Guilford High School (Connecticut)
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| Guilford High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Guilford, Connecticut, USA | |
| Information | |
| Head teacher | Rick Misenti |
| Students | 1152 |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Indians |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Homepage | http://www.guilford.k12.ct.us/~ghs |
Guilford High School is a four-year public high school in Guilford, Connecticut. According to the school website, College Board Scholastic Assessment Test and Connecticut Academic Performance Tests results for GHS students are consistently above state, regional and national averages. Guilford High School students have won many regional and national awards in the academic and creative arts fields.
There is a full range of co-curricular activities offered to the students at Guilford High School, including National Honor Society, Student Senate, yearbook committee, service organizations and language and literary clubs. The sports teams, who receive wide community support, include soccer, football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, alpine skiing, fencing, wrestling, softball, tennis, volleyball, cross country, winter and spring track, crew and golf. Acclaimed music, art and drama programs round out the varied experiences available to Guilford High School students.
The motto and philosophy of GHS is as follows: Guilford High School is a community that strives for excellence in learning through mutual respect and responsibility. Guilford believes that the aim of education at the high school is to help prepare young people to assume a meaningful and productive role in an adult society. To achieve this goal, which is a responsibility shared by the board of education, staff, students, parents, and community, it subscribes to the philosophy that students should:
· Learn through diversified programs that meet their individual abilities, aspirations, needs and learning styles;
· Reach their highest capabilities in a climate where learning is a shared process among teachers, students, parents, and community;
· Develop habits of lifelong learning;
· Develop self esteem, an appreciation of diversity, an appreciation of the worth of others, and understand their shared responsibility for their educational progress;
· Mature into independent, reasoning individuals who can make responsible decisions and adapt to an ever changing world.
[edit] Special Academic and Community Offerings
- Advanced Placement Courses
- AP English (Literature)
- AP Calculus (AB)
- AP Statistics
- AP Physics
- AP Chemistry
- AP Biology
- AP US History
- AP Spanish Language
- AP French Language
- AP Human Geography
- AP Art
- AP Computer Science
- University Of Connecticut Cooperative Program'
- Western Civilization
The Guilford High School administration is currently developing a new schedule that will possibly be put into effect next year. The driving force behind the new schedule, which is closer to block scheduling, is that longer periods will foster learning and increase standardized testing scores.
