Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Massachusetts)

Mansfield High School is a four-year, comprehensive public high school located in Mansfield, Massachusetts

Mansfield, Massachusetts

Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island....

. MHS is the only high school in the Mansfield Public Schools system and it serves 1,481 students in grades nine though twelve.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/Guidance/pdf%20files/2005-2006%20MHS%20Profile%20Color.pdf

Administration

Mansfield High School is administered by a principal and two assistant principals.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/principals.html

Assistant Principals

Mansfield High School has two assistant principals to help meet the demands of its students.

Mrs. Dawn Stockwell

Mr. Michael Connolly

Faculty

Mansfield High School (2008–2009) employs 105 teachers with 83 teaching within the eight core academic departments.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/staff.html This leads to an overall student to teacher ratio of 22.1 to 1, which is higher than the 16.2 to 1 state-wide student to teacher ratio.http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/home.asp?mode=so&so=1000-6&ot=5&o=995&view=enr Below is a list of the current (2008–2009) department chairpersons. To contact any of them simply send an e-mail to their firstname.lastname@mansfieldschools.com.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/staff.html

Business – Joseph Russo

English – Cynthia Carli

Fine Arts – Scott Brigante

Foreign Language – Leslie Gildersleeve

Guidance - Daniel Fitzgerald

Mathematics – Christine Kalinowski

Science – Janet Hogan

Social Studies – William Hocking

Wellness – Joseph Russo

Graduation requirements

For the current graduating class, the Class of 2009, students are required to complete and pass courses totaling 135 credits. Thirty of those must be passed during the students’ senior year. In addition to credit requirements, students must also pass the state-required MCAS

MCAS

MCAS can mean:*The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System *Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad a.k.a...

exam. There are also departmental requirements for graduation, listed below.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/Guidance/grad%20reqs.html

English – Students must take and pass four English courses usually consisting of English 9, English 10, English 11, and English 12. However in place of English 11 and English 12 students may opt to take AP English to obtain college credit.

Mathematics – Students must take and pass three Mathematics courses in order to graduate, although many students take four courses. Most students usually take geometry, algebra II, pre-calculus, and calculus. However students may opt to take AP Calculus to obtain college credit.

Social Studies – Students must take and pass three Social Studies courses in order to graduate. There are a wide variety of courses to choose from in this department, however many students usually take Western Civilization I and II, and U.S. History to meet this requirement. However many students take AP U.S. History to obtain college credit.

Science – Students must take and pass three science courses during their tenure at Mansfield High School in order to graduate. Many students take biology, chemistry, and physics to meet this requirement. Also, students may opt to take AP Physics or AP Biology to obtain college credit.

Physical Education – Students must take and pass two physical education classes to meet the graduation requirements. This usually consists of two gym classes’ freshman and sophomore years, although students may now use sports participation as a means of meeting the requirement.

Courses

Mansfield High School offers a wide variety of courses, in addition to the so called “core” classes. Standard classes in English, Math, Social Studies, Foreign Language, and Science are offered, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. In every department there are courses that go above and beyond helping to not only gain the interest of students, but to teach them real life skills for college and every day living. Also, MHS has a set of advanced placement courses that allow students to begin their college education while still receiving high school credit. Below is a list of the advanced placement, and most notable courses.

Levels

Advanced Placement – Offers students the ability to earn college credit. These courses are more difficult and require more dedication than the average high school course. Advanced Placement (AP) courses culminate with an exam administered by the College Board which determines how much credit the student receives.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/pdf%20files/MHS%20Student%20Handbook%202005-06.pdf

Honors – These courses contain challenging material designed for the motivated student. They are more difficult that the standard College Preparatory classes.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/pdf%20files/MHS%20Student%20Handbook%202005-06.pdf

College Preparatory – These courses prepare students for traditional college level education.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/pdf%20files/MHS%20Student%20Handbook%202008-09.pdf

Comprehensive – These courses are designed to prepare students for junior (two-year) college or work after high school.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/pdf%20files/MHS%20Student%20Handbook%202008-09.pdf

Advanced placement

Mansfield High School offers advanced placement courses in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Biology, U.S. History, European History, Spanish, French, and Art History.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/Guidance/pdf%20files/2008-2009%20MHS%20Profile%20Color.pdf However each student can take at most six advanced placement courses during their stay at MHS.

