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Principal |
Deborah Gillespie email the principal |
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Awards |
US News & World Report Silver Medal (2007), Center for Secondary School Redesign: innovative & successful secondary school (2008), Siemens Awards for Students & Faculty (2005) |
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Special features |
special education program |
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School Mission
- Hanover High School is an active learning community that provides broad academic and co-curricular programs. We engage students’ minds, hearts, and voices so that they become educated, caring, and responsible adults.
All students are given the opportunity and encouragement to use their
• MINDS to pursue excellence, academic challenge, and personal success.
• HEARTS to respect and care for the emotional and physical well-being of themselves and others, and for the environment.
• VOICES to contribute to the democratic process and the common good
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French, German, Latin and Spanish.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- Physical education is required for the following grade: 9
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Instructional Program Highlights
- School-wide Core Competencies
- Democratic High School
- Broad academic & cocurricular programs
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and badminton & fencing through PE or Club.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and badminton & fencing through PE or Club.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Model UN-9th - 12th; Environmental Club 9th - 12th; Amnesty International 9th - 12th; Youth In Action (Volunteer Work) 9th - 12th; Rainbow Alliance (Gay/Straight/Transgender) 9th - 12th and Operation Day's Work 9th - 12th.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting, ceramics and jewelry.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- This school was established before 1920.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Richmond Middle School.
- Graduates typically go to: Please see our website at www.hanoverhigh.us and click on our Guidance link to obtain our Profile link.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 96-100% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:00am to 3:00pm.
- Accredited by NEASC.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 03/03/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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