Ipswich High School (Massachusetts)

Ipswich High School is a public high school in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States, which serves students from grades nine through twelve. It is the only high school in the town of Ipswich. As of 2019, the school's principal is Jonathan Mitchell.[4][5] Ipswich High School shares a building with Ipswich Middle School.

Ipswich High School
Ipswich High School
Address
134 High Street Ipswich , Massachusetts 01938 United States
Coordinates	42°41′19″N 70°51′6″W
Information
Type	Public Coeducational Open enrollment[1]
Established	1642
Status	Open
School district	Ipswich School District
Principal	Jonathan Mitchell
Staff	47.35 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	516 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.90[2]
Hours in school day	7:45am-2:21pm (1:17pm on Thursdays)
Color(s)	orange, white, and black
Athletics conference	Cape Ann League
Sports	football
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Ipswich Tigers
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Tiger Transcript [3]
Communities served	Ipswich, Massachusetts
Website	www.ipsk12.net/Domain/111

Athletics

Ipswich High School is a member of the Cape Ann League, and is a Division II competitor in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sports teams are known as the Tigers, and school colors are orange, white, and black.

Ipswich offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports are cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports are basketball, gymnastics (co-op at Gloucester), ice hockey (co-op at Rockport), indoor track, swim, and wrestling (co-op at Georgetown). In the spring, baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track and field are played.[6]

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Ipswich High School, a total of 115 credits must be earned, with a minimum of 30 credits per year.[7] This includes the successful completion of the following categories _207–2018):

Course	Length	Credits
English	Four years	20
Social Studies	Four years	20
Math	Four years*	20
Science	Three years*	15
Foreign Languages	Two years	10
Physical Education/Wellness	Every year*	2.5/year
Health/Wellness		2.5

∗Seniors may choose to replace this with participation in a sport.

References

1. "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). www.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
2. "Ipswich High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
3. https://tigertranscript.com
4. http://www.ipswichschools.org/High%20School/high_pri_org.html
5. "Principal's Page / Principal's Page". www.ipsk12.net. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
6. "Registration". ipswichathletics.wixsite.com.
7. "Program of Study, 2017–2018" (PDF). www.ipsk12. Retrieved August 2, 2017.