Ipswich High School (Massachusetts)

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Ipswich High School

Ipswich High School
Address
134 High Street
Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938
United States of America United States
Coordinates 42°41′19″N 70°51′6″W / 42.68861°N 70.85167°W / 42.68861; -70.85167Coordinates: 42°41′19″N 70°51′6″W / 42.68861°N 70.85167°W / 42.68861; -70.85167
Information
Type Public, Coeducational
Established 1642
Status Open
School district Ipswich School District
Principal Mr. David Dalton
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 538[1] (2015–16)
 • Grade 9 123
 • Grade 10 125
 • Grade 11 161
 • Grade 12 124
 • Other 5
Hours in school day 7:45am-2:21pm (1:17pm on Thursdays)
Color(s) orange, white, and black             
Athletics conference Cape Ann League
Sports football
Mascot Tiger
Team name Ipswich Tigers
Rival Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Average SAT scores 527 verbal
513 math
518 writing
1558 total (2015-2016)[2]
Newspaper The Tiger Transcript
Communities served Ipswich, Massachusetts
Website http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/high_main.html

Ipswich High School is a public high school in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States, which serves students from grades nine through twelve. It is the only high school in the town of Ipswich. As of 2012, the school's principal is David R. Dalton and the assistant principal is Jeffery Carovillano.[3] Ipswich High School shares a building with Ipswich Middle School.

Athletics

Ipswich High School is a member of the Cape Ann League and is a Division II competitor in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sports teams are known as the Tigers, and school colors are orange, white, and black. The school's main rival is Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, against whom Ipswich plays football on Thanksgiving Day. Ipswich offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.[4]

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Ipswich High School, a total of 115 credits must be earned, with a minimum of 30 credits per year.[5] This includes the successful completion of the following categories:

Course Length Credits
English Four years 20
Social Studies Four years 20
Math Three/Four years* 15/20*
Science Three/Four years* 15/20*
Foreign Languages Two years 10
Physical Education/Wellness Every year** 2.5/year
Health/Wellness 2.5

∗Students may receive credit in a combination of 3 Math / 4 Science OR 4 Math / 3 Science to meet this requirement.

∗∗Seniors may choose to replace this with participation in a sport.

References

  1. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01440505&orgtypecode=6&
  2. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/high_pri_org.html
  4. ↑ http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/2012-13AthleticHB.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/pdfs/ProgramofStudies%202012_13.pdf
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