Duxbury High School

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Duxbury High School
Established	1959
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Thomas Kelly (interim)
Students	980^[1]
Grades	9-12
Location	Duxbury, Massachusetts USA
District	Duxbury Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and White
Newspaper	The Dragon Flyer
Sports team	Dragons
Website	http://www.duxbury.k12.ma.us/

Duxbury High School is a public high school in New England, located in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Its students are residents of the town of Duxbury. The superintendent of the district is Eileen C. Williams. The interim principal of Duxbury High School is Thomas Kelly, the former superintendent of Marshfield High School.

1 Mission statement
2 Academics
3 Notable Alumni
4 References and footnotes
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Mission statement

"The Mission of Duxbury High School is to sustain a tolerant, respectful, and supportive community of faculty, staff, students, and parents, working together to build a school where student development in all areas - intellectual, civic, emotional, social, and physical - is paramount.

While promoting honesty and integrity, the school will be responsive to the need for diversity of educational opportunities. The school community will encourage students to place a high value on the lifelong acquisition of knowledge.

Learning will be varied, challenging, and dynamic. Students will demonstrate proficiency in expression, thinking, and problem-solving. Graduates will be prepared to contribute not only to our democratic society, but also to the ever-changing world."

— Duxbury Student Handbook 2005-2006

[edit] Academics

Duxbury High School is known for its fine academic standing. For comparison, the state reports results from its standardised test, the MCAS. In the 2005 MCAS, Duxbury sophomores performed such that 90% of test-takers scored "proficient" or above in the English Language Arts section of the test, compared to just 65% of the test-takers statewide. Likewise, Duxbury earned an 86% proficiency rate, compared to the statewide 62%.^[2]