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35-663: Algonquin Regional High School is a public high school located in Northborough , Massachusetts , United States. The school serves the students of the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District (NSRSD) comprising both Northborough and neighboring Southborough . The school's mascot as of February 11, 2022, is currently undecided, though the schools teams have a new name "The Titans". The former mascot

70-425: A high school (abbreviated as HS or H.S. ), can also be called senior high school . In some countries there are two phases to secondary education (ISCED 2) and (ISCED 3), here the junior high school , intermediate school, lower secondary school, or middle school occurs between the primary school (ISCED 1) and high school. St. John%27s Preparatory School (Massachusetts) St. John's Preparatory School

105-429: A $ 3 million renovation and expansion plan was approved by the district and renovations began that year. Due to failures associated with the general contractor, Eastern Contractors Inc., and need for dismissal of the contractor from the project, delays in completion of the renovation project occurred. In 2005, the regional district fired the contractor from the project. The renovations and expansion efforts were completed as

140-750: A 4.0 scale, Honors courses are graded on a 4.5 scale, and Advanced Placement courses are graded on a 5.0 scale. The following Advanced Placement Courses are offered: AP Microeconomics , AP English Literature and Composition , AP English Language and Composition , AP Studio Art , AP Music Theory , AP Calculus AB , AP Calculus BC , AP Statistics , AP Biology , AP Chemistry , AP Environmental Science , AP Human Geography , AP Psychology , AP United States Government and Politics , AP United States History , AP World History , AP Latin , AP Spanish , AP French , AP Computer Science Principles , AP Computer Science A , AP Physics C , AP Precalculus The Titans (then Tomahawks) saw considerable athletic success during

175-613: A Gold Crown Award at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in March 2018 as well as a National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker award in April 2018 and April 2022. Sachem is the literary and art magazine of Algonquin. It is published once a year and is entirely student-run. All poems, stories, artwork, and photography are contributed voluntarily by students. In the 2010-2011 school year it won

210-581: A championship in 2021. [2] In 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2022 the varsity football team won the MIAA Division 1 championship. The hockey team won the Super 8 state title in 2015 and the state championship in both 2022 and 2024. The cross country team claimed the Division 3 state title in 2018 and basketball won the 2011 state Division 1 crown. The Prep's alpine ski team won three straight state titles in

245-615: A different education system and priorities. Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from the predicted roll of the school and the area needed. According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 students needs to be 55 m , or more generously 62 m . A general art room for 30 students needs to be 83 m , but 104 m for 3D textile work. A drama studio or

280-628: A greater variety of classes, or sponsoring a greater number of extra-curricular activities . (Some of these benefits can also be achieved through smaller but specialized schools, such as a dedicated special school for students with disabilities or a magnet school for students with a particular subject-matter interest.) In terms of structure, organization, and relationships, larger schools tend to be more hierarchical and bureaucratic , with fewer and weaker personal connections and more rigidly defined, unvarying roles for all staff. Teachers find that large schools result in more information to process in

315-409: A result of efforts by school district representatives in 2008, with the grand opening taking place on September 4 of that year. In 2023, the high school went through a major renovation of its athletic facilities, referred to as the "Gonkplex" project. The initiative included the installment of two synthetic turf fields. replacing the stadium varsity field and added a new multipurpose field. In addition to

350-422: A secondary school may have a canteen, serving a set of foods to students, and storage where the equipment of a school is kept. Government accountants having read the advice then publish minimum guidelines on schools. These enable environmental modelling and establishing building costs. Future design plans are audited to ensure that these standards are met but not exceeded. Government ministries continue to press for

385-527: A shootout. They then beat Westfield 6–2 in the state semi-final before falling to Hanover 5–1 at the TD Garden in the State Championship game. The Girls' Hockey team won the 2022 Division II State Championship after a 2-1 OT win over Canton . It was the team's third-straight overtime victory, defeating Medfield and Winchester in the state semi-final and quarter-final respectively. It was

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420-561: A single basketball court could serve a school with 200 students just as well as a school with 500 students, so construction and maintenance costs, on a per-student basis, can be lower for larger schools. However, cost savings from larger schools have generally not materialized, as larger schools require more administrative support staff, and rural areas see the potential savings offset by increased transportation costs. Larger schools can also support more specialization, such as splitting students into advanced, average, and basic tracks , offering

