Edwin Oscar Smith High School

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E.O. Smith High School

Magnet School	No
School District	Regional School District #19
School Colors	Red and Black
Coeducational	Yes
Year Opened	September, 1958
Charter School	No
Grade Levels	9-12
School Type	Public
Principal	Louis F. DeLoretto
Location	1235 Storrs Rd, Storrs, Connecticut, 06268, USA
Year-round schedule	No
Schools Days Per Year	181
Phone Number	860-487-0877
Fax Number	860-429-7892
Enrollment	1251
Sports Teams	The Panthers
Mascot	Panther
Homepage	www.eosmith.org [1]

1 Overview
2 Sports Programs
3 Clubs and Activities
4 E.O. Smith and UConn
5 Grading Scale
6 Special Privileges
7 Senior Projects
8 Notable alumni and faculty
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Overview

Edwin Oscar Smith High School, commonly referred to as E. O. Smith High School or simply as EO, is a secondary school located in Storrs, Connecticut. It serves the towns of Ashford, Mansfield, and Willington, which together make up Connecticut's Regional School District #19. E.O. Smith's current principal is Louis F. DeLoretto and the current superintendent is Bruce W. Silva. School hours are from 7:25 to 2:08 each day.

Students from surrounding towns, such as Coventry and Windham (Connecticut) may also attend E.O. Smith, as participants of the school's Agriculture Education program, if their school does not offer an AgEd program. The E.O. Smith campus lies adjacent to the larger campus of the University of Connecticut.

[edit] Sports Programs

E.O. Smith is the home of the Panthers. Fans are known to sport "Panther Intimidation" T-Shirts around the school and at sporting events to show their support for the athletic teams. Sports offered include Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Crew, Wrestling, Tennis, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Ice Hockey, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Golf, and Unified Sports Teams.

[edit] Clubs and Activities

E.O. Smith offers a wide variety of clubs and activities for students to participate in, both after-school and during "activity periods," hour-long blocks of time that occur roughly once a month. Two community-serving groups that are connected with the school are Student Congress and Peer Natural Helpers.

[edit] E.O. Smith and UConn

E.O. Smith also shares a special relationship with the University of Connecticut in that students are allowed to take classes at the university free of charge during the school year. Both UConn and E.O. Smith credit is given for a successful completion of a class, such as math, language, psychology, or music. E.O. Smith also offers UConn Co-operative classes similar to other programs offered throughout the state, free of charge.

[edit] Grading Scale

Currently, E.O. Smith offers classes on a weighted scale. AP- A- and B- level classes are considered college-level classes, and G levels are basic classes. The GPA is calculated out of 6.3 points. An 'A' in an A-Level counts a six points, and 'A' in a B-Level counts five points, and an 'A' in a G-Level counts four points. Thus, receiving a 'B' in an A-level class would be the GPA equivalent of an 'A' in a B-Level class, and so on. Unfortunately A+s were not being counted as anything more than an A, thus B level students would not receive weighted B+ credit if they were to obtain an A+ in their class. The scale of grading is now out of 6.3 possible points, instead of 6.0, to compensate for lack of an A+, making the A+ a seventh grade, but at a loss to weighted GPAs.

The school year is broken down by Progress Reports, which occur halfway through a quarter, Report Cards, which are issued once per quarter, and Final Exams, which occur twice a year, at the end of each 2-quarter semester.

[edit] Special Privileges

E.O. Smith currently has in effect a unique privilege system. Through academic achievement, students gain privileges, namely choice of study hall area for sophomores and juniors, and Open Campus for seniors. If a senior has earned this privilege, they are allowed to come to school when they have classes, and leave when those classes are finished. They are not required to stay on the school grounds for the entire day.

[edit] Senior Projects

E.O. seniors must complete a year-long, self-directed "senior project," which is a requirement for graduation. It includes written papers, community service work, a presentation to the school community, and research on a topic chosen by the student. Three teachers generally advise the student during the process, and grade the project upon completion as either highly successful, successful, or unsuccessful. A minimum grade of successful is needed for graduation.