Hanover High School (New Hampshire)

Infobox Public School
name = Hanover High School


established = 1888
type = Public
religion = None
head_name = Principal
head = Deborah Gillespie
city = Hanover
state = NH
country = USA
campus = 2 Buildings
enrollment = ~780
faculty = 59
class = ---
ratio = 14:1
year = 2005
SAT = ---
athletics = ---
colors = Maroon/White
mascot = Marauder
homepage = [http://www.hanoverhigh.us/ Hanover High School]

Hanover High School is the only public high school in the Dresden School District, in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. In 1963 it became the first interstate high school in the country as part of a bill that was the last ever signed into action by John F. Kennedy. Today it accepts students from several communities in New Hampshire and Vermont. Enrollment is approximately 786 students, the majority of whom come from the towns of Hanover, NH and Norwich, VT. The school also serves the town of Lyme, NH, which has no high school of its own. 11% of the student body attends on a tuition basis from towns such as Cornish, NH, Strafford, VT, Hartland, VT, and Piermont, NH. The school employs 59 full-time faculty members.

Academics

Hanover High School was ranked "silver" by the "U.S. News & World Report" "Best High Schools" survey, indicating a high degree of college readiness in its graduates. [ cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/new_hampshire/hanover_high_school | title = Best High Schools | publisher = Us News & World Report | date = 2007-12-17 | accessdate = 2008-02-12]

It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and over 94% of students are accepted to or are planning to attend college shortly after graduatingfact|date=April 2008.

The academic program is divided into the traditional five departments: English, Math, Science, Foreign Language, and Social Studies. Each department offers a selection of courses; however, all freshmen must take a standard set of courses. As students advance, additional opportunities become available. The school's curriculum and policies emphasize individual student freedoms. For example, seniors often elect to design and complete an independent study project that academically explores a personal interest. With Dartmouth College a short walk from the school, some students attend courses at the college when they have exhausted the high school's offerings.

The academic atmosphere is generally student-centric, with off-campus privileges widely available and with a council of students, faculty, and community members (founded in 1974) whose governing power extends in many areas beyond that of even the school principal.

Extracurricular and elective activities

Hanover has a very comprehensive athletics program, with players competing at both the varsity and junior varsity levels. Sports offered include baseball, basketball, crew, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, cross country running, cross-country skiing, ski jumping and as of 2006, swimming. The physical education program also has an extensive ropes course, which is one of the largest in New Englandfact|date=May 2008, and a climbing wall. Athletics are a major component of the student culture. The girl's cross country team was 4th in the nation during the 2007 season. The girls varsity basketball team won the state championship title in the 2007-2008 season.

Furthermore, the school boasts a large number of music ensembles (both official and student-run), publications, community service organizations, official and student-organized drama groups, a debate team, and a quiz bowl team that has in recent years won both New Hampshire and Vermont state championships.

Renovation

In May 2003 the towns of Hanover and Norwich voted to fund an expansive renovation to the school. Banwell Architects designed the new facilities, and Eckman Construction was hired to oversee construction. Nearly all of the construction was complete before the 2007-2008 school year. Another year of negligible work is expected for "things that got missed or got built and weren't quite right and need to be fixed." [cite web | url = http://www.vnews.com/08282007/4187572.htm | title = Hanover Ready to Cut the Ribbon | publisher = Valley News | date = 2007-08-28 | accessdate = 2007-08-28]

References

External links

* [http://www.hanoverhigh.us Official website]

;Alumni groups pages
* [http://classof1990.home.comcast.net/ Class of 1990]
* [http://www.hhsclass87.com Class of 1987]
* [http://groups.msn.com/HanoverHighSchoolClassof1986 Class of 1986]
* [http://hhs85.com Class of 1985]
* [http://www.hhs80to84.com Class of 1984]
* [http://home1.gte.net/vze6orcq/ Class of 1983]
* [http://www.darkstardesigns.com/hhs20/ Class of 1982]
* [http://home.maine.rr.com/radishdude/ Class of 1970]
* [http://www.hanoverhigh68.org/ Class of 1968]
* [http://newworldsolutions.us/reunion/ Class of 1967]