Ipswich High School is a public

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Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. A resid ...

, United States, which serves students from grades nine through twelve. It is the only high school in the town of Ipswich. As of 2019, the school's principal is Jonathan Mitchell. Ipswich High School shares a building with Ipswich Middle School.

Athletics

Ipswich High School is a member of the

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, and is a Division II competitor in the

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. Sports teams are known as the Tigers, and school colors are orange, white, and black. Ipswich offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Fall sports are cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports are basketball, gymnastics (co-op at

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), ice hockey (co-op at Rockport), indoor track, swim, and wrestling (co-op at Georgetown). In the spring, baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track and field are played.

Clubs and activities

Ipswich High School offers many clubs and activities for all students to participate in. These allow students to take advantage of leadership opportunities, to explore their interests, and make their community a better place. Any clubs or activities that do not currently exist at Ipswich High School can be started with approval from principal, Mr. Mitchell. The current clubs and activities at IHS are as follows: art club, athletics, the Chameleon, Close-Up, Coding Club, Dungeons and Dragons, GSA, Environmental Club, Intramural Volleyball, Interact Club, Math League, Model UN, Music Programs, NHS, Pure Pals, Robotics, Ski Club, Tiger Transcript, World Language Club, Yearbook and Yoga Club.

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate from Ipswich High School, a total of 115 credits must be earned, with a minimum of 30 credits per year. This includes the successful completion of the following categories _207–2018): *Juniors and Seniors may choose to replace this with participation in a sport.

References

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