Ipswich High School (Massachusetts)

Ipswich High School
Ipswich High School
Address
134 High Street Ipswich , Massachusetts 01938 United States
Coordinates	42°41′19″N70°51′6″W / 42.68861°N 70.85167°W / 42.68861; -70.85167
Information
Type	Public Coeducational Open enrollment [1]
Established	1642
Status	Open
School district	Ipswich School District
Principal	Jonathan Mitchell
Staff	48 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	537 (2020-21) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	11.28 [2]
Hours in school day	7:45am-2:21pm (1:17pm on Thursdays)
Color(s)	orange, white, and black
Athletics conference	Cape Ann League
Sports	football
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Ipswich Tigers
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Tiger Transcript [3]
Communities served	Ipswich, Massachusetts
Website	www.ipsk12.net/Domain/111

Ipswich High School ^[4] is a public high school in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States, which serves students from grades nine through twelve. It is the only high school in the town of Ipswich. As of 2019, the school's principal is Jonathan Mitchell. ^[5] Ipswich High School shares a building with Ipswich Middle School.

Athletics

Ipswich High School is a member of the Cape Ann League, and is a Division II competitor in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sports teams are known as the Tigers, and school colors are orange, white, and black.

Ipswich offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports are cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports are basketball, gymnastics (co-op at Gloucester), ice hockey (co-op at Rockport), indoor track, swim, and wrestling (co-op at Georgetown). In the spring, baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track and field are played. ^{[6] [7]}

Clubs and activities

Ipswich High School offers many clubs and activities for all students to participate in. These allow students to take advantage of leadership opportunities, explore their interests, and make their community a better place. Any clubs or activities that do not currently exist at Ipswich High School can be started with approval from the principal, Mr. Mitchell. ^[8]

The current clubs and activities at IHS are as follows: art club, athletics, the Chameleon, Close-Up, Coding Club, Dungeons and Dragons, GSA, Environmental Club, Intramural Volleyball, Interact Club, Math League, Model UN, Music Programs, NHS, Pure Pals, Robotics, Ski Club, Tiger Transcript, World Language Club, Ipswich Youth Volunteers, Debate Club, Yearbook and Yoga Club.

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate from Ipswich High School, a total of 115 credits must be earned, with a minimum of 30 credits per year. ^[9] This includes the successful completion of the following categories _207–2018):

Course	Length	Credits
English	Four years	20
Social Studies	Four years	20
Math	Four years	20
Science	Three years	15
Foreign Languages	Two years	10
Physical Education/Wellness	Every year*	2.5/year
Health/Wellness		2.5

*Juniors and Seniors may choose to replace this with participation in a sport.

References

1. "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
2. "Ipswich High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. https://tigertranscript.com
4. "Ipswich High School" . Retrieved October 14, 2020.
5. "Principal's Page / Principal's Page" . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
6. "Registration" . Retrieved October 14, 2020.
7. "Ipswich Athletics" . Retrieved October 14, 2020.
8. "I.H.S. Student Clubs and Activities 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved October 14, 2020.
9. "Programs of Studies, 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved October 14, 2020.