| Hanover High School | |
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| Hanover, New Hampshire, USA | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1888 |
| Principal | Deborah Gillespie |
| Faculty | 79 |
| Enrollment | 780 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Campus | Small town |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Mascot | Marauder |
| Rival | Lebanon |
| Average SAT scores | Math (25%-75%): 560 - 700 Verbal (25%-75%): 560 - 680 Writing (25%-75%): 540 - 690[1] (2008) |
| Website | www.hanoverhigh.us |
Hanover High School is the only public high school in the Dresden School District, in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. In 1963 it became the first interstate high school in the country as part of a bill that was the last ever signed into action by John F. Kennedy. Today it accepts students from several communities in New Hampshire and Vermont. Enrollment is approximately 786 students, the majority of whom come from the towns of Hanover (New Hampshire) and Norwich, Vermont. 11% of the student body attends on a tuition basis from towns such as Cornish and Lyme, New Hampshire, and Strafford and Hartland, Vermont. The school employs 79 full-time faculty members.
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Hanover High was recognized in 2009 by BusinessWeek in their "America's Best High Schools" annual article as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in New Hampshire, with a GreatSchools rating of 10/10.[2]
The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and over 96% of students are accepted to or are planning to attend post secondary education after graduating.[1]
Of the 79 professional staff at Hanover High School, 69% hold at least a Master's degree, while 18% hold a Master's degree + 60 credits or a doctorate.[3]
The academic program is divided into the traditional five departments: English, Math, Science, Foreign Language, and Social Studies. Each department offers a selection of courses; however, all freshmen must take a standard set of courses. As students advance, additional opportunities become available. The school's curriculum and policies emphasize individual student freedoms. For example, seniors often elect to design and complete an independent study project that academically explores a personal interest. With Dartmouth College a short walk from the school, some students attend courses at the college when they have exhausted the high school's offerings.
The academic atmosphere is generally student-centric, with off-campus privileges widely available and with a council of students, faculty, and community members (founded in 1974) whose governing power extends in many areas beyond that of even the school principal.
Hanover's physical education program (only 9th graders) also has an extensive ropes course, which is one of the largest in New England, and a climbing wall. Athletics are a major component of most student culture. The girl's cross country team was 4th in the nation during the 2007 season. The school consistently wins the most total state championships among all New Hampshire high schools. The boys varsity soccer team has won the state championship for the last six years, as well as the state sportsmanship award for the past 4 years. The boys hockey and lacrosse teams are both the smallest schools in Division-I, yet Hanover almost always makes it to the state finals in at least one of the sports, if not both. The 2009 fall campaign was especially successful with field hockey, boys cross country, girls cross country and boys soccer all being crowned state champions.
Furthermore, the school boasts a large number of music ensembles (both official and student-run), publications, community service organizations, an official drama group "Footlighters" that puts on 2 shows and a musical each year, and a student-organized drama group "SOS; Students On Stage" that puts on 1 show a year, and a quiz bowl team that has in recent years won both New Hampshire and Vermont state championships.
Hanover High School is one of the few public schools in New Hampshire to have a crew team. It is the largest sport at Hanover, with one in every six students participating. They have been recognized as one of the top public school rowing programs consecutively in New Hampshire.
Students also participate in "The Footlighters," (the schools Drama Department,) productions three times a year. Usually, a musical is put together in the spring time.
HHS is a democratic school revolving around The Council. The Council has the authority to act on all matters at Hanover High School not controlled by school board policy, state policy, administrative regulations established by the Superintendent of the Schools, and rules and regulations published in the Student Handbook of Hanover High School. Council elections are held each spring.
Hanover has a comprehensive athletics program, with players competing at both the varsity and junior varsity levels. Sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross country running, cross-country skiing, crew, field hockey, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, ski jumping, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, Ultimate, and volleyball. The boys cross country running have won back-to-back state championships in 2008 and 2009. . The boys soccer team is perennial the most successful team at Hanover, having won the Class I State Championships every year from 2005–2010, while the boys hockey team is very successful at the competitive NH Division I, where nearly all the other schools are much larger than Hanover. Notable girls teams include the perennial power house cross country team, which won the Class I state championship from 2004 through 2009, and placed 4th at the Nike Team Nationals High School Championships. The football team is a strong force in NH Div IV, but hasn't won a state championship since 2005, despite making it to every state final since then. In recent years Swimming has become one of the favored sports along with Crew. One out of every six Hanover High students row in the spring each year.
Varsity sports fielded include:
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Club sports include rugby union, fencing, ultimate frisbee, and Fall Crew.