Ipswich High School (Massachusetts)

Ipswich High School
Ipswich High School
Address
134 High Street Ipswich, Massachusetts, 01938 United States of America
Coordinates	42°41′19″N 70°51′6″W / 42.68861°N 70.85167°WCoordinates: 42°41′19″N 70°51′6″W / 42.68861°N 70.85167°W
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
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Ipswich Tigers
Rival	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Average SAT scores	548 verbal 540 math 535 writing 1623 total (2014-2015)[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, USA, 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

• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer

Winter Sports

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Swim
• Indoor Track
• Wrestling (co-op at Georgetown)
• Ice Hockey (co-op at Rockport)
• Gymnastics (co-op at Gloucester)

Spring Sports

• Baseball
• Lacrosse
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track & Field

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