Methuen High School
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| Type | Public |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | circa 1975 |
| Dean | Michael Downs |
| Principal | James Giuca (Supervising) |
| Faculty | 128 |
| Enrollment | 2,000+[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue & White |
| Athletics conference | Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC) |
| Mascot | Rangers |
| Team name | Methuen Rangers |
Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five public schools in Methuen and it is the only high school in the district. The first class to graduate from Methuen High was the class of 1976.
Environment
The school was originally designed with the open classroom theory. Since then, a $100 million renovation[3] has been conducted and all classrooms have walls as many other schools do. Also, with the renovation, students now receive iPads which they keep for the entire year. This is known as the 1:1 iPad program.
The school itself is divided into several "houses." The South wing, or South House, holds mathematics, science, business and computer classes. The North House holds classrooms for English and Foreign Languages, including Spanish, Italian, French, and American Sign Language. The field house holds theater, JROTC, and physical education classes.
Athletics
Methuen High is a longtime member of the Merrimack Valley Athletic Conference, recognized by many as among the premier conferences in New England. The school offers 25 sports at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen levels. For boys: football, soccer, cross country, golf, basketball, indoor track, ice hockey, wrestling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, and outdoor track. For girls: field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swimming & diving, cheerleading, gymnastics, basketball, indoor track, tennis, outdoor track, and softball.
Clubs
The school holds a wide array of clubs and extra-curricular activities including, but not limited to:
- National Honor Society
- Student Government
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
- Lyceum Literacy Club
- National Art Honor Society
- Adopt-A-Grandparent
- American Cancer Society Relay For Life - an annual public service event for the entire community started in 2009; has raised over $500,000 to date[4][5]
- Peer Leaders
Daily Schedule
Classes, which are broken up into "blocks", begin at 7:15 AM and are each one hour long with five minutes in between, with the exception of the first and last blocks of the day (which are 53 minutes long) and classes during the fifth block of the day. This block lasts from 11:28 AM - 12:58 PM and during it, students attend one of three lunch periods that occur during the block and spend the remainder of the time in class. Students are dismissed at 1:55 PM.
Notable alumni
- Jamie Cassidy - Former WNBA player with the Miami Sol [6]
- Susie Castillo - Miss USA 2003, MTV VJ [7]
References
- ^ Methuen Public Schools Home Page
- ^ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
- ^ Huggins, J.J. (2010-05-28). "$100m Methuen High renovation a done deal". The Eagle-Tribune.
- ^ Abelson, Mike (2009-06-03). "First Relay for Life in Methuen proves big success". The Eagle-Tribune.
- ^ "Methuen Relay 2011". YouTube.com.
- ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/cassija01w.html
- ^ Castillo, Susie (2007-06-06). "My 'Mass.' Mania". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
