ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (MASSACHUSETTS)

'Ashland High School' is a secondary school in Ashland, Massachusetts. It was opened in 2005. It is designed to be an environmentally friendly school.

Contents

Clubs and organizations

Schedule

Sports

External links

Clubs and organizations

Ashland's clubs and organizations include:

★ Academic Decathlon is a tight knit group that is studying China this year. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Captains S. Smith and J. Cahill, many new activities like field trips have been added to the rigorous study schedule. The team pulled in several medals and a second place trophy at Regional Competition, and placed twelfth in State competition. Next year, they will be studying the Civil War.

★ Adventure Club

★ Amnesty International

★ Art Club

★ Band- Participate in MICCA compotation every March and are also taking place in a competition in Chicago this April. The Pep Band and Wind Ensemble are separate groups that have rehearsals after school usually from 7:00 to 8:45.

★ Chess Club

★ Computer Technology

★ Dance Team- Hip Hop Team which dances at pep-rallys and basketball games

★ Gay Straight Alliance

★ International Club

★ Junior State of America, not to be confused with the Justice Society of America. Separate events take place on a regional and/or national level. Most recently taking place for Ashland High's chapter was the Fall State convention. Other events include: Fall Regional, Winter Congress, Spring Regional, and Spring State, among others.

★ National Honors Society, Socios Chapter. A student must have a cumulative grade of 87% or higher to be eligible for admittance into the society. Once eligible, in the opening of junior or senior year, the student must complete a form that exemplifies his/her service, leadership, and character. Included, one must have a recommendation from a teacher and another who can verify his/her merit. Once inducted the student must complete 5 hours of community service each term, and a total of 22 hours of tutoring in the Academic Center

★ Newspaper (AHS Forum)

★ Student Council. Admittance into the council is based on election by one's class into that class' student government. Roles include: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, and Class Representatives. Otherwise one may attend the meetings as OE or Open Enrollment. He/She must attend three meetings and be involved in three events to become a member of the council. Each year a new executive board with the positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Historian are elected on a vote by the council. The role of the council is to evoke school spirit and raise money for various donations. Recently donations were made to the Ashland Emergency Fund and the Ashland Food Pantry.

★ Peer

★ Prysm

★ Renaissance Program. This awards students who attained High Honors, Honors, Merit, or Perfect Attendance with a breakfast, ice cream social, or in-school event of some form.

★ Robotics. This is one of the most successful clubs in the school, and has won several awards over the past few years at regional competitions. In July 2005, the team went to the national competition in Jaxonville Florida, where they placed 7th nationally. The club's mentor, Mr. Beaton, who is also the school technology teacher, created the program and has led them to such great success.

★ Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)

★ Theatrical Society. Since its founding, its members have put on many successful performances such as, ''Hello, Dolly'', ''You Can't Take it With You'', ''My Fair Lady'', ''Noises Off'', and ''Once Upon a Mattress''. At the end of each year they hold a banquet during which dinner is served and awards are given out. This is then followed by a Senior cabaret that gives the seniors their last chance to perform on the AHS stage. Next year they will be adding ''The Laramie Project'' to their repertoire and will be putting on their second production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in the last six years.

★ Yearbook

Schedule

The school operates on a rotating block schedule. There are seven blocks, A-G, and each day five of the seven meet. The two that do not meet will meet the following day with the last two from the previous day dropped. The first two and the final two blocks have 63 minutes of class time, with the dubbed "long block" of 84 minutes in the middle. Lunch falls during fourth block, three lunches, each thirty minutes in duration.

Sports

Fall sports include:

★ Golf

★ Men's soccer

★ Football

★ Volleyball

★ Women's soccer

★ Field hockey

★ Cross country running

★ cheerleading (Currently Tri-Valley League Champions, and South Sectional Regional Champions)
Winter sports include:

★ Men's basketball

★ Women's basketball

★ Indoor track

★ Wrestling (at Keefe Technical/Vocational High School)

★ Ice hockey

★ Pong

★ cheerleading (Currently Tri-Valley League Champions, and South Sectional Regional Champions)
Spring sports include:

★ Ultimate Frisbee

★ Track

★ Softball

★ Baseball

★ Lacrosse

★ Men's tennis

★ Women's tennis

External links

★ Ashland High School homepage

★ Northeast Junior States of America

★ Boys basketball website

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