Weymouth High School
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Team name | The Wildcats |
Newspaper | The Wildcat Word |
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Weymouth High School (WHS) is a comprehensive
History
Weymouth High School was first established in 1854.
Athletics and activities
Weymouth High School students partake in a range of after-school clubs and activities. These activities include an active Minds club, a Book Club, the Human Right Coalition, SADD/SALSA club, an Art Club, a Chess Club, a Junior Class club, a Senior Class club, an Asian Student Alliance, DECA, a KPOP club, SkillsUSA, a Jazz Band, an Environmental Club, a Literary Magazine club, a Sophomore Class club, a Marching Band, a Freshman Class club, a Model UN, a Step Dance team, a Best Buddies club, an LGBTQIA+ Student Union, a Multicultural Club, a Student Citizenship club, a Black Student Union, a Homework Hotspot, a robotics team that will compete in a FIRST Robotics Competition, a WHS Theater Company, and a media club [9]
Graduation
The minimum number of courses that one must take from 9th–12th grade are as follows:[10]
- 3 credits of History courses (US History II required)
- 4 credits of English courses (English 9, 10, 11 & senior electives required)
- 3 credits of Mathematics courses (Class of 2016 and beyond 4 math credits)(Mathematics course in grade 10 required)
- 3 credits of Science courses (Class of 2015-2017 minimum of 2 lab science, Class of 2018 and beyond minimum of 3 lab sciences)(Biology course required to be taken in grade 9 or 10)
- 1.5 credits of Unified Arts (Not required for CTE Students)
- 1.0 credits of Physical Education (CTE students are required to take .4 credits)
- 0.25 credits of Health Education
Sources
- ^ "Staff Directory | Weymouth Public Schools". Archived from the original on 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ a b c "Weymouth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
- ^ "About CTE | Weymouth Public Schools". www.weymouthschools.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Town of Weymouth - Weymouth History". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Plan by the Massachusetts Treasury to sponsor Weymouth High for the expansion
- ^ Trufant, Jessica (June 11, 2021). "Black students disproportionately suspended at schools in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth". The Patriot Ledger. Gannett. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "Clubs & Activities | Weymouth Public Schools". www.weymouthschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ The school handbook (.pdf) - Note that it says 1.0 credits of Unified Arts, this is incorrect