e.o. smith high school viewbook

◗ OVERVIEW

2 E D W I N O . S M I T H H I G H S C H O O L

E.O. Smith High School offers students a wide breadth of education to prepare them for the future. We host active academic departments, an agricultural training program, and a number of student clubs and extra-curricular activities. Our Library Media Center and computer labs reinforce and enhance our education programs. We have a sports program - our mascot is the Panther - and an active alumni community. We encourage our students to develop the motivation and capacity for lifelong learning.

CORE VALUES

We strive to have all members of the E.O. Smith community support and promote these values. Edwin O. Smith High School’s five core values are:

● Respect● Responsibility● Integrity ● Achievement● Community

◗ FROM THE DESK OF PRINCIPAL LOU DELORETO

E D W I N O . S M I T H H I G H S C H O O L 3

Welcome to E.O. Smith!

EOS students come together to make up a multi-dimensional and dynamic student body. They arrive at E.O. Smith from all over the area – Ashford, Mansfield, Willington, Columbia, Coventry and Windham – and they bring with them unique backgrounds, interests and passions. This unique assembly of talented individuals create a school culture that supports the individual as well as the collective school community.

From offerings in academics and the arts, to athletics, and leadership, there are many opportunities for our students to pursue a passion and excel. We are diligent in providing experiences to our students which lay the foundation for them to display their talents here at E.O. before sharing them on a national stage.

Students who attend EOS are among the most inquisitive and creative students I’ve ever met, and they take advantage of everything we have to offer. The result? Success in their pursuits in life.

❝When you come to EO Smith, you become part of the family. We’ve assembled many of the best teachers and coaches in the area, and we’ve put together a terrific support staff and guidance department to help you find your path to success.”Principal Lou DeLoreto

◗ THE WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT


Cross-Curricular Graduation Standards

We are a community of learners engaged in a passionate and imaginative quest for excellence. Genuine learning must inspire lives of personal integrity in which we become agents of positive social change.

Edwin O. Smith High School is a community committed to academic excellence, personal achievement, and integrity. Students are encouraged to respect diversity and become self-directed learners with a responsibility to contribute as literate members of an interdependent world. As students, they will meet these four graduation standards:

1. Students at E. O. Smith High School will communicate clearly and effectively.

2. Students at E. O. Smith will become proficient with and apply the standards for mathematical practices.

◗ THE E.O. SMITH DIFFERENCE: OUR CULTURE & COMMUNITY


❝Our geographical location and all our leadership groups and opportunities make EOS really an amazing place. Being a regional school, we get to meet new people from new towns. The teachers are very willing to help students, even at an individual level.”Marysia Borucinska-Begg, Class of 2015

3. Students at E. O. Smith High School will apply creative and practical approaches to solving problems.

4. Students at E.O. Smith will demonstrate skills and habits conducive to self-directed and life-long learning which supports positive social change.

◗ ACADEMICS


We strive to provide unique opportunities for our students to excel in their academic pursuits. Our proximity to and partnership with the University of Connecticut allows students to take courses on the nearby university campus.

EnglishThe English curriculum reflects the importance of sound language preparation to meet the demands of college and vocational preparation, as well as daily life and leisure in a world dependent upon rapid and effective communications. There’s an emphasis on developing strong reading, writing, speaking, thinking, and study skills. The program recognizes the responsibility of helping students develop into informed, mature human beings. Students also have opportunities for personal and creative expression.

MathematicsMathematics is critically important in a rapidly changing and technologically oriented world. In this program, every student learns to apply critical thinking skills in solving problems of everyday

life, compete in the high-performance workplace, develop connections among topics both within mathematics and between disciplines, and acquire an appreciation for the beauty and intrinsic order of mathematics. The program teaches the value of mathematics, and encourages student confidence in his or her own ability to become mathematical problem solvers, communicate mathematically, and reason mathematically.

Library Media CenterThe Library Media Center collection of instructional materials is designed to enrich curriculums, meet students’ interests and needs, support reading literacy and promote inquiry using a wide range of informational formats. Teachers and students are encouraged to meet and collaborate with librarians, to brainstorm topic ideas, ask questions, and jointly investigate any research question - sharing in the discovery process.

