Peabody Veterans Memorial High School

For other schools of a similar name, see Peabody High School (disambiguation).
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Location
485 Lowell Street
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
Coordinates 42°32′41″N 70°58′27″W / 42.54472°N 70.97417°W / 42.54472; -70.97417Coordinates: 42°32′41″N 70°58′27″W / 42.54472°N 70.97417°W / 42.54472; -70.97417
Information
Type Public high school
Principal Eric Buckley
Faculty 140.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,943[1] (2006–07)
Student to teacher ratio 13.9[1]
Color(s) Blue and White         
Athletics conference Northeastern Conference (NEC)
Nickname Tanners
Average SAT scores 497 verbal
508 math
476 writing
1481 total (2015-2016)[2]
Website pvmhs.peabody.k12.ma.us

Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, or PVMHS, is a public high school located in Peabody, Massachusetts located at 485 Lowell Street.

Academics

Vocational Technical Program

The Vocational Technical Program offers course in electronics, cosmetology, culinary arts, auto body, carpentry and business.

Air Force Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps

THE AFJROTC program is a military-based set of courses for students interested in pursuing a military career.

College preparatory

The college preparatory classes at PVMHS have allowed students to go on and succeed at some of the most prestigious universities in the country. Graduates from the classes of 2007, 2008, and 2011 are currently attending Harvard University in Cambridge, and notable 2009 graduates are attending North Shore Community College and Salem State.

Graduation Assistance

The Community High School is a Special Education Day School that assists students with Emotional, Behavioral and Specific Learning Disabilities. The school is a therapeutic environment with extensive differentiation to help student succeed. Small classes and focused behavioral programs assist students in reaching their goals to complete high school.

Stage One: The Drama Club at PVMHS

Peabody Veteran's Memorial High School's Drama Club Stage One is one of the best known theater programs in the Essex County, Massachusetts area. For over three decades, Stage One has competed in the Massachusetts Drama Festival sponsored by the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild. In 1970 Father Frank Toste CSC, a PVMHS faculty member founded a drama club and department at Peabody High. He dubbed the drama club, Stage One. The company quickly had great reviews with Father Toste leading the charge as the company director. Along with many great sets of casts and technical crews Stage One grew to great accomplishments leading up to Father Toste's departure from the company in 1990. Upon his retirement, he was replaced. In January 1994 Mr. Richard Carey was hired to be the new director, while Mrs. June Kessel came on board as Stage One advisor. Since those years Carey and Kessel and all the past and present members of Stage One along with SOAP have brought Stage One back. Both Carey and Kessel continue their roles through the present. The company is highly praised and puts on three shows a year. A fall show, a drama festival home show, which also competes at the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild's Drama Festival, and a spring musical.

Mission statement

Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, a comprehensive High School, in partnership with family and community, provides a challenging and relevant curriculum in a safe, personalized, learning environment that promotes respect and tolerance while encouraging all students to set high standards, achieve academic success, and continue to learn and contribute to society.

Demographics

The racial makeup of Peabody High School is: 79.0% White, 14.7% Hispanic, 2.5% African American, 1.7% Asian/American Indian and 1.6% multiracial (Source: Massachusetts Department of Education)

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools". U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  2. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
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