Marine Academy of Science and Technology

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The Marine Academy of Science and Technology (M.A.S.T.) is a coeducational four-year magnet public high school located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school offers learning in all subjects, specializing in marine technology and science. It is one of five career academies administered by the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD). The M.A.S.T. program requires each student to participate in the Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) in lieu of Physical Education.

The Marine Academy was founded in 1981 as a part-time program which has since grown to become a full-time diploma-granting program. The school's curriculum focuses on marine sciences and marine technology/engineering. The school offers small classes with close personal attention.

The Marine Academy is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. For the 1997-98 school year, the Marine Academy was designated a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education,[1] and was selected by the Department of Education as a New American High School for the 1998-99 school year[2]; these are just two of the many honors and awards the innovative program has received throughout its years.

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[edit] Location and Campus

M.A.S.T. campus is located in the Fort Hancock Historic Area, is adjacent to the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the country, and is within walking distance of several beaches. The campus includes thirteen newly renovated buildings and various laboratories devoted to Marine Biology, Oceanography, C.A.D., and Multi-Media Laboratory. A Technology Workshop, a Media Center containing a Computer Classroom, a Naval Science Building, and other classrooms round out the facilities[3].

[edit] Career academies

Marine Academy of Science and Technology is one of five career academies in the Monmouth County Vocational School District. These are referred to as sister schools:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  2. ^ SEVEN SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED AS "NEW AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS" - High Schools Noted for Academic Achievement, Reform Efforts, press release dated November 12, 1998
  3. ^ A Brief look at M.A.S.T, accessed May 12, 2006

[edit] External links

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