| Medford High School | |
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 Medford High School | |
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489 Winthrop Street , 02155 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°25′48.1″N71°7′30.2″W / 42.430028°N 71.125056°W /42.430028; -71.125056 |
| Information | |
| Type | Publichigh school |
| Motto | Empowering students to reach their potential as learners |
| Established | 1835; 190 years ago (1835)[1] |
| School district | Medford Public Schools |
| Principal | Marta Cabral |
| Teaching staff | 127.41 (FTE)[2] |
| Key people | David Blauch, Chad Fallon, Sheila Freitas-Haley, Alyson MacDonald, Ryan McGowan, Robert O'Leary |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,191 (2023-2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.35[2] |
| Campus | Suburban[2] |
| Colors | Navy and white |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Crew, Cross Country, E-Sports, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, American football, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball[3][4][5] |
| Athletics conference | Greater Boston League |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Rival | Malden High School andSomerville High School |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Newspaper | Mustang News |
| Yearbook | The Blue and White |
| MCAS % proficient and advanced | ELA: 97 Math: 90 Science: 75 (Spring 2014)[6] |
| Website | mhs-mvths |
Medford High School is a public high school located in the western edge of the Lawrence Estates section ofMedford, Massachusetts, on the southwest border of the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Students in the City of Medford may also enroll in Career and Technical Education classes (formerly known as Medford Vocational-Technical High School) on the same site. The Curtis-Tufts alternative high school in South Medford is also part of the Medford Public Schools.
TheOld High School building was built between 1894 and 1896 with a rear wing including a gym added in 1914 to its location on 22-24 Forest Street near Medford Square. Additional North and South wings were added in 1929 and 1939 respectively and those wings were the only ones in use following a fire in 1965 until the close of the school in 1971.[7]
The current campus was completed in that year and during the first decade of the 2000s underwent a major renovation in the third phase of the district's three phase school improvement plan.[8] Between 2013 and 2014, Medford High School underwent additional renovation to improve its science labs and reopen its pool.
In 1964, 1977, and 1992 racial brawls occurred at Medford High School, injuring several students and bringing police to the school to restore order.[9][10]
In 2013, the Medford High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) was founded. The Association serves as a networking bases among all MHS Alumni and works to give back to the MHS community.
On December 19, 2022, a 17 year old student was stabbed in a Medford High School bathroom following an altercation. The school was placed on lockdown and one student was taken into custody.[11]
Medford High School, including the CTE wing, is located in the Lawrence Estates section of Medford and on the southwest border of theMiddlesex Fells Reservation. As of 2015, Medford High School students can explore the Fells via the new "Mustang Trail."
The Greater Boston Japanese Language School (ボストン補習授業校,Bosuton Hoshū Jugyō Kō), asupplementary school for Japanese people, holds classes at Medford High. Its weekday offices are inArlington.[12] The school began circa 1975, and from that point it was held at Medford High.[13]
Most Medford High School students undertake acollege preparatory curriculum that includes four classes of English, three classes each ofmathematics, social studies,sciences, and for college-prep students, foreign languages, two classes each of physical education, health/wellness, one class of finearts and one class of media and computer technology. All students must also complete sixty hours of community service throughout their four years at the school.
Students can choose from sixteenAdvanced Placement coursesto earn college credits.
The English department requires two general literature and writing courses, one on American literature and one on world literature, with Shakespeare appearing in three of those courses. Electives include courses in mythology, plays, writing, AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition. A separate English Language Learners department includes courses for bringing non-native speakers up to fluency. The social studies core requires a credit in world history, and one inUnited States history with electives including contemporary issues, psychology, and AP courses in U.S. History, European History, U.S. Government and Politics, and Psychology. Humanities electives through the occupational offerings department include an Accounting/Computers sequence and Basic Finance.
Medford High School's foreign language offerings include French, Spanish, and Italian as well as courses on the cultures coinciding with those languages. There are AP electives for French and Spanish.
MHS's science department offers courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Science Fair Projects. Its AP offerings include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics (C). Through the math and media and technology departments, computer oriented electives include C++, digital video, and web design. Math electives include AP Calculus.
The art department includes sequences in ceramics and in sculpture as well as offering AP Studio Art. Music courses include Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, and Orchestra.
The family and consumer sciences department offers a course sequence in exploring childhood, while the health department provides courses in relationships, lifestyle choices, and transitioning to adulthood.[14]
Medford High School is a member of theMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association in the Greater Boston League.[15] Medford High School is best known for its boys and girls soccer teams, as well as its men’s ice hockey team
Medford High School offers a number of clubs including the Book Club, the National Honor Society, and the MHS Band. The school's yearbook is assembled by its members and Mustang News recently transitioned from an offline newspaper to an all online format.[16]
Medford High School's underwater robotics team is one of its most successful extra circular activities. The robotics team, named Sunk Robotics has won the New England MATE ROV Regional two years consecutively.[17][18]
The Japanese Language School of Boston (ボストン日本語学校Bosuton Nihongo Gakkō), aweekend supplementary Japanese school, holds its classes at Medford High, and the school offices are inArlington.[19] It was established on June 7, 1975. The classes were originally held in theNEC Systems Laboratory but they began to be held at their current location after four months.[20]
Saturdays (In-person) Medford High School 489 Winthrop Street Medford, MA 02155 [...] All other days The Japanese Language School Arlington Office 792 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02476
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