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monies, Field Day, Transportation Day, and various School culture were refined by students, faculty, par- educational field trips in the course of the year. ents and community. Whether it is the graduation pro- t, gram, the academic program or the athletic program, I The traditional Awards Days were changed to everyone has come to expect a strong performance t accommodate and acknowledge student accomplish- with a critical eye toward improvement. In five short " s ments and became known as Recognition Day. A list- years, Mashpee High School has become a beacon of I ing of students recognized for outstanding accom- pride for its residents. t plishments follows this report. I With a continual growth in student population, t It is also the feeling of all staff at this level that new faculty members were hired by Principal Ira t all of our children should be recognized for their Brown. When the students returned to school in accomplishments and growth. Every child is cele- September 2000, they had the opportunity to work I brated for his/her achievements at the end of the with a new daily schedule. The rotating schedule was school year. favored by the students and faculty. During the school year, the school emphasized the area of safety, finan- ; In September 2000, faculty members and stu- cial accountability, MCAS and parent/community dents found themselves at the Quashnet School in new involvement. Safety was emphasized through a con- surroundings. sistent enforcement of discipline policy, utilization of the canine officer from the Barnstable County The year opened with nine classes in grades 3,4, Sheriff's Office and the development of Code Red 5 and eight classes in grade 6 for a total of 784 stu- Procedures for a crisis/emergency situation. The Code dents in grades 3-6. Red program brought together parents, students, com- munity agencies, the police department, the fire Throughout the school year, the students at the department, faculty and school administration. The Quashnet School distinguished themselves in the com- school community also came together in the first munity. The grade 5 D.A.R.E. float again won first honor roll breakfast at the High School. Town prize in the Falmouth Christmas Parade. The band and Administrator Robert Whritenour was the guest speak- chorus grew in size and expertise. Bringing the ele- er. mentary band and chorus under one roof has been a tremendous boost to the music program. The academic highlight of the year dealt with the report of the 2000 MCAS scores. Mashpee High The Quashnet School was fortunate in being one School was rated as one of the twenty-five most of two schools in Massachusetts to host "Project improved schools in the Commonwealth. Seventeen WET." This national water festival program dealt students received advanced scores on the exam. Kyle with the importance of water in our everyday life. Hunt earned a perfect Math score. To assist students who were having difficulty in achieving passing We are extremely grateful to the Cape Cod MCAS scores,the school system installed the comput- Symphony for "adopting" our system and school. er-assisted instructional Plato program at the High Symphony members made several visits to our school School. to perform and talk with our students. Approximately ninety percent of the senior class In November 2000, the students took part in the was accepted to college. Michael Crosby became the nation-wide mock election for President of the United first Falcon accepted to an Ivy League school. At the States. The students, in a narrow vote, predicted annual scholarship night, the Class of 2001 earned George W. Bush would win the national election. $84,475. Fifteen students demonstrated the academic record, character, leadership and community service The P.T.O. continued in their efforts to bring the necessary to be selected to the National Honor Society. school and community closer together. Several social An academic program that drew community attention functions were held during the school year. These was the annual Science Fair. The eighth grade trav- fairs, dances and parties proved very successful for eled to Washington, D.C. Our High School students students and parents. Thanks to the P.T.O. for a great participated in the SAT tests and the Advanced year! Placement Testing Program. Eighth grade students were part of the Math testing in the National The 2000-2001 academic year at Mashpee High Assessment of Educational Progress program. School represented the expansion of new traditions. Patricia Bourgeault was named Valedictorian and With a full compliment of students, many of the tradi- Michael Crosby was named Salutatorian. tions that have become part of the Mashpee High 94