Weymouth High School

History

Weymouth High School was first established in 1854. The building that used to house Weymouth High in the early 20th century stood next to the Town Hall on Middle Street. The building that currently houses Weymouth High School opened in 2004 at One Wildcat Way in South Weymouth. This building was the original Weymouth South High School and most recently housed the junior high school students in Weymouth. The old Weymouth South High School is known as the "Maroon Building." The "Gold Building" was newly constructed for the opening in 2004, and was built on the site of the old South Intermediate School. This expansion cost the school approximately $22 million. In June 2021, Weymouth High School was placed into a state program for schools or districts that disproportionately suspend nonwhite students or students with disabilities.

Graduation

The minimum number of courses that one must take from 9th–12th grade are as follows:

• 3 credits of History courses (US History II required)
• 4 credits of English courses (English I, II, III & senior electives required)
• 4 credits of Mathematics courses (Mathematics courses Geometry & Algebra II required)
• 3 credits of Science courses (minimum of 3 lab sciences)(Biology course required)
• 1.5 credits of Unified Arts (Not required for CTE Students)
• 1.0 credits of Physical Education (CTE students are required to take .4 credits)
• 0.25 credits of Health Education (Typically taken Freshman Year)

Sources

References

1. "Staff Directory | Weymouth Public Schools".
2. "Weymouth High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
3. "About CTE {{!}} Weymouth Public Schools".
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5. "Town of Weymouth - Weymouth History".
6. [http://www.mass.gov/treasury/PressReleases/101304.htm Plan by the Massachusetts Treasury to sponsor Weymouth High for the expansion]
7. Trufant, Jessica. (June 11, 2021). "Black students disproportionately suspended at schools in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth". [[Gannett]].
8. "The school handbook 24".