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Mason
High School (MHS) is a four-year public secondary school
located in Mason, Ohio, located north of Cincinnati, Ohio.
It serves more than 2,600 students in grades 9 through 12,
supported by classroom teachers, media specialists, technologists,
administrators, counselors and an array of staff members,
special educators, volunteers and aides.
Mason Schools are accredited
by the North Central Association. MHS has recently built
a new school that cost over 70 million dollars in an attempt
to offer the best possible academic environment for students.
Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution
where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as
secondary education, takes place. It follows on from primary
or elementary education.
There are many different types
of secondary school and the terminology used varies around
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Mason High School uses a trimester schedule. Three levels of achievement
are recognized with the honor roll: B (3.00-3.29); B+ (3.3-3.69)
and A (3.7-4.0). Exams are given three times a year over a two-day
period.
Ohio Blue Ribbon of Excellence School, 1997, 1998
National Blue Ribbon of Excellence School, 2002
Mason High School Class of 2005:
79 percent attended four-year colleges.
7 percent attended two-year colleges.
3 percent entered the military.
2 percent Full-Time Employment.
4 percent Other or N/A.
Extra Curriculars :-------------------
More than 70 percent of students at Mason High School are involved
in extracurriculars. As a member of the Ohio High School Athletic
Association and the Fort Ancient Valley Conference, Mason High
School Athletic Department sponsors baseball, girls and boys basketball,
girls and boys bowling, girls and boys cross country, cheerleading,
football, girls and boys golf, girls gymnastics, girls and boys
lacrosse, girls and boys soccer, girls fastpitch softball, girls
and boys swimming, girls and boys tennis, girls and boys track,
girls and boys volleyball, girls and boys water polo, and wrestling.
Other activities are superior music programs,
including band and chorus, drama presentations, intramurals, broomball,special
interest and honor clubs, and publications, such as The Comet
Chronicle and Masonian, and dance team.