Type Public Secondary Superintendent Matthew Keegan Grades 9-12 Mascot Clipper Number of students 677 Color Blue & Gold | Established 1888 Principal William Fish Enrollment 677 District Norwell School District Founded 1888 | |
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Headquarters Norwell, Massachusetts, United States Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges | ||
Norwell High School is a public secondary school, accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). It is located in Norwell, Massachusetts. The school includes approximately 50 full-time teachers. Its students consistently score above state and national averages on the SAT and other standardized tests, and on average, 97% of students from each graduating class at Norwell High School continue on to post-secondary education.
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NHS has been ranked as the 12th best secondary school in Massachusetts, and is ranked in the top 6% for best public education high schools in the country by Newsweek Magazine.
Norwell High School has three core values, which include integrity, learning and respect. Integrity is a core value because it focuses on allowing students to be true to themselves and each other. Integrity is also important because it means doing your own work, and turning it on time. Learning is a core value at Norwell High School because it focuses on the path to personal growth throughout our lives. Learning is an important core value because each student has to be willing to learn to help themselves grow throughout life. Respect focuses on the willingness to be civil, open-minded and tolerant. Respect is important because they need to not only respect themselves, but their peers and their teachers.
Mission statement
To provide an engaging, supportive environment where students strive for excellence, practice respect, and contribute to society.
Norwell High School graduates will meet expectations regarding:
Administration
On July 1, 2011, William Fish became the new principal of Norwell High School, replacing Matthew Keegan, who had been serving the school since 2006. The school's administration includes assistant principals Matthew Marani and Jennifer Greenberg. The school's administration also includes four guidance counselors
Toward the end of the 1980s Norwell High School lowered their grading system, as the numbers were higher than standard grading systems. (For example, a final grade of 82 was a C+ versus a B-)
The school's staff also includes nine cafeteria workers and six custodians.
Teachers
A full list of teachers can be found here. The list includes all the teachers in the school and the courses they teach.
Academics
The school's faculty offers a wide array of academic courses in several departments. Students that attended NHS are required to take four years of English, History, Mathematics and Science courses. Students are required to take at least three years of a Foreign Language. Some students complete their first year of foreign language while in middle school so they will only have to complete two years; some students choose to take their fourth and fifth year of a language and continue these courses into college. Students are required to take at least two years of Health/Physical Education(Gym Class). Students are also allowed to take other courses including classes in art, music and technology, as seen below.
In 2009 the school began Arabic classes after teachers asked for them to be established. As of 2015 25 students take Arabic I and 10 take Arabic II. As of 2015 few other high schools in Massachusetts offer Arabic.
Athletics
Norwell High School offers several sports programs for students that include:
In 2014, Norwell added two synthetic turf fields and a track and field facility to their athletic complex.
Co-curricular activities
Roughly 90% of Norwell High School's students participate in co-curricular activities. An N means the club is now defunct. The school boasts a wide range of clubs and activities, including but not limited to: