Wachusett Regional High School
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1401 Main Street Holden, MA 01520 USA |
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| Type | Public comprehensive secondary |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Wachusett Regional School District |
| Superintendent | Darryll McCall |
| CEEB code | 221010 |
| Principal | William Beando |
| Teaching staff | 138 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2112 (2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.2 to 1 |
| Classes offered | 616 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Green & White |
| Mascot | Mountaineer |
| Average SAT scores | 538 verbal 554 math 524 writing 1616 total (2015-2016) |
| Newspaper | Wachusett Echo |
| Information | (508)-829-6771 |
| Website | Wachusett Regional High School |
Wachusett Regional High School (abbv. WRHS) is located in Holden, Massachusetts and services the Wachusett Regional School District. Founded in 1955, WRSD comprises Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling. William Beando was appointed principal as of July 1, 2007, succeeding the one year interim service of longtime principal Hal Lane, who had retired in 1993. The assistant principals are Andrew Costa, Anthony DiBenedetto, Victoria DeSimone, and Michael Pratt.
As of September 2008 the school is officially complete. Although the school was open the entire time of the construction, there was an official "re-opening" of the school on Sunday, September 21, 2008 for parents, students, members of the community, faculty, and alumni.
The school offers a wide range of courses in many subjects, chiefly of four difficulty levels. The CPA, College Prep - Advanced, is the accelerated college preparatory level, and the majority of students take classes at this level. The Honors level is above CPA. CP, College Prep is the regular level for students and prepares them for studies after high school. Students at the CP level may need a little extra support with their studies to prepare them for post-high school studies. The fourth main class level is AP, or Advanced Placement, a College Board program through which college credit can be awarded for excellent performance on year-end standardized exams. There are also V or "0" level courses, which are usually mandatory or non-academic, such as physical education and special education courses.
The Advanced Placement program at the school has proven a great success. Since 2005, 88% of students taking the end-of-year examination have earned a score of "3" or better, qualifying many of the students for college credit. As of 2010, the high school offers nineteen Advanced Placement courses.
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