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
Blockbuster (entertainment) be "a box office block buster", and in November 1951 "Variety" described "Quo Vadis" as "a b.o. blockbuster [...] right up there with "Birth of a Nation" and "Gone With the Wind" for boxoffice performance [...] a super-spectacle in all its meaning". In 1975, the usage of "blockbuster" for films coalesced around Steven Spielberg's "Jaws". It was perceived as a new cultural phenomenon: a fast-paced, exciting entertainment, inspiring interest and conversation beyond the theatre (which would later be called "buzz"), and repeated viewings. The film is regarded as the first film of the "blockbuster era", and founded the blockbuster film