South High Community School
| South High Community School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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170 Apricot St Worcester, Massachusetts 01603 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°14′40″N 71°51′50″W / 42.2444°N 71.8640°WCoordinates: 42°14′40″N 71°51′50″W / 42.2444°N 71.8640°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| School district | Worcester Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Melinda Boone |
| Principal | Maureen Binienda |
| Teaching staff | 83.1 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1323 (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.2 |
| Color(s) |
Red, black, and white |
| Website | School website |
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South High Community School (SHCS) is a high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It is a public high school of choice for students across the City of Worcester. Class size varies from 8 to 30 students, with a 17:1 student/teacher ratio.[2]
Demographics
According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the demographic profile of South High was as follows in the 2015-2016 school year:[1]
- Male - 52.5%
- Female - 47.5%
- Hispanic - 42%
- White - 23.3%
- African American - 17.4%
- Asian - 14.5%
- Multiracial, non-Hispanic - 2.6%
- Native American - 0.1%
Goddard Scholars Program
The Goddard Scholars Program (also known as Goddard Scholars Academy within South) is an academically accelerated program for high-achieving students in the Worcester Public Schools system.[3] The program starts at grades 6-8th at Sullivan Middle School and continues from grades 9-12th at South High. The Goddard Scholars Program offers 21 AP classes, and students are required to take a minimum of five to graduate from the program.
Activities
The following activities are offered at SHCS:[3]
- After-school tutoring
- Health and fitness activities
- Anti-bullying prevention and intervention program
- Ice hockey
- Art Club
- Instrumental Music
- Art Partnership with Worcester Art Museum
- JROTC
- Baseball
- Lacrosse
- Basketball
- Mentor/mentee program
- Career Fair
- Mock Trial
- Cheerleading
- Model Congress
- Chess Club
- National Honor Society
- Chorus
- School newspaper
- College courses at local colleges and universities
- Soccer
- Community service projects
- Softball
- Crew
- Special Olympics
- Cross country track
- Student Council
- Cultural grant initiatives
- Student of the Month
- Drama Club
- Student/faculty talent show
- Educational Talent Search
- Summer school
- Field hockey
- Swimming
- Football
- Tennis
- Future Teachers of America
- Volleyball
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Wrestling
- Girls Inc.
- Yearbook
- Golf
- Youth Leadership
Notable alumni
- Robert H. Goddard[4] - engineer, professor, physicist, inventor; credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
References
- 1 2 "South High Community (03480520) Enrollment Data". http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/. MDESE. Retrieved 18 January 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "South High Community School Overview". U.S. News. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- 1 2 "South High Community School - School Profile". worcesterschools.org. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ https://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/goddard/bio_note.cfm. Missing or empty
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