455-417: A specialist science laboratory for 30 needs to be 90 m . Examples are given on how this can be configured for a 1,200 place secondary (practical specialism). and 1,850 place secondary school. The ideal size for a typical comprehensive high school is large enough to offer a variety of classes, but small enough that students develop a sense of community. Research has suggested that academic achievement

490-541: Is a grade 6 – 12 private, Catholic , all-boys college-preparatory school located at 72 Spring Street, Danvers, Massachusetts , United States. It was established in 1907 by the Xaverian Brothers . St. John's was formerly a combination commuter- boarding school but ended its residential program in 1975. St John's Prep was originally founded in 1907 by a group of Xaverian brothers. The first headmaster, Brother Benjamin, initiated plans to make buildings. In

525-655: Is a member of the Massachusetts Athletic Association's ( MIAA ) Catholic Conference. Fellow conference members are Malden Catholic High School , Boston College High School , Catholic Memorial High School , Xaverian High , and St. John's High (Shrewsbury) . Since 2001, the swim and dive team has won 16 Division-1 State titles, including nine in a row between 2006 and 2014, with the most recent title in 2024. The fencing team won 10 consecutive state championships from 2205 through 2014. The golf team has won seven state titles since 2000, including

560-550: Is best when there are about 150 to 250 students in each grade level, and that above a total school size of 2,000 for a secondary school, academic achievement and the sense of school community decline substantially. Arguments in favor of smaller schools include having a shared experience of school (e.g., everyone takes the same classes, because the school is too small to offer alternatives), higher average academic achievement, and lower inequality . Arguments in favor of larger schools tend to focus on economy of scale . For example,

595-399: Is located in the town of Danvers , Massachusetts, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston. The school is spread out over 175 acres (71 ha) of wooded, residential land. The student population spends the majority of its time in the four main academic buildings: Other buildings of note include: Also on the property of St. John's are two homes for Xaverian Brothers : St. John's Prep

630-532: The ISCED 2014 education scale, levels 2 and 3 correspond to secondary education which are as follows: Within the English-speaking world, there are three widely used systems to describe the age of the child. The first is the 'equivalent ages'; then countries that base their education systems on the 'English model' use one of two methods to identify the year group, while countries that base their systems on

665-521: The 'American K–12 model' refer to their year groups as 'grades'. The Irish model is structured similarly to the English model, but differs significantly in terms of labels. This terminology extends into the research literature. Below is a comparison of some countries: Schools exist within a strict legal framework where they may be answerable to their government through local authorities and their stakeholders. In England (but necessarily in other parts of

700-409: The 'minimum' space and cost standards to be reduced. The UK government published this downwardly revised space formula in 2014. It said the floor area should be 1050 m (+ 350 m if there is a sixth form) + 6.3 m /pupil place for 11- to 16-year-olds + 7 m /pupil place for post-16s. The external finishes were to be downgraded to meet a build cost of £1113/m . A secondary school locally may be called

735-808: The Girls' team received a #1 seeding in the state tournament. Girls' Varsity Gymnastics became State Champions in 2011 after an undefeated season, being named both League and Sectional Champions, then repeated the same feat in 2012. The Boys' lacrosse program won the Central Massachusetts District in 2007 and then again in back-to-back years in 2011 and 2012, however they just fell short of the State Title both times, losing to Eastern Mass champions Medfield High School and Concord-Carlisle High School , respectively. The Girls' program recently became Central Massachusetts Champions and became

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770-559: The Gold Circle Award from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a prestigious award for literary magazines. High school A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education . Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (ages 11 to 14) and upper secondary education (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. There may be other variations in

805-743: The United Kingdom) there are six general types of state-funded schools running in parallel to the private sector. The state takes an interest in safeguarding issues in all schools. All state-funded schools in England are legally required to have a website where they must publish details of their governance, finance, curriculum intent and staff and pupil protection policies to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 . Ofsted monitors these. School building design does not happen in isolation. The building or school campus needs to accommodate: Each country will have

840-448: The ages of 11 and 16 or between 11 and 18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools , admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education . In high and middle income countries, attendance is usually compulsory for students at least until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. In

