Essex High School
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Essex High School is a public secondary school
located in Essex Junction, Vermont
. The school's sports team is the Hornet
s and the school's colors are blue and gold
. Essex High School is the largest high school and secondary technical school in Vermont. Enrollment in 2004 was 1625.
and Essex Junction
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The original EJHS building was designed for future expansion by the addition of a second story. However, when more classrooms were needed in the 1980s, new building codes required any renovations to bring the entire old building "up to code," at great cost. A new two-story "C wing" and courtyard were added to the east side instead. In 2002, a new library and media center were built east of the C wing.
by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
and by the Vermont Department of Education. EHS adjoins the Center for Technology, Essex, a technical and vocational school. Students can enroll concurrently in both high school and technical programs; approximately ten percent of students do so each year. A four-year Air Force
Junior ROTC program is offered.
The school has accelerated programs in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, French and Spanish; honors courses in English and Mathematics; and a selection of fourteen Advanced Placement courses. Not all AP courses are taught each year. The school also offers students media and computer facilities.
In 2008, EHS students earned the county's best math scores on the New England Common Assessment Program
test.
Tuition was $11,900 in 2009-2010. This tuition was paid by towns sending students to this public school, sometimes from outside the school district.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction is a village in the town of Essex in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,591 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on November 15, 1892....
. The school's sports team is the Hornet
Hornet
Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can reach up to in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex , which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters .- Life cycle :In...
s and the school's colors are blue and gold
Gold (color)
Gold, also called golden, is one of a variety of orange-yellow color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold....
. Essex High School is the largest high school and secondary technical school in Vermont. Enrollment in 2004 was 1625.
History
The school was established in 1957 as Essex Junction High School. In 1970, a new, larger campus was constructed about 1 miles (1.6 km) away, containing both the high school and a technical center. This new campus was named the Essex Junction Educational Center (EJEC), while the former building became Albert D. Lawton Middle School. In the 1990s, the school's name was changed to Essex High School to reflect the two communities it served, EssexEssex, Vermont
Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 19,587 at the 2010 census.By population, Essex is the largest town in Vermont, and the second-largest municipality .-Government:...
and Essex Junction
Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction is a village in the town of Essex in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,591 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on November 15, 1892....
.
The original EJHS building was designed for future expansion by the addition of a second story. However, when more classrooms were needed in the 1980s, new building codes required any renovations to bring the entire old building "up to code," at great cost. A new two-story "C wing" and courtyard were added to the east side instead. In 2002, a new library and media center were built east of the C wing.
Academics
The school is accredited as a public secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
and by the Vermont Department of Education. EHS adjoins the Center for Technology, Essex, a technical and vocational school. Students can enroll concurrently in both high school and technical programs; approximately ten percent of students do so each year. A four-year Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Junior ROTC program is offered.
The school has accelerated programs in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, French and Spanish; honors courses in English and Mathematics; and a selection of fourteen Advanced Placement courses. Not all AP courses are taught each year. The school also offers students media and computer facilities.
In 2008, EHS students earned the county's best math scores on the New England Common Assessment Program
New England Common Assessment Program
The New England Common Assessment Program is a series of reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement tests, administered annually, which were developed in response to the Federal No Child Left Behind Act...
test.
Tuition was $11,900 in 2009-2010. This tuition was paid by towns sending students to this public school, sometimes from outside the school district.
Student activities
There are 31 clubs and 18 sports including:- The Essex High School Jazz Band ranked in the top two bands in the state of Vermont for 2006 and 2007 at the IAJE Jazz Festival in Burlington.
- The We The People: The Citizen and the ConstitutionWe the People: The Citizen and the ConstitutionWe the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a yearly competition for American high school students held in Washington D.C. The competition is styled as a congressional hearing. Each team is divided up into six units, each composed of three or...
team has won the state championship seven years since 2004 and has been ranked nationally for the last five. In 2006 and 2008, they were ranked as one of the Top 10 teams in the nation. - In 2005, the programming team won the regional title and was ranked fourth nationally, and ranked third in 1981.
- The EnvirothonEnvirothonEnvirothon is an annual environmentally themed academic competition held by the United States and Canada on a regional, state, and national level. It is sponsored by Canon, conservation districts, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Association of Conservation Districts...
team won the state competition in 2009 and 2010 and represented Vermont at the Canon 2009 North American Envirothon in Asheville, NC. - The Scholar's Bowl Team won the state championship in 2010 and 2004.
Athletics
The school has a stadium, track, tennis courts, and several practice fields. The town’s indoor hockey rink is located on school grounds. School teams and student athletes have won over 200 Vermont State Championships since 1970. This figure includes 63 individual track records set by various girl and boy athletes.- The hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team won the Vermont state championships 2 years in a row - 1980 and 1981. - In the 2003-2004 season, the hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team went undefeated winning 23 straight games and the Vermont state title.- In 2006, Bill O’Neil was named nationalNational Federation of State High School AssociationsThe National Federation of State High School Associations is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States. Most high schools, whether public or private, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association...
boys’ hockey coach of the year.
- In 2006, Bill O’Neil was named national
- The footballHigh school footballHigh school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
team has won the state title six times - 1973, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, and 2009. - The cheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
team has captured the most state titles by any cheerleading team in Vermont, winning a total of 19 state titles since 1986. In 2005, the cheerleading team placed third at the National Cheerleading Championship in Orlando Florida, the only cheerleading team in Vermont to compete nationally, and the first Vermont high school sports team to compete nationally. The team's most recent state titles were claimed in 2008 and 2011. - The cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
and track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
teams are top in the state of Vermont except in Girls cross country. In the past decade, Essex's biggest running rival, the Champlain Valley Union girls cross country team has won 9 out of the last 10 state championships along with 2 New England State Championships and reaching nationals once. Each year essex has been their biggest rival but in only one of those years did they actually defeat CVU. Essex's boys’ and girls’ teams have won a total of 72 state titles since 1973. - The boys' lacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team won the state title in 1991. - The boys' tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
team won the state title in 1994 and 2011. - The boys basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team won the state title in 1979 the first one ever, and won again in 1998 and 2010.
- The boys RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team have won 4 of the last 5 state championships. - The girls' basketball team has won the state title 8 times - 1979, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Noted Alumni
- Brian DubieBrian DubieBrian E. Dubie is an American politician and former 78th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He served four terms as Vermont’s lieutenant governor...
1977, former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont - Michael DubieMichael DubieMajor General Michael D. Dubie is the Adjutant General of the State of Vermont, serving as the senior uniformed officer in the state responsible for the organization, training and equipage of the 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard...
1978, Adjutant General of Vermont - Loung UngLoung UngLoung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World...
1989, Cambodian AmericanCambodian AmericanA Cambodian American is an American who is born, raised, or from Cambodia usually of Khmer descent but also including Chinese Cambodians, Vietnamese Cambodians, Cham people and other ethnicities of Cambodia...
author and human-rights activist - Libby Smith 1998, LPGA Golf professional