2014-Annual Town Report - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mashpee High School continues to offer its distinction in the Cranberry League. Mashpee junior Advanced Placement program to give students Jackie Lynch won the Eastern Athletic Conference opportunities to pursue college credit through rigorous (EAC) indoor track title in the 600 meters. Mashpee's coursework. A total of fourteen AP courses were girls won the EAC indoor title in the 4X200. Mashpee offered in Studio Art, Biology, Calculus AB, English freshman Tannah O'Brien and Mashpee eighth grader Language and Composition, English Literature and Marissa Fitzgerald finished the top ten leading scorers Composition, Environmental Science, European in girl's hockey in all of Eastern Massachusetts playing History,Human Geography,Music Theory,Physics B, for the Bourne-Mashpee-Wareham girl's hockey team. Spanish, Statistics, and U.S. History. One hundred The second annual Alumni Basketball game raised eighteen students enrolled in these courses with many $720.00 for Gosnold of Cape Cod. The spring proved taking multiple classes,and 136 AP exams were taken. to be a fruitful season as Mashpee's girl's track 4X400 team of senior Catherine Wood, freshman Allison As part of its initiative to improve student Kondracki,sophomore Shannon McGovern and eighth performance,all MHS sophomores and juniors took the grader Katie Wellington won the 4X400 at the South PSAT exam. Continuation of this program will provide Shore League. Mashpee's middle school baseball team additional preparation and exposure to improve finished undefeated at 14-0 in the spring. Mashpee's performance on the SAT as MHS students pursue varsity baseball team won eight of their last ten games higher educational opportunities. In addition,the PM to qualify for the MIAA Division IV Tournament for the Program transitioned into the Alternative Education ninth time in the past ten years. Girls'lacrosse qualified Program which gave more students the opportunity to for the MIAA tournament for the first time in the history complete high school successfully. of the program. Mashpee High School's co-curricular programs The MHS School Council remained an important continued to thrive. The Blue Falcon Theater organization in the school community. Members Company earned accolades for its performances Bye included lane Day,Timothy Rumberger,Chris Perkins, Bye Birdie,which involved faculty members as well as Annemarie Finn, James Criasia, Consuelo Carroll, students in grades 7-12 and Just Another High School Teresa Donovan and Jennifer LeFavor. Their vigorous Play. Once again MHS musicians and singers work on the MHS budget, curriculum, School performed beautifully. Sixteen students participated in Improvement Plan, staffing needs, and the student All Cape, six students in the Southeast Festival. One handbook helped the school sustain its improvement. student got an All-State recommendation. Also,the Boosters once again demonstrated their support of MHS students with their tireless efforts at football The 2013-2014 high school athletic programs games and other fundraising events to support all were in a rebuilding phase overall as many varsity students.The Post Prom Committee again provided safe programs fielded their youngest teams since the opening and drug free event to juniors and seniors after the prom. of Mashpee High School. The experience gained by so many underclassmen in 2013-2014 bodes well for the Members of the Class of 2015 received book upcoming years in all sports. There were still many awards from colleges and universities are: team and individual highlights from the 2013-2014 year. In the fall,Mashpee High School was part of the South Amherst College,Sarah Nasuti Shore League entry that won the MIAA's 13th Annual Brown University,Ashley Welch Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest. Golf Dartmouth College,Justin Lorig qualified for the MIAA tournament for the fifteenth Harvard University,Jackie Lynch consecutive year under Coach Ted O'Rourke in his final Holy Cross College,Stephen Ross season. Girls'soccer and football also qualified for the LeMoyne College,Elaine Lavigne MIAA tournaments in their sport. During the winter Mount Holyoke College,Erica Caldwell LNew the newly formed Falmouth/Mashpee University of Notre Dame,James Boyd tics cooperative team finished 4th in the MIAA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Thomas LeFavor mpetition barely missing out on going to the St.Michael's College,Miranda Marione/ gland regional competition. Mashpee gymnasts Connor Murphy Pinsonneault and Allison Kondracki were the Smith College,Kelsey Perry s first gymnastic All-Stars, earning that Wellesley College,Zana Green Wheaton College,Sierra Donovan 135