875-511: The autumn of 1907, he initiated the construction of the Memorial Gymnasium. It became evident in those early years that enrollment would continue to rise, so in the spring of 1910 construction began on Xavier Hall. The structure was completed in 1911. At the time it housed 16 classrooms, a library and reading room, a study hall, an assembly hall, 50 private rooms, and a dormitory room for about 80 beds. St. John's Preparatory school

910-694: The early 2000's, winning seven state titles between 2004 and 2012. The Boys' Soccer team won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005, and Boys' Baseball followed up with another title for the third straight year in 2006. The Girls' Tennis and Soccer teams both earned state titles in 2009, and the Girls' Gymnastics added two more titles, again back-to-back in 2011 and 2012. Algonquin maintains a strong cross-town rivalry with Westborough High School , in which both teams compete in an annual Thanksgiving Day Football Game . The Algonquin Boys' Varsity Soccer team captured two straight MIAA Division I State titles in 2004 and 2005,

945-442: The education has to fulfill the needs of: students, teachers, non-teaching support staff, administrators and the community. It has to meet general government building guidelines, health requirements, minimal functional requirements for classrooms, toilets and showers, electricity and services, preparation and storage of textbooks and basic teaching aids. An optimum secondary school will meet the minimum conditions and will have: Also,

980-674: The fields, other upgrades include a new running track, ADA-compliant grandstands, and an elevator for the press box. The project will also update the tennis courts, adding pickleball lines, and improve the surrounding grounds. The price for the project was approximately $ 7.5 million. Algonquin Regional offers its students a multitude of courses within various disciplines such as Mathematics, Science, Applied Arts & Technology, Fine & Performing Arts, Health & Fitness, Foreign Languages (including Spanish, French, and Latin), and Instructional Support. College Preparatory courses are graded on

1015-630: The first state championship in hockey in Algonquin's history. The 2017 Boys Volleyball team completed an undefeated season, but failed to secure any tournament title. The Harbinger is the official student newspaper of Algonquin Regional. It covers campus-wide events and athletic results in addition to controversial topics within the school. The publication regularly receives honors at the New England Scholastic Press Association conference. The Harbinger won

1050-423: The first state titles for the entire school. In 2006, they returned to the state final to play St. John's Preparatory School , but lost 4–1. The Algonquin girls' soccer team's upset of nationally-ranked Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in the 2009 Massachusetts State Final made local headlines and was even recognized by ESPN . The girls have come close to another state title three times, first in 2015 when

1085-661: The first team in Massachusetts girls lacrosse history to represent Central Massachusetts in the State Final Game; they lost to Eastern Mass powerhouse Westwood High School . The Girls' Rugby team has won the MYRO State championship every year from 2011 to 2015. After upsetting the heavily favored Shrewsbury Colonials 3–2 in a shootout, the boys' ice hockey team won the 2015–2016 Division III Central Massachusetts championship, beating Groton-Dunstable 2–1 in

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1120-410: The larger environment (e.g., announcements about 100 programs instead of just 10) and that as individuals they form fewer relationships with teachers outside of their primary subject area. Smaller schools have less social isolation and more engagement. These effects cannot be entirely overcome through implementation of a house system or " school within a school " programs. The building providing

1155-690: The provision: for example, children in Australia, Hong Kong, and Spain change from the primary to secondary systems a year later at the age of 12, with the ISCED's first year of lower secondary being the last year of primary provision. In the United States , most local secondary education systems have separate middle schools and high schools . In the United Kingdom , most state schools and privately funded schools accommodate pupils between

1190-581: The team played in the title game but lost to Needham 3–1, in 2019 when they lost in the semifinal to Westfield 1–0 in overtime, and in 2022, losing the State Final 1-0 to Hingham . In 2009 the Girls' Varsity Tennis team had an undefeated season and eventually won the state title. That same year, the Boys' tennis team won the Central Massachusetts Division Title but lost to Longmeadow in the state semi-final. In 2010,

1225-589: Was the Tomahawk, known by many as the "T-Hawk." On April 28, 2021, the Northborough-Southborough Regional School Committee voted, 9-0, to retire the Tomahawk as its mascot. A study group was assembled to determine a new mascot, which was voted on by the student body at that time. The school's colors are maroon and gold. Algonquin Regional's Superintendent is Greg Martineau and its Principal is Sean Bevan. In 2003,

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