There are two elementary schools (Phelps and R. Stewart Esten) which serve students from kindergarten to fourth grade. The Phelps Elementary school is new construction, completed in 2022, replacing both Memorial Park and Jefferson elementary schools. Both Memorial Park and Jefferson schools were demolished in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The John W. Rogers Middle School is located adjacent to Memorial Park, in a new facility completed in 2012 and connected to the high school. It serves fifth  through eighth grades.  A newly renovated [[Rockland Senior High School]] serves ninth through twelfth grade students.<ref>[http://rocklandschools.org/highschool.html Rockland Senior High School]</ref> In June 2021, Rockland Senior High School was placed into a state program for schools or districts that [[School discipline#Disparities for black students in the United States|disproportionately suspend nonwhite students]] or [[Disability in the United States|students with disabilities]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trufant|first=Jessica|date=June 11, 2021|title=Black students disproportionately suspended at schools in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth|work=[[The Patriot Ledger]]|publisher=[[Gannett]]|url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/06/11/black-students-suspended-more-than-white-south-shore-schools/7414000002/|access-date=June 12, 2021}}</ref>

Rockland High's athletics teams are known as the Bulldogs (sometimes just 'Dogs), and their colors are navy blue and white.  They compete in the South Shore League and their rival is [[Abington, Massachusetts|Abington]]. The Bulldogs have a strong basketball tradition, with their most recent state championships in 2004 (boys) and 2000 (girls). The football team last won a Super Bowl in 2021 by defeating Abington, 23–13, at Gillette Stadium.

In addition to the high school, students may attend [[South Shore Vocational Technical High School]] in Hanover free of charge.  The town also has a private school, Calvary Chapel Academy. Calvary Chapel Academy is a Christian school serving from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Children living in Rockland are also eligible to attend [[South Shore Charter Public School]].  Located in neighboring [[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]], the school offers entrance to neighboring towns on the South Shore.

Many students and their families also choose to attend private high schools in the area, including [[Cardinal Spellman High School (Brockton, Massachusetts)|Cardinal Spellman High School]] in Brockton, [[Notre Dame Academy (Hingham, Massachusetts)|Notre Dame Academy]] in Hingham, [[Archbishop Williams High School]] in Braintree, [[Boston College High School]] in Boston, [[Xaverian Brothers High School]] in Westwood, and more.