Cape Elizabeth High School
| Cape Elizabeth High School | |
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| Address | |
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345 Ocean House Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Principal | Jeffrey Shedd |
| Teaching staff | 63 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 596 |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | Large |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Rival |
Greely High School Falmouth High School |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Yearbook | Nautilus |
| Website | www.cape.k12.me.us/sHigh |
Cape Elizabeth High School is a public high school in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States.
During the 2004–05 school year, Cape Elizabeth School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
CEHS is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's list of "America's Best High Schools" and Newsweek Magazine's annual list of "America's Top High Schools".
Cape Elizabeth High School students undertake a college preparatory curriculum that includes at least 4 years of English, 3 years each of Math and Science courses, 2½ years of history courses, 1 year each of technology, art, and physical education courses, ½ year of government courses, and ½ a year of health education. Students are required to take at least 6 courses every semester and may take as many as 8.
The school offers Advanced Placement courses to earn college credit. Foreign languages offered include French, Spanish, and Latin. Cape Elizabeth is well known for its substantial music department supporting a Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Select Choir, and a Treble Choir. A broad selection of elective courses are also offered, ranging from the more unusual, such as motion picture production, boat building, metal working, drafting, and digital design, to more standard fare like art fundamentals, ceramics, photography, painting and drawing, illustration and design, art studio, and typing.
The average class size is 22 students. There are 63 professional staff members; 71% have advanced degrees. Last year 100% of 11th grade students took the SAT in accordance with Maine Law, which requires at least 95% of students in each junior class to take the test in order to meet the standards set up by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Cape Elizabeth High School was built in 1969 directly adjacent to the middle school and elementary schools, creating a large campus. The high school has about 40 classrooms, a theater, auditorium, 10,000 volume library, a computer lab, and cafeteria. The building was renovated in 2005-06.
Athletic facilities at the high school include a gymnasium, the Don Richards 25-yard swimming pool and weight lifting facility, a multi-purpose lighted turf field, six tennis courts, a baseball field, a softball field, a recently resurfaced six-lane track, and two other multi-purpose fields. In 2003 the Gull Crest Fields were built to support the football program, and in 2006 five kilometers of 12-to-15-foot-wide (3.7 to 4.6 m) multi-purpose trails were added for running and Nordic skiing.
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