Concord-Carlisle High School co-principals Brian Miller and Katie Stahl published the school's annual Year in Review on Thursday, Aug. 20, capping a year that included a third consecutive swim and dive state title, a first-ever Credit for Life Fair and a 60-student music trip to Japan.
The retrospective newsletter, posted on the district news site, compiles highlights across academics, athletics, arts and community service for the school on Walden Street.
Athletics
The girls swim and dive team captured its third straight state championship in 2025-26, while the Concord-Carlisle/Acton-Boxborough cooperative fencing team won the MIAA state title. The boys Alpine ski team finished second at the MIAA championships, with senior Theo Remington claiming his second consecutive individual slalom title before heading to Middlebury College. According to School Committee minutes from May 6, all three programs were formally recognized at that meeting.
The school fields 34 athletic teams with more than 500 athletes competing annually.
Academics and new programs
CCHS earned Silver status on the College Board's 2024-25 AP School Honor Roll, with 54% of seniors taking at least one AP exam and 53% scoring a 3 or higher. The school exceeded Platinum-level criteria for college credit.
English teacher Melea Ray organized the school's first Credit for Life Fair, a financial literacy simulation that served roughly 300 students. The DECA club completed its inaugural competition season with 36 members, 12 of whom advanced to the state conference.
Four seniors earned the Global Competence Certificate: Laiya Pavlov, Sierra Fonte, Luke Crounse and Carolina Casimiro-Nunez.
Arts and experiential learning
The performing arts department won gold at the MICCA competition. At the 56th Annual CCHS Student Art Show at Concord Art, senior Polly Rivero became the first student in the exhibition's history to present three complete portfolios in separate disciplines in a single year.
In April, 60 student musicians traveled to Nanae, Japan, as part of the Concord-Nanae Sister City exchange. The trip expanded for the first time to include chorus and orchestra students alongside band members. Forty of the 60 students stayed with host families.
"The variety of experiences is what makes Q5 so special," co-principal Stahl said in a July 1 district news release about the school's end-of-year experiential learning program, which offered more than 60 ungraded courses. "Every student can find something that sparks their curiosity."
Community service
More than 270 seniors participated in the annual Prifti Day of Service on May 22, honoring former art teacher David Prifti, who died in 2011. Students wrote more than 200 letters to first responders and military personnel and created 75 cards for hospitalized children.
Two new student clubs launched during the year: the Muslim Student Association and Paws and Purpose, which supports local animal shelters. Students Mark Johnson and Maya Polonyi were elected to the State Student Advisory Council.