Grading

Students at Mansfield High School are graded on a 0-100 scale, where an A is 90-100, a B is 80-89, a C is 70-79, a D is 65-69, and anything below a 65 is considered failing. Students are awarded credit for each successful passing of a course, however if a student is absent from the course too many times, credits may be deducted.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/Guidance/pdf%20files/2005-2006%20MHS%20Profile%20Color.pdf

Class rank

Class rank is determined by calculating a student’s course-weighed grade point average over an extended 4.0 scale. Rank is calculated once a year, with the rank calculated after a students sixth semester (junior year) being reported to colleges. Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Salutatorian

Salutatorian is an academic title given, in the United States and Canada, to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedictorian is ranked higher. This honor is traditionally based on grade point average and number of credits taken, but...

are determined by calculating class rank after the completion of a seventh semester.

Rank is calculated by first converting a final grade to the 4.0 scale, then weighting it depending on what level each course taken is at. That average is then multiplied by the number of credits a student earned and then divided by the total number of possible credits for the course. This result is the student's weighted GPA. This process is repeated for each class and then the sum of all class GPAs are averaged to result in an overall GPA. It is possible to get over a 4.0 GPA once weighting of the student's final grade has occurred.http://www.mansfieldschools.com/MHS/pdf%20files/MHS%20Student%20Handbook%202005-06.pdf

Performing arts

Below are the three areas in which Mansfield High School specializes for students to enroll in the Performing Arts.

Choir - The choir is currently directed by Sheila Newton. She puts on several concerts per year, and she also directs and produces the school's plays.

Orchestra - The orchestra is directed by Mary Casale. She is the director of both the middle and high school orchestra. She performs with her group several times per year, including the Holiday Concert.

Band - The Band Program is under the direction of Peter Conti. This includes Marching Band, Jazz Band, and a Concert Band. This is not to be confused with the extracurricular band programs, which includes a World Champion Percussion Ensemble (WGI, PSA), and a competitive Winter Colorguard (2010 NESBA Champions). The Marching Band (which transfers to Concert Band in the spring) has received many exciting opportunities, including the chance to play at a local concert (The KISS 108) and to march in a Disney parade. The Percussion Ensemble and Winter Colorguard compete in the New England Scholastic Band Association and Winterguard International.

Athletics

Mansfield High School offers 25 different varsity level sports. All sports have junior varsity and varsity levels and the heavily participated sports have a freshman level as well. Mansfield sports teams are known as the Hornets and the school colors are Green, White and Black. In recent years, the athletic complexes around Mansfield have been revamped, as an artificial turf football field was put in along with a rubber track in 2001 and dubbed Alumni Field. A new baseball complex was constructed in 2005, located across the street, in front of the Jordan Jackson Elementary school. The facility is considered among the best in Massachusetts. The football and cross-country teams are among the state's most successful. Mansfield competes in the Hockomock League

Hockomock League

The Hockomock League, colloquially referred to as the Hock, is an interscholastic high school athletic league located in Southeastern Massachusetts. As of 2010 the league consists of ten member schools. All Hockomock League schools are public secondary schools, and are also members of the...

, which is arguably considered the toughest and most competitive conference in the state. The football team held the Hockomock League Championship title from 2003–2008 and have also won 6 State Championships (1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2010). The football team is considered as one of the best programs in Massachusetts & New England on a yearly basis.

Football
State Champions (6) - 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2010
Hockomock League Champions (11) - 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010

Below is a list of the programs and the seasons when they are held.

Fall – Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Soccer, and Volleyball.

Winter – Basketball, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Swimming, and Wrestling

Spring – Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Tennis, and Track and Field.

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