SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Dependents high school (DoDDS) for grades 9-12 located at Casteau, a town north of the city of

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. SHAPE American High School provides education for the dependents of military personnel and civilian employees at the

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(SHAPE), a

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military installation. SHAPE High School adheres to a typical

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curricular and extracurricular program. The current SHAPE American High School was established in 1967 when SHAPE moved from Paris to Mons. The school separated into SHAPE Middle school and SHAPE High School in the 2014-2015 school year with the new completion of two new school buildings.

Demographics

Most students of SHAPE American High School are dependents of the United States Military and US civilian employees, but many are dependents of military members from the many other NATO nations represented at SHAPE. Typically SHAPE American High School has pupils of more than eighteen nationalities and sixteen languages. The students and faculty are exposed to many languages and cultures.

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is the primary language of instruction.

Classes

SHAPE High School offers the following classes: * Language Arts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 * Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre Calculus, * Physics Applications, Chemistry Applications, Biology, Chemistry, Physics * World History 9, World History 10,

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, P.E,

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, Computer Applications, Applied Tech, Health * Spanish I, II, III, IV French I, II, III, IV, V *

Model United Nations Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. At a MUN conference, students work as the representative of a count ...

, Yearbook Production,

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

, Street law,

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

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, Band and Chorus * Honors Literature 9 and 10 (Can be substituted by Language Arts 9 and 10) * Honors World History 9 (Can be substituted by World History 9) * AP French Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP World History, AP Literature, and

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* English as a Second Language (ESL) Intended for foreign students whose English language skills are not sufficient for Language Arts. Students who at the final exams are classified as fully proficient English speakers will attend Language Arts in the new year.

Athletics

Shape American High School had the largest number of DII Football Titles between 1992 and 2012. The football team made playoffs for the 1st time in 2012 since 4 years passing. The boys 1993-94 cross-country team went undefeated and won the Division II European championship. The girls basketball team won the European Championship in 2012. The baseball team won their first Division II European Championship in 2012, led by All-European Award winners James Workman and Clay Coon. Opportunities are available to students in the three secondary sections, including: * Autumn – Cross Country (running),

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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, and

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(sponsored by S.I.S.) * Winter –

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, and

(S.I.S.) * Spring –

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Extracurricular activities

Some of the extracurricular activities offered at SHAPE High School are *

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* Math Olympiads *

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* Creative Connections *

* Model United States Senate * Student 2 Student (S2S) * Homework Club

Notable alumni and past students

* William B. Caldwell IV *

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(1971), first woman 4-star general in U.S. military and uniformed service * Shona McIsaac, former British

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(MP) * James Roberts (2005) *

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(2006), former

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offensive tackle and former Army Ranger

References

* http://www.nato.int/shape/community/school/us.htm * http://www.shap-hs.eu.dodea.edu/_pdf/handbook.pdf {{coord, 50, 30, 20, N, 3, 58, 30, E, type:edu_region:BE, display=title International schools in Belgium

Demographics

Classes

Athletics

Extracurricular activities

Notable alumni and past students

See also

References