Quincy High School
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This article is for the school in Massachusetts. For other schools with the same name see Quincy High School
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Quincy High School (QHS) is a public secondary school
located on Coddington Street in Quincy
, Massachusetts
. It doubles as one of two high schools in the city of Quincy and as the vocational center. Quincy's mascot is known as the 'Presidents' and their school colors are Blue & White.
was established at a separate location in 1926.
QHS construction was completed in 2010. Over the first year, Quincy High School has gotten many leaks in the pipes and has replaced. There are three wings with three floors. The A, B, and C-wing. The C-Wing is known as the Foreign Language wing on the third floor. The D-Wing on the third floor is the 'Freshman Wing". The entire A-Wing is the Math, Science and Technology room. QHS offers freshmans a seminar program called Freshman Seminar which allows freshmans to observe and do activities with a major for the upcoming years. The program is around 2–6 weeks rotating turns with different majors from different fields, "Business" to "Technology". Unlike NQHS, QHS offers more classes in non-academic classes. Since the school was opened, over 450 new freshmans arrived at the new school, when there was around 1,300 students in 2009-2010.
Jing Liu and Ming Zhu were arrested at noon after a resource officer who works in the school spotted them passing what appeared to be a gun back and forth while they were entering the school.
They were charged with disturbing school assembly and possession of a weapon on campus grounds. The pricipal has then quickly expelled both the students and will not get a diploma.
Minutes after arresting both the students, police were called back to the school to check out an inert hand grenade that a student brought to class for a project. The grenade had long ago been disabled and is no longer dangerous, police said. The student brought it to school as part of a class project and his teacher confiscated it.
The school was almost under a lock down, but handled it while causing huge panic within the school. Students thought it was an actual gun and not a BB gun. Also, students at the time did not know that the grenade was harmless.
Quincy High School's athletic department consists of:
Quincy is part of the Patriot League, and previously competed in the Atlantic Coast League (A.C.L).
Its rival school is North Quincy High School
, who faces Quincy High in the annual Thanksgiving football game at Veteran's stadium. Despite the aforementioned rivalry, the track, girls' hockey, swimming, and sailing teams are joined with North's.
Quincy High School
This article is for the school in Massachusetts. For other schools with the same name see Quincy High School.Quincy High School is a public secondary school located on Coddington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It doubles as one of two high schools in the city of Quincy and as the vocational center...
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Quincy High School (QHS) is a public secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located on Coddington Street in Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It doubles as one of two high schools in the city of Quincy and as the vocational center. Quincy's mascot is known as the 'Presidents' and their school colors are Blue & White.
History
Quincy High School was founded in the mid-nineteenth century and moved to its current location in 1924. North Quincy High SchoolNorth Quincy High School
North Quincy High School is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. The school's mascot is known as the Red Raiders, and their school colors are Red & Black.-History:...
was established at a separate location in 1926.
QHS construction was completed in 2010. Over the first year, Quincy High School has gotten many leaks in the pipes and has replaced. There are three wings with three floors. The A, B, and C-wing. The C-Wing is known as the Foreign Language wing on the third floor. The D-Wing on the third floor is the 'Freshman Wing". The entire A-Wing is the Math, Science and Technology room. QHS offers freshmans a seminar program called Freshman Seminar which allows freshmans to observe and do activities with a major for the upcoming years. The program is around 2–6 weeks rotating turns with different majors from different fields, "Business" to "Technology". Unlike NQHS, QHS offers more classes in non-academic classes. Since the school was opened, over 450 new freshmans arrived at the new school, when there was around 1,300 students in 2009-2010.
Incidents
On May 11 of 2011, two students are charged with bringing a weapon to school after being caught passing a pellet gun between them while entering Quincy High School. This was considered one of its first incident in the new school.Jing Liu and Ming Zhu were arrested at noon after a resource officer who works in the school spotted them passing what appeared to be a gun back and forth while they were entering the school.
They were charged with disturbing school assembly and possession of a weapon on campus grounds. The pricipal has then quickly expelled both the students and will not get a diploma.
Minutes after arresting both the students, police were called back to the school to check out an inert hand grenade that a student brought to class for a project. The grenade had long ago been disabled and is no longer dangerous, police said. The student brought it to school as part of a class project and his teacher confiscated it.
The school was almost under a lock down, but handled it while causing huge panic within the school. Students thought it was an actual gun and not a BB gun. Also, students at the time did not know that the grenade was harmless.
Academics
Quincy's academic program consists of normal academic classes as well as a vocational program.Academic classes
Academic classes are offered in standard, honors, advanced, and some AP level. They include:- English
- Foreign Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin, and Latin)
- The Heritage Program
- Science
- Social Studies
- Math
- Health
- Physical Education
- The Arts
Career and trade
Career electives are offered in subjects such as:- Auto Body
- Automotive
- Carpentry
- Communications
- Culinary Arts
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Information Technologies
- Graphic Arts
- Business Tech
- Health and Human Services
- Metals
- Plumbing
- Protective Services
- Broadcasting Technology [Channel 22]
- Computer Skills
Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Football
- Softball
- Swimming
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Cheerleading.
Quincy is part of the Patriot League, and previously competed in the Atlantic Coast League (A.C.L).
Its rival school is North Quincy High School
North Quincy High School
North Quincy High School is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. The school's mascot is known as the Red Raiders, and their school colors are Red & Black.-History:...
, who faces Quincy High in the annual Thanksgiving football game at Veteran's stadium. Despite the aforementioned rivalry, the track, girls' hockey, swimming, and sailing teams are joined with North's.
Clubs and organizations
- Academic Decathlon Team
- Band
- Foreign Language Honor Society
- Peer Education
- Student Council
- Drama Club
- Computer Club
- Concert Choir http://www.quincyhighschoolchoir.com
- Debate Club
- Literary Magazine
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Club
- United Nations Club
- Yearbook
- Science Honor Society
- Docents Club
- Bilingual Student Council
- Math Club
- Robotics Team
- Video Club
- Spectrum (Gay/Straight Alliance)