Provincetown High School
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Provincetown High School is a public high school located in Provincetown, Massachusetts
. The school serves 32 students in grades 10-12. There are no students enrolled in grades 8 or 9. Provincetown has one of the smallest high school enrollments in the country as of 2008-2009, and the school district has been planning to phase out the high school program. The High School will be closed at the end of the 2013 school year. The school's mascot is the Fishermen and the school colors are black and orange.
The school is located at: 12 Winslow Street, Provincetown, MA.
each year from 2003-2009 with a 100% Competency Determination.
The school's location in a well-established art colony township provides opportunities for students interested in the visual or performing arts.
After the 2012-2013 academic year, Provincetown High School will be shut down due to falling enrollments and lack of funds. Provincetown unanimously decided to merge with the Nauset Regional School District, becoming the 6th town to join the Nauset School District, along with Brewster
, Orleans
, Eastham
, Wellfleet
, and Truro
. The merger will begin during the 2013 academic year. Beginning in 2013, High school students from Provincetown will now be required to attened Nauset Regional High School
.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2007 population of 3,174...
. The school serves 32 students in grades 10-12. There are no students enrolled in grades 8 or 9. Provincetown has one of the smallest high school enrollments in the country as of 2008-2009, and the school district has been planning to phase out the high school program. The High School will be closed at the end of the 2013 school year. The school's mascot is the Fishermen and the school colors are black and orange.
The school is located at: 12 Winslow Street, Provincetown, MA.
Academics
100% of its senior classes have passed the MCAS testMassachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, commonly shortened to MCAS , is the Commonwealth's statewide standards-based assessment program developed in 1993, in response to the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of the same year...
each year from 2003-2009 with a 100% Competency Determination.
The school's location in a well-established art colony township provides opportunities for students interested in the visual or performing arts.
After the 2012-2013 academic year, Provincetown High School will be shut down due to falling enrollments and lack of funds. Provincetown unanimously decided to merge with the Nauset Regional School District, becoming the 6th town to join the Nauset School District, along with Brewster
Brewster, Massachusetts
Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 9,820 at the 2010 census.Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom....
, Orleans
Orleans, Massachusetts
Orleans is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census....
, Eastham
Eastham, Massachusetts
Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census....
, Wellfleet
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer...
, and Truro
Truro, Massachusetts
Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape"...
. The merger will begin during the 2013 academic year. Beginning in 2013, High school students from Provincetown will now be required to attened Nauset Regional High School
Nauset Regional High School
Nauset Regional High School an NEASC accredited High School located in North Eastham, Massachusetts. Nauset is the only high school on the East Coast located within a National Park. . The open campus is situated about a half-mile from Nauset Lighthouse...
.