Weymouth High School

Weymouth High School
Weymouth High School
Location
One Wildcat Way Weymouth , Norfolk County , Massachusetts 02190 United States
Information
Type	High School
Established	1854
School district	Weymouth Public Schools
Principal	Karen Monahan [1]
Staff	143.56 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,807 (2022–2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	12.59 [2]
Hours in school day	6 hours, 45 minutes
Houses	Maroon House, Gold House
Fight song	Maroon and Gold
Athletics conference	Bay State Conference
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	The Wildcats
Newspaper	The Wildcat Word
Website	www.weymouthschools.org/weymouth-high-school

Weymouth High School (WHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States that serves students in grades nine through twelve. Weymouth High School also offers a Career and Technical Education Program offering such courses as Allied Health, Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Drafting and Design Technology, Early Childhood Education, Graphic Communications, Information Technology, and Metal Fabrication. ^[3]

History

Weymouth High School was first established in 1854. ^[4] The building that used to house Weymouth High in the early 20th century stood next to the Town Hall on Middle Street. ^[5] The building that currently houses Weymouth High School opened in 2004 at One Wildcat Way in South Weymouth. This building was the original Weymouth South High School and most recently housed the junior high school students in Weymouth. The old Weymouth South High School is known as the "Maroon Building." The "Gold Building" was newly constructed for the opening in 2004, and was built on the site of the old South Intermediate School. This expansion cost the school approximately $22 million. ^[6] In June 2021, Weymouth High School was placed into a state program for schools or districts that disproportionately suspend nonwhite students or students with disabilities. ^[7]

Graduation

The minimum number of courses that one must take from 9th–12th grade are as follows: ^[8]

• 3 credits of History courses (US History II required)
• 4 credits of English courses (English I, II, III & senior electives required)
• 4 credits of Mathematics courses (Mathematics courses Geometry & Algebra II required)
• 3 credits of Science courses (minimum of 3 lab sciences)(Biology course required)
• 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 (Typically taken Freshman Year)

Sources

1. "Staff Directory | Weymouth Public Schools" . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
2. "Weymouth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
3. "About CTE | Weymouth Public Schools". www.weymouthschools.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
5. "Town of Weymouth - Weymouth History". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
6. Plan by the Massachusetts Treasury to sponsor Weymouth High for the expansion
7. Trufant, Jessica (June 11, 2021). "Black students disproportionately suspended at schools in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth". The Patriot Ledger . Gannett . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
8. "The school handbook 24" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2006.

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