King Philip Middle School
- King Philip Middle School
King Philip Middle School is a middle school in the town of West Hartford, Connecticut It is one of the West Hartford Public Schools as well as one of three public middle schools in the town of West Hartford. King Philip holds approximately 1000 students in grades six through eight. The school has 88 teachers, 74% of whom hold a postgraduate degree.
The present principal of King Philip is Michael Renkawitz. The school's mascot is the mustang.
Accomplishments
King Philip Middle School was a Blue Ribbon School in 1986-87. [Blue Ribbon Schools: [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf 1982-2002] ]
History
The school was named after King Philip, a war chief of the Wampanoag Indians and their leader in King Philip's War.
The building was completed in 1955, and cost $3,446,540.44. It is on 42 acres, and the building is 186,000 sq. ft. It has a capacity of 700 for elementary students and 830 for junior high.
King Philip opened in September 1955, with 345 students, and a teaching staff of 17. The school day was made up of 7 periods.
During the 1961-1962 school year, French and Spanish were offered as electives two periods per week. During the fifth period of the day, the entire school studied or elected a music activity. Clubs and athletic activities were carried out before and after school. Some 7th and 9th grade students were offered accelerated programs.
During 1962-1963 year, a flexible form of individualized scheduling was introduced, and block scheduling was eliminated. Also, a reading consultant was provided for 3 days a week for additional help. James Ellis served as principal during that school year.
References
External links
* [http://www.whps.org/school/KingPhilip/kp/kp/index.htm]
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