Methuen High School

Methuen High School
Address
1 Ranger Road
Methuen, MA
USA
Information
Type Public
Religious affiliation(s) None
Established circa 1975
Principal Richard Barden
Principal James Giuca (Supervising)
Faculty 128
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,000+[1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Blue & White         
Athletics conference Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC)
Mascot Rangers
Team name Methuen Rangers
Average SAT scores 472 verbal
479 math
453 writing
1404 total (2014-2015)[2]

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, outdoor track, and lacrosse. For girls: field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swimming & diving, cheerleading, gymnastics, basketball, indoor track, tennis, outdoor track, and softball. Methuen teams play as the Rangers, inspired by Methuen native Robert Rogers and his foundation of Rogers' Rangers, which eventually led to the formation of the United States Army Rangers.

Clubs

The school holds a wide array of clubs and extra-curricular activities including, but not limited to:

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

AP Opportunities

The following Advanced Placement classes are available at Methuen High [9]

References

  1. ↑ Methuen Public Schools Home Page
  2. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  3. ↑ Huggins, J.J. (2010-05-28). "$100m Methuen High renovation a done deal". The Eagle-Tribune.
  4. ↑ Abelson, Mike (2009-06-03). "First Relay for Life in Methuen proves big success". The Eagle-Tribune.
  5. ↑ "Methuen Relay 2011". YouTube.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/cassija01w.html
  7. ↑ Castillo, Susie (2007-06-06). "My 'Mass.' Mania". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  8. ↑ "1975 Methuen High School Yearbook".
  9. ↑ "Methuen High School Program of Studies" (PDF).

Coordinates: 42°43′49.65″N 71°10′21.53″W / 42.7304583°N 71.1726472°W / 42.7304583; -71.1726472

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