Mount Hope High School (Rhode Island)

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Mt. Hope High School is a regionalized school that educates over 1200 students from both Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island, USA. It is located on 199 Chestnut Street in Bristol, RI, and it is operated by the Bristol Warren Regional School District.


Mt. Hope High School
Established September 1993
Type US Public Secondary
Principal Margaret Vendituoli
Students 1,224
Grades 9–12
Location Bristol, Rhode Island USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Purple and white
Mascot Husky
Website www2.bw.k12.ri.us/MtHope

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[edit] Security

Cameras monitor the doors of the school to identify people entering or leaving without permission.[1] This facility also has police patrolling the halls during the day.

[edit] Mission statement

To educate all students to become skillful learners and responsible, productive citizens.

  • They have had this mission statement since 2004.
  • Three weeks were taken for the Principal, Vice-Principal, Dean of Discipline, SG, and the head guidance counselor along with a board of students, representing the best and brightest, to come up with this statement. Every word of the statement was analyzed so other students and teachers could use it effectively.

[edit] History

Mt. Hope High School was founded in September of 1993, when Warren High School and Bristol High School merged. During this time, both the Bristol and Warren Regional Districts were becoming combined.

The mission statement was also created by a student council where the best performing students from the school came up with the statement. Every word was analyzed and made the process take awhile.

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] Graduation requirements

Mt. Hope High has established a set of academic, social, and civic regulations known as the "School-Wide Student Expectations Rubrics." These academic expectations include listening, speaking, reading, writing, and problem-solving effectively. Each student must score a grade of "Proficient" or higher. These regulations tie in with the new diploma system of the school; any student graduating in 2008 or later must average a score of "Proficient" in all the rubrics to be able to officially graduate Mt. Hope High School.They also have to create a digital portfolio,which is an online showcase of the student's best work.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Fall season (September - November)

[edit] Winter season (December - February)

[edit] Spring season (March - June)

[edit] School clubs and activities

[edit] Band

Mt. Hope High is known for its marching band and music department. Every year, the MHHS Marching Band participates in several parades, including Bristol's Fourth of July Parade. The band makes trips to certain parts of the country yearly, which thus far have been Florida, Washington, D.C., Boston, MA, and New York City.

Robert Arsenault has been the band's director for nearly twenty years, and he has brought the MHHS Marching Band to phenomenal achievement.

[edit] List of clubs/activities

  • Academic Decathlon
  • Art Club
  • Art Honor Society
  • Band
  • Chorus
  • DECA
  • Drama Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Foreign Language Honor Society
  • Interact
  • Intramurals
  • Jazz Band
  • Jazz Choir
  • Jive
  • Masqueraders
  • Math Team
  • National Honor Society
  • SADD
  • School Newspaper
  • Science Olympiad
  • Student Council
  • Yearbook

[edit] Notable Accomplishments

[edit] Music/Arts

  • The Mt. Hope High School Marching Band always leads Bristol's Fourth of July Parade, USA's oldest Fourth of July parade/celebration. [2]
  • Mt. Hope is well-known for its art program. [citation needed]
  • Many students from the music program participate in All-States (music competition). [citation needed]

[edit] Sports

  • The Boys' Lacrosse Team won the RI State Championship in 2005. Several Students have made it to the 2006 All-State Girls' Lacrosse team, as well. [3]
  • The Boys' Swim Team has been RI's Swimming Division III Champs from 2004-2006.
  • The Huskies Football Team won RI's Division II Super Bowl in 1993 and Division III Super Bowl in 1997.

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[edit] External links

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