Hingham High School
Hingham High School | |
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Public | |
Established | 1872 |
Principal | Richard Swanson |
Staff | 86.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,256 (2017–18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.60[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red & White & Black |
Mascot | Harbormen |
Newspaper | Happenings, Harborlight |
Website | hinghamschools |
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Around 2005 the school received a history teacher who was fluent in Mandarin Chinese. The school began teaching the Chinese language around that time.[5] In 2009, the school was awarded a Blue Ribbon by the United States Department of Education for academic excellence. In 2015, Hingham High was awarded the Green Ribbon by the United States Department of Education for its commitment to protecting the environment, reducing environmental impact and utility costs, and providing environmental education.
Hingham High School is the only public high school in the town of Hingham. The total enrollment into the school is 1,128. There are 292 students in the 9th grade, 289 students in the 10th grade, 262 students in the 11th grade, and 278 students in the 12th grade. It is made up of 51 percent male and 49 percent female. The minority enrollment is 7 percent, and the white enrollment is 93 percent. There are 77 full-time teachers.
References
- ^ a b c "Hingham High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "2017-18 SAT Performance Statewide Report". September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ [1] Archived December 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hingham Makes Top 50 List of State’s Best Public High Schools | Hingham, MA Patch
- Boston Globe. January 11, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2015. "Hingham High School started teaching Chinese about 10 years ago, sparked by student and faculty interest and the fact that a new history teacher was fluent in Mandarin, according to principal Paula Girouard McCann, who has traveled to China twice since then on student trips."