- Milford High School (Massachusetts)
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Milford High School 
Address 31 West Fountain Street
Milford, Massachusetts
Milford, Massachusetts, Worcester, 01757
United StatesCoordinates 42°9′0″N 71°32′0″W / 42.15°N 71.533333°WCoordinates: 42°9′0″N 71°32′0″W / 42.15°N 71.533333°W Information School type Public High School Established 1800s Status Open School district Milford Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tremblay Principal Michael Tempesta Vice principal Michael McIntyre, Carolyn Banach Grades 9-12 Age range 14-18 Number of students ~1200 Average class size ~20 Language English Hours in school day 6 Hours, 35 Minutes Classrooms 66 Houses 2 School Colour(s) Red, Black and White Song Alma Mater Athletics conference Mid-Wach A Sports Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Indoor Track, and Wrestling Mascot Scarlet Hawk Team name Scarlet Hawks, Hawks Rival Leominster High School (Leominster, MA); Shrewsbury High School (Shrewsbury, MA) Newspaper The Scarlet Letter Yearbook Oak, Lily, and Ivy Communities served Town of Milford Nobel laureates Joseph Murray Website http://highschool.milfordpublicschools.com/ Milford High School (also known as MHS) is the secondary school for the district of Milford, Massachusetts. It is one choice for Milford students to attend high school. Another is Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. As seen on the side, the principal is Mr. Michael Tempesta, formerly of Ashland High School, and the vice-principals are Ms. Carolyn Banach (House A) and Mr. Michael McIntyre (House B).
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School organization
The campus of Milford High School sits on 25 acres (100,000 m2) of land at 31 West Fountain Street in Milford, MA. The current building was opened in 1973. It is arguably the most used, and most active building in the town. Together with the school are a football field, with home and away team seating, a football practice field, softball field, soccer fields, a twenty-five yard swimming pool with springboard diving board, a full theater, and a roughly 750-spot parking lot. It is an SAT testing center, providing students, both resident and out-of-town, a place to take the required test. Recently, measures have been taken to provide students with the highest level of security available: school-wide security cameras and lobby sign-in kiosks have been added, as well as a juvenile Milford Police officer present.
Houses
The schools is divided into two "houses", A and B. Currently, the grade a student is in determines their house. The House A office is located right next to the media center, in the direction of the C-Wing, and the House B office is located directly above the main office, off of the A-Wing.
Wings
The Milford High School building has 6 wings, named A-F.[1]
A-Wing
The A-Wing is the main instructional area of the school. It houses the majority of math classes, English classes, and history classes. There are also government classes taught here.
B-Wing
The B-Wing is the school's main information center. It includes the school's library media center, headed by Nicholas Molinari; video production center, run by Adam Sasso; professional library, teacher's resource center, faculty lounge, principal's office, reading department, and a few classrooms.
C-Wing
The C-Wing includes the school's science, computer science, and foreign language departments. Foreign language is located in the upper C-Wing, and sciences are located in the lower. The office of the schools district's technology director, currently Richard Alves, is here too.
D-Wing
The D-Wing is the main technology wing of the school. Computer Science, Photography, and et cetera are located here. There is also a special education room, which includes the Scarlet Bistro, providing gourmet food for the faculty.
E-Wing
The E-Wing contains the performing and fine arts areas. This includes David I. Davoren auditorium, a 750-seat "almost" full theatre, complete with wings, wing-rooms, a catwalk, tech booth, and full lighting and sound capabilities. Also in the E-Wing are two music rooms, vocal and instrumental; three practice rooms, and the department office and music library. The music department conducts regular classes in music theory and instrumental techniques as well as producing performance groups such as the marching and concert bands, jazz band, and chorus. In addition, E-Wing houses the art room, business rooms, and programs offering food preparation, parenting, and the child care program. Lastly, the E-Wing contains the Hawk's Nest. The Hawk's Nest provides a unique learning experience for students to experience what running a store is like to further their abilities in the sales world.
F-Wing
The F-Wing is home for the physical education department at MHS. The approximately 1,000 seat gymnasium, dance, wrestling, and weight training rooms, as well as the swimming pool with one-meter diving board are used throughout the day. The recently renovated practice field is in constant use, both during and after normal school hours. These offerings give students a wide variety of physical education classes as well as exemplary facilities in which sporting events take place. As can be seen by the award banners in the gymnasium, MHS takes great pride in its athletic program whether it is at the instructional, intramural or interscholastic level.
Central office
The Central Office for the Milford Public Schools is located in the MHS building, in the front, off of the C-Wing. All district-level administrators' offices are located here, with the exception of the Technology Director, Security Director, and Assistant Superintendent for Pupils' Services. Offices located here include the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Business Manager, as well as their respective secretaries.
Academics
Milford High School academics are among the best in the area. Traditional courses range from college preparatory and honors classes to more challenging Advanced Placement courses. Non-traditional courses range from video production and computer systems technology to graphic design, robotics and automation, and food service management.
Graduation requirements
The graduation requirements for the class of 2011 and '12 are as follows:[2]
- English Language Arts - 5 Credits
- Mathematics - 5 Credits
- History and Social Sciences -5 Credits
- Science and Technology - 15 Credits
- Foreign Language - 5 Credits
- Practical/Fine Arts - 10 Credits
- Physical Education - 10 Credits
- Health - 5 Credits
- Electives - 5 Credits
- TOTAL - 130 Credits
There are also required credits by the end of each year. The amount you need for each year is:
- Freshman Year: 10 credits
- Sophomore Year: 50 credits
- Junior Year: 90 credits
- Senior Year: 130 credits
However, more credits are recommended each year.
Notable alumni
- Al Cass, trumpeter
- Vincent Connare, font designer
- Paul Coyne, film editor and producer
- Howie Long, American football player and actor
- Joseph Murray, Nobel Prize winning surgeon
References
Categories:- Schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Milford, Massachusetts
- Public high schools in Massachusetts
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