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HIGH SCHOOL TERMINOLOGY
100
If you don't achieve an average of at least THIS GRADE at the end of the semester, you do not earn credit for the course.
What is 70 ?
100
Before 2005, Old Town High School's sports teams were named after this native people.
What are the Indians ?
100
Taken by your teachers at the beginning of every day. THIS is essential to your success at high school, and is a habit you really need to continue throughout your schooling, including through college.
What is attendance ?
100
Trombone, Trumpet, Half Note, Percussion
What is Band ?
100
You earn one of these for most classes that you earn a passing grade in for an entire year. Also known as "Carnegie units," they are more commonly referred to as this...
What is a credit ?
200
There are this many quarters in a DOLLAR, and this many quarters in a school year.
What is 4 ?
200
Green & White
What are Old Town High School's school colors ?
200
The number of years that a college expects you to take a FULL course load and work to your potential while in high school.
What is 4 ?
200
Leadership, planning Winter Carnival, planning dances, attending conferences
What is Student Council ?
200
This is work that is meant to be done outside of the class that assigned it. You should be ready for a growing amount of it throughout your high school career in order to be ready for college.
What is Homework ?
300
The number of days in a fortnight, the atomic number of silicon, and the atomic weight of nitrogen, THIS NUMBER is equal to the number of varsity sports offered at Old Town High School throughout the year.
What is 14 ?
300
Beginning in 2005, this four-legged furry friend became the new mascot for Old Town High School
What is the Coyote ?
300
Any of these would help you to get to know other students, could help your fitness level, and truly looks great on your college application.
What is an activity, club or a sport ?
300
Back Stroke, Butterfly, Freestyle
What is swimming ?
300
This is a timetable of your day, and literally outlines how you will spend almost all of your time at school.
What is your SCHEDULE ?
400
For graduation, Old Town High School requires this number of credits. The same number, divided by 7 approximates the irrational number Pi (The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter)
What is 22 ?
400
Either one of two sports teams from Old Town High School that have reached the Eastern Maine Finals during this school year.
What is basketball OR field hockey
400
You begin creating this document as soon as you get to high school, and it is of great importance to colleges, as they look very closely at it when you apply for admission.
What is your TRANSCRIPT ?
400
Service Learning, Kiwanis, Doing things for others
What is Key Club ?
400
Courses that a student may "elect" to take during their high school career
What are ELECTIVE COURSES ?
500
The first class to graduate from Old Town High School in it's current building was THIS, the same year Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio.
What is 1952 ?
500
Old Town High School's mascot is named this, to honor long-time Shop teacher and once Student Council Advisor, Stan Peterson.
What is Petey ?
500
Based on a 100 point scale, this number is arrived at by averaging all of the grades in your entire high school career. The higher, the better !
What is Grade Point Average - or GPA ?
500
Uniforms, Rank, Salute, Battallion
What is JROTC ?
500
Courses that you MUST take in order to graduate from Old Town High School
What ARE REQUIRED COURSES ?
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