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College, Stonehill College, Suffolk University, History and Social Sciences Syracuse University, University of Tampa, Temple The History and Social Sciences Department has University, Utica College, University of Vermont, continued to implement the use of online textbooks University of Virginia, Wentworth Institute of and Google classroom. During the 2016-2017 school Technology, Western New England University, year, the history department had several highlights. Westfield State University, Westmont College, The department welcomed new staff member Don Wheaton College, Wheelock College and Worcester Valentine to the team. 2016-2017 also saw the resur- State University. Graduates also enlisted in the United gence of Economics and Financial Literacy as a State Marine Corps and Army and others entered to course offering for our students. Mashpee Middle- work force. High School students participated in the state compe- tition held at Bentley University as part of the Future Graduates received generous scholarships from Business Leaders of America(FBLA)club with Brian the Mashpee Scholarship Foundation Trust and from Brodie as their advisor. The department also assisted local and community organizations and memorial in voter registration activities for the 2016 election. trusts; totaling $108,450.00 and 1 laptop to aide stu- dents with their first year of college. History teacher Mrs. Celeste Reynolds taught the Choices Summer Workshop held at Tabor Mathematics Academy where she presented to teachers from across The Mathematics Department is working to pro- the country on "How to incorporate geography into vide opportunities for students to earn their four years the Choices Curriculum". There are many ways to of math to prepare them for college. MMHS imple- incorporate geography while teaching about many his- mented more financial literacy into its math program- torical and current events. She introduced a variety of ming. We continue to run AP Statistics and AP activities to teachers on how they can incorporate Calculus to provide students a strong background in more spatial activities to help students gain a geo- Mathematics, as well as, a non-AP level Statistics graphical perspective. She also was named American course. Geographical Society Teacher Fellow 2016-2017 and was a featured presenter at the Cape Cod Conference Mashpee Middle-High School has adopted new for Women DRIVEN 2017. Her Advanced Placement curriculum materials that are aligned to the Human Geography Class also hosted a charity "Walk Massachusetts Frameworks and include engaging for Water" which raised over $500 to support the online components. It is also a continuation of the funding of clean wells and drinking water in South materials used for grades 7 and 8. Mashpee Middle- Sudan. High School added a new course called Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry to better prepare students English Language Arts for SATs and matriculation to 2 or 4 year colleges. The Mashpee Middle-High School English Teachers have also been working to incorporate tech- department had a successful 2016-2017 school year, nology into the math instruction using software such helping students develop the essential reading, writ- as Desmos, Geogebra, Google Suite tools and other ing, speaking, listening, and language skills in the web-based applications. Massachusetts frameworks, along with key 21st cen- Grade 7 and 8 students took the Next Generation tury competencies like problem-solving, critical Mathematics MCAS this year for the first time and thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativ- scored above the state average and among the top mid- ity.The year was highlighted by some of the best state dle schools on the Cape and Islands. Grade 10 stu- test scores by Mashpee students. dents performed very well on the Legacy MCAS with 88% of students scoring proficient or advanced. The In grade 7, students took the Next Generation scores were 11 percentage points above the state aver- MCAS Assessment for the first time,and 60% of stu- age and were among the top scores on the Cape and dents scored proficient or advanced. The scores are Islands. 10 percentage points higher than the state average and among the top school on the Cape and Islands. In grade 8, students took the Next Generation MCAS Assessment and 60% scored proficient or advanced. 147