Ipswich High School (Massachusetts)
| Ipswich High School | |
|---|---|
 Ipswich High School | |
| Address | |
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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 Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1642 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Ipswich School District |
| Principal | David R. Dalton |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 538[2] (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 and Newburyport High School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores |
573 verbal 561 math 1134 total (2016-2017)[3] |
| Newspaper | The Tiger Transcript [4] |
| Communities served | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Website | Official website |
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 2017, the school's principal is David R. Dalton.[5][6] 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. Fall sports are cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports are basketball, gymnastics (co-op at Gloucester), ice hockey (co-op at Rockport), indoor track, swim, and wrestling (co-op at Georgetown). In the spring, baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track and field are played.[7]
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.[8] This includes the successful completion of the following categories _207–2018):
| Course | Length | Credits |
| English | Four years | 20 |
| Social Studies | Four years | 20 |
| Math | Four years* | 20 |
| Science | Three years* | 15 |
| Foreign Languages | Two years | 10 |
| Physical Education/Wellness | Every year* | 2.5/year |
| Health/Wellness | 2.5 |
∗Seniors may choose to replace this with participation in a sport.
References
- ↑ "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Enrollment Data (2013-14) - Ipswich High (01440505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
- ↑ "2016-17 SAT Performance Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
- ↑ https://tigertranscript.com
- ↑ http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/high_pri_org.html
- ↑ "Principal's Page / Principal's Page". www.ipsk12.net. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Registration". ipswichathletics.wixsite.com.
- ↑ "Program of Study, 2017–2018" (PDF). www.ipsk12. Retrieved August 2, 2017.