Brockton High School the Boxers, which is a reference to the storied boxing history of the city, and also a tribute to hall-of-fame boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, who are both from Brockton and alumni of Brockton High School. When Brockton High was established, it could house only 125 students. As the population of Brockton grew, there was increasing demand for a larger building. In 1906, a new high school was constructed, consisting of an "A" building and a "B" building. By the 1960s, student numbers exceeded capacity, causing split sessions; upper classmen and sophomores attended school at different times of the
Brockton station (MBTA) on the western track). It was replaced between 1880 and 1891 by a Victorian-style station located close by at Church Street, also west of the tracks. Commuting from Brockton to Boston on the railroad was possible after 1854, and Brockton was the outer terminus of some trains in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The railroad became the Old Colony and Newport Railroad in 1863, and finally the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. The town was renamed Brockton in 1874, with the railroad station changing its name on May 7. The railroad was a key part of the town's burgeoning