Barnstable High School

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location = Hyannis, Massachusetts
streetaddress = 744 West Main Street
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state = Massachusetts
district = Barnstable
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postalcode = 3495
zipcode = 02601
country = United States
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superintendent = Patricia B Grenier
principal = Patricia Graves
viceprincipal = John Mika
faculty = 137
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enrollment = 1800
age range = 14-21
grades = 9-12
language = English
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conference = Old Colony League, Division 1
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Fight Song = Big Red
motto = Pride, Respect, Honor
rival = Falmouth
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Barnstable High School is an urban, public high school (grades 9-12) in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. It is the largest high school in Barnstable County on Cape Cod. It is divided into 5 "houses", described as "schools within a school". In 2007 it had 1,800 students. The school's principal is Patricia Graves. John Mika is the assistant principal. The school is operated by the Barnstable Public School District.

Athletics

Barnstable High School sports teams are known as the Red Raiders (using a logo similar to the University of Utah), a name they share with, most notably, Texas Tech University.

The girls tennis program has fared very well in recent years. In the 2006 spring tennis season, the entire team went undefeated in the regular season and team captain Lauren Donnelly (her 2nd consecutive championship) and her partner Kortney Kelly won the South Sectional doubles championship, also earning recognition as Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team winners. Under Donnelly's leadership, the Red Raiders are currently in the hunt for the team South Sectional championship.

The Barnstable High School girls volleyball team has won 11 Division One State Championships in the past 15 years, including the past 5 State Championships. [http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071118/SPORTS/711180351/-1/NEWS Red Raiders roll to fifth straight title] ] They currently hold the state record for the most number of consecutive wins for volleyball. [http://www.barnstablevolleyball.com/media.html Barnstable Red Raiders High School Volleyball Team] ] The team also holds the state volleyball record for the most consecutive victories. [http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/articles/2007/09/22/barnstable_spikes_win_record/ Barnstable spikes win record] ] The team's 110-game winning streak came to a halt on October 6th, 2007, when the team played Brentwood, California and lost. Recent graduates include four "Boston Globe" and "Boston Herald" All Scholastics: Genny Moore, Katelyn Morin, Liz Auger, and Carly Newton (who was also named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year and Prepvolley.com All American).

Barnstable also has traditionally strong baseball and hockey programs. Notable rivals of the Red Raiders are the Sandwich Blue Knights and the Falmouth Clippers. Barnstable has played Falmouth in football on Thanksgiving Day nearly every year since 1895, making the annual game one of the longest-standing high school football rivalries in history. In 2007, the Red Raiders beat Falmouth 19-12 which evens the overall record in the rivalry at 56-56-8. [http://capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071123/NEWS11/71123001 Thanksgiving pigskin joy, disappointment] ]

W. Leo Shields Memorial Field is the sports field on the campus of Barnstable High School. It is also home to the Cape Cod Crusaders of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL).

The boys soccer team is coached by Foster Cass, who has over 600 career wins.

Music Department

The music department is renowned in town because of its many accomplishments. the Barnstable High School Marching Band is known for its achievements on and off the field. It is the proud champion of Division 2 in MICCA for the past two years. Although it has suffered budget cutbacks in recent years which led to the reduction in students in the band, the band has rebounded to about 65 students, including those in the color guard and percussion sections. Down from a peak of over 100 band members in the mid 1990s and 16 auxiliary members in 2000, the size of the band has crept up to 65 people.

Staff

*Band Director – Michael F Smith
*Drum Instructor – John Jamison
*Color Guard Instructors – Kirk Esgrow & Alice Greenwood
*Other people- A.J. Burnett, Megan Anthony

Drum Majors

*2008- James Thackston, Lindsay Bill

Appearances

Throughout the fall and leading into the spring, the Barnstable High School Marching Band can be found frequently performing at many various venues. These include, but are not limited to, football games, holidays, and even community events. At each event, the band plays tunes not only that match the situation, but also keep the listeners engaged. These games are usually filled with temperature extremes but the band is known to keep on playing no matter what the weather. Various trips are performed throughout the year, including a bi-yearly appearance at Fiestaval.

Show Tunes

Each year the band picks new songs to play for the halftime shows at football games and at MICCA, NESBA, and USSBA marching competitions.

*2008–Cirque du Soleil consisting of songs from the show La Nouba: Distorted, À La Lune, Rêve Rouge, and Urban.
*2007–Magical Mystery Tour, Hey Jude, and Eleanor Rigby
*2006–Topaz, Malagueña, and Tiger of San Pedro
*2005-Carmina Burana
*2004–Music of Chuck Mangione
*2003–New World Symphony
*2002–Classical Showcase
*2001–Latin Fire
*2000–Robin Hood
*1999–Ben Hur
*1998-West Side Story
*1997- Stairway to Paradise (Gershwin)
*1996- Mars, Sun and Moon, Jupiter,
*1995- Pictures at an Exhibition
*1994- El Tigre, Carmina Burana,
*1993- Festive Overture, Bachanale, Wishing You were Somehow Here Again,

Competitions

The Red Raiders primarily march in the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association circuit, often referred to as MICCA. Other appearances occur at the NESBA and USSBA marching shows around the state. The purpose of the MICCA circuit is not to judge bands one against the other, but instead to promote the growth of each individual band. [ [http://www.miccamusic.org/index.htm MICCA Mission Statement] ] The Winter Percussion unit, an offshoot of the marching band season, compete in Winter Guard International championships on a bi-yearly basis. The winter percussion was the 2004 Class A NESBA(New England Scholastic Band Association) Champions. The Winter Guard has won Class Championships in 2000, 2001 & 2004.

The Band Boosters

The Barnstable Band Boosters supply the band members with funds to go on trips and other activities that they otherwise wouldn't be able to afford. Fundraisers include summer car washes, helping at the Hyannis Mets games, magazine sales, and helping out at various school events in order to earn points. The most important sale of the year though is the fruit sale. This occurs from October to November and is the biggest fundraiser of the year.

Drama Club and Performing Arts Center

In the late 1990s, the school received a major renovation and expansion. This project included the construction of the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center, which also serves as the home stage for the BHS Drama Club, music department concerts, and Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. The Performing Arts Center has a capacity of 1,440 people and has hosted a number of events, including large cast musicals that the Drama Club has performed. It also hosts musical performances such as the All Cape and Southeast District music festivals. This year (2008) after a nationwide search the BHS Drama Club was selected by Warner brothers to produce The Wizard of Oz [www.bhsdc.org] over 360 hours of auditions, rehearsals, classroom lessons and free time was recorded by Warner Bros. Company for webisodes of a real high school musical from start to finish called "High Drama, Despite all OZ" to be shown on the web in September 2008.

Technology

Starting with the 2006-07 school year, all staff members at Barnstable High School were given new Lenovo R60 laptop computers running Windows XP Professional. A number of class rooms now have SMARTBoards.The school also uses the Moodle Course Management System.

The High School also features a tech help desk, where students are given the opportunity to learn about the repair and maintenance of school computer and information technology systems.

Foreign Language Department

In recent years, the high school has been home to the annual convention of the Massachusetts Junior Classical League. This also coinsides with the creation of a chapter at the school. Barnstable is also one of only 13 public schools in the nation that teaches Greek.

Notable Attendees

*Andy Hallett, actor
*Neal McDonough, actor

See also

* List of high schools in Massachusetts

References

External links

* [http://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/bhs/home.html Barnstable High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=barnstable+high+school&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=250231000116 National Center for Education Statistics data for Barnstable High School]
* [http://www.moodle.org Moodle.org]