- Mt. Hope High School
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Mt. Hope High School Established September 1993 Type US Public Secondary Principal Mr. Donald Rebello Students over 9 thousand Grades 9–12 Location Bristol, Rhode Island, USA Campus Suburban Colors Purple, White, and Silver Mascot Huskies Website www2.bw.k12.ri.us/MtHope Mt. Hope High School is a regionalized school that educates over 1200 students from both Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island, USA. It is located on 199 Chestnut Street in Bristol, RI, and it is operated by the Bristol Warren Regional School District.
Contents
Administration
- Principal: Mr. Donald Rebello
- Assistant Principal: Mr. Gaetano "Guy" Murgo
- Assistant Principal: Ms. Jennifer Copeland
- Dean of Students: Mr. Russell Noble
- Dean of Students: Mr. Nat Squatrito
Security
- Cameras monitoring entrances and exits[1]
- Police patrol in hallways
- All doors locked from the outside
Mission statement
To educate all students to become skillful learners and responsible, productive citizens.
- This mission statement has been in place since 2004.
- Three weeks were taken for the Principal, Vice-Principal, Dean of Discipline, SG, and the head guidance counselor along with a board of students, representing the best and brightest, to come up with this statement. Every word of the statement was analyzed so other students and teachers could use it effectively.
- The mission statement is expected to be memorized by all students at Mt. Hope High School.
- Students must relate every piece of work that goes into digital portfolios to the school's mission statement.
History
Mt. Hope High School was founded in September 1993, when Warren High School and Bristol High School merged. During this time, both the Bristol and Warren Regional Districts were becoming combined. The school occupies the former Bristol H.S. complex.
The mission statement was also created by a student council where the best performing students from the school came up with the statement. Every word was analyzed and made the process take a while.
Curriculum
Graduation requirements
Mt. Hope High has established a set of academic, social, and civic regulations known as the "Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements". These academic expectations include listening, speaking, reading, writing, and problem-solving effectively. Each student must score a grade of "Proficient" or higher. These regulations tie in with the new diploma system of the school; any student graduating in 2008 or later must average a score of "Proficient" in all the rubrics to be able to officially graduate Mt. Hope High School. They also have to create a digital portfolio, which is an online showcase of the student's best work. The digital portfolio has been known amongst students to be largely ineffective; demonstrating nothing of value. Multiple unorganized attempts at forming a petition to abolish the digital portfolios have been staged and abandoned.
Husky News Network (HNN)
The Husky News Network, also known as HNN, is a daily five minute television program produced live weekday mornings by Mt. Hope High School students. It is being formatted into an academic class for the 2010–11 school year. The show was first broadcast in 2004 when it was conceived by then junior, Evan Patton. Initially, the show was operated using just a single camera in the then AV Room.
In the summer of 2008 it began operating with three cameras, as well as full HNN specials throughout the year. A short-lived HNN Headline News show in 2009 consisted of news presented in a different light as well as student work demonstrated 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
In late 2009, HNN moved its studios to a bigger space located on the first floor of Mt. Hope High School, in a space once occupied by the School Store. The new location consist of one half of the room is HNN, and the other half is the Husky Hut. Typical segments on the five minute program include school news announcements, sports, and reports on school events by a pair of anchor news reporters.
Sports
Fall season (September–November)
- Cross Country
- American football
- Boys' Soccer
- Girls' Soccer
- Girls' Tennis
- Girls' Volleyball
Winter season (December–February)
- Ice hockey
- Boys' Basketball
- Girls' Basketball
- Boys' Indoor Track
- Girls' Indoor Track
- Boys' Swimming
- Girls' Swimming
- Wrestling
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Spring season (March–June)
- Baseball
- Golf
- Boys' Lacrosse
- Girls' Lacrosse
- Girls' Softball
- Boys' Tennis
- Boys' Track and Field
- Girls' Track and Field
School clubs and activities
Band
Mt. Hope High has a reputable marching band and music department. Every year, the MHHS Marching Band participates in several parades, including Bristol's Fourth of July Parade. The band makes trips to certain parts of the country yearly, which thus far have been Florida, Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City.
Robert Arsenault had been the band's director for nearly twenty years, and he had brought the MHHS Marching Band to phenomenal achievement.
In 2008 Arsenault stepped down from Marching Band Director and the position went to both Chris Lambert and Melissa Labonte. Arsenault will continue conducting Mt. Hope's Concert Band while Lambert will take over conducting the Symphonic Band. Marching band will be mostly coordinated by Labonte.
Recognition
Mt. Hope High School's Service Learning Program was recognized by Family Circle magazine as a factor that made Bristol one of the Top Ten towns for families.
List of clubs/activities
- Academic Decathlon
- Art Club
- Art Honor Society
- Band
- Chorus
- Debate Team
- DECA
- Environmental Club
- Executive Board
- Foreign Language Honor Society
- Guitar Ensemble
- Interact
- Intramurals
- Jazz Band
- Jazz Choir
- Jive
- MASH
- Masqueraders
- Math Team
- National Honor Society
- SADD
- School Newspaper
- Science Olympiad
- Student Council
- Yearbook
- Mt Hope Peace Corps
- Mt Hope-Kickemuit Peer Helpers
Notable accomplishments
Music/arts
- The Mt. Hope High School Marching Band always leads Bristol's Fourth of July Parade, USA's oldest Fourth of July parade/celebration.[2]
- Mt. Hope is well-known for its art program.[citation needed]
- Many students from the music program participate in All-States (music competition).[citation needed]
- The Mt. Hope guitar ensemble won several awards at a competition at Pace University in New York City in 2006
Sports
- The Girls' Lacrosse team won the 2008 Division I-A State Championship against Cranston West.
- The Girls' Soccer team won the 2007 Division I State Championship against LaSalle Academy.
- The Boys' Lacrosse Team won the Division II RI State Championship in 2005
- The Boys' Swim Team has been RI's Swimming Division III Champs from 2004–2006.
- The Boys' Basketball Team won the Division II RI State Championship in 2003
- The Huskies Football Team won RI's Division II Super Bowl in 1998.
- The Boys Lacrosse Team won the Division II RI State Championship in 2009.
Notes
- ^ Landis, Bruce (October 4, 2006). "In wake of violence, area schools review safety procedures". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20061004_schools4.316d1ff.html. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Szostak, Mike (June 4, 2006). "On the Courts by Mike Szostak: Winning in Bristol earns you a parade". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/tennis/content/projo_20060604_04tencol.8235e22.html. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Public high schools in Rhode Island
- Schools in Bristol County, Rhode Island
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