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MIDDLEBOROUGH MIDDLEBOROUGH
PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOLS
Paul Branagan
Principal
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
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social science courses. This important work is
collaborative and vital to see the growth of our students
in their study of the state standards for History and Social
Science.
with the Vertical Articulation Teams in addition to our
continued work with the UBD Curriculum work for all core
courses and electives ofered in the department.
The History and Social Sciences Department remains
actively engaged with ongoing statewide and national
curricular and pedagogical developments through active
membership with numerous professional academic
organizations including; the South Shore Social Sciences
Supervisors Group (Mr. Matthew Osgood),
Massachusetts Council for the Social Sciences (Mr.
Matthew Osgood - Director), National Council for the
Social Sciences (NCSS). Five history teachers participated
with the 104th NCSS (National Council for the Social
Studies) Annual Conference during the month of
November in Boston, MA (Mr. Matthew Osgood, Mr. Alex
Rodrigues, Ms. Jacqui Beaton, Mr. James Harty, Mr.
Raymond Leonardo) and Rho Kappa National Social
Studies Honor Society (Mrs. Kelly Byrnes, Mr. Matthew
Osgood & Mr. Alex Rodrigues - MHS advisors).
During the spring months, Grade 10 students participated
in the next-generation MCAS in addition to students who
opted to take the exam with the goal of qualifying for the
John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. Furthermore,
students enrolled in AP Precalculus, AP Calculus, and AP
Statistics courses took their high stakes advanced
placement exams. In addition to our core courses, the
Mathematics Department ofered AP Calculus AB taught
by Ms. Alyssa Shelters and Mr. Steven Chamberlain, AP
Calculus BC taught by Mr. John Cerow, and AP Statistics
taught by Mr. Denis Cutler and Ms. Kathy Pittsley.
Additionally, the College Board ofered AP Precalculus as a
new course which was taught by Ms. Ashlee Crowley and
Mr. Steven Chamberlain. Students enrolled in these
courses participated in two Saturday sessions, which were
grouped with other schools who are involved with the
MMSI program. Furthermore, many students actively
participated in the Math Team and are members of the Mu
Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT:
The Mathematics Department continues to provide
standards-based, student-centered instruction in every
math class. Over the last year, the Mathematics
Department has made significant progress with our
curriculum, assessments, and instruction adapted to
meet the needs of our students. The department has
continued the scope and sequence work that was started
During the fall the Mathematics Department welcomed
Mr. Deryk Eynon who brings 28 years of teaching
experience to the department. Welcome, Deryk! Ms.
Kathy Pittsley is the new advisor of the Math Team and Ms.
Ashlee Crowley is the new advisor of Mu Alpha Theta, the
Mathematics Honor Society.
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