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT COLLEGE COURSES OFFEREDEnglishBiologyChemistryDigital MediaLatin 4 & 5Micro-EconomicsFrench 5World CivilizationsModern European HistoryU.S. HistoryIndiv. & Family DevelopmentLatin American StudiesDiscrete MathCalculusPhysicsHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyMath For Liberal ArtsAccountingIntro To Criminal JusticeTech-Prep Culinary ArtsQuantitative LiteracyAlgebra 3 & TrigonometryFoundations For College Success

◗ ACADEMICS


Music & ArtsThe music department provides students a means for self-expression and an appreciation of music, and can also prepared them for careers in music-related fields. Classes are offered to students with a variety of skills and are adapted for youngsters with special needs. As a critical part of discovering who we are, the arts and art classes encourage a high level of creativity, discipline, and performance skills, as well as an understanding of the connections between the arts, other disciplines and daily life.

ScienceThe science program of studies emphasizes student skill development in areas related to problem solving, creative thinking and analytic thought. Our focus is to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of scientific thought and activity. Laboratory study includes exploration through inquiry, making models, prediction and analysis of natural phenomena. Students are expected to have an understanding of the processes as well as the laws and theories of science.

Social StudiesThe social studies curriculum is designed to prepare students to participate effectively in a democratic society. Through a challenging learning environment that responds to changes in the school, national and global community, students gain knowledge and skills with which they can grow as individuals, adapt to an interdependent and changing world, and value differences among individuals and cultures.

◗ ACADEMICS


Agri-Science and TechnologyThis program encompasses four areas of agricultural education: Animal Science, Plant Science, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Engineering. During the first year, students explore all four before focusing on one of those for the remainder of their high school career. The agri-science program applies academic rigor to a hands-on approach to learning, setting students up for success in both college and career, and offers the opportunity to earn professional certification in more than 20 disciplines.

Health and Physical EducationThe goal of Physical Education is to have students leave E.O. Smith with the skills and knowledge necessary to participate in a variety of physical activities, to maintain a healthy lifestyle, to understand the various effects of physical activity on one’s mind and body, and to develop interpersonal skills, and exhibit positive character traits during physical activity.

◗ ACADEMICS & ATHLETICS


World LanguagesThe World Languages Department follows the national standards for Foreign Language Learning and fosters a knowledge and understanding of other cultures. Students can learn to speak in French, German, Latin or Spanish and can participate in multilingual communities.

The Depot CampusThe Depot Campus follows a philosophy of educating “one student at time,” providing a non-traditional education for students who need a smaller and more personalized instructional setting. Learning is grounded in authentic "real world" internship experiences and individualized learning plans are derived from students’ interests. Students stay with the same teacher/advisor for the entirety of their high school experience and, instead

of traditional grades, students are expected to demonstrate their mastery of specific learning goals through exhibitions, portfolios and public presentations. Students are evaluated on their work by their entire educational team, and the advisor writes an in-depth narrative report each quarter.

Career and TechnicalThe Career and Technical curriculum encourages students to explore careers in technical fields such as computer graphic production, technology, marketing, accounting, computers, video production, engineering, allied health, teaching, law, business administration, CAD, architecture, culinary arts, child development and human development. The program provides training and support for students in business law, technical and personal skills.

Academic Quiz BowlAmnesty InternationalAnime ClubArt ClubBaseballBasketballBest BuddiesBlood DriveBook ClubChoral EnsemblesClass AdvisorsConnecticut YOUTH ForumCrewCross CountryDance TeamDebate TeamDECADrama ClubDrumlineField HockeyFFAFootballGay Straight AllianceGolf

Horticulture ClubIce HockeyIndoor TrackInstrumental EnsemblesLatin ClubLeo ClubMath TeamModel UNMulticultural ClubNational Honor SocietyOutdoor TrackPanther PridePeer Natural HelpersPoetry ClubFirst Robotics TeamVEX Robotics TeamScience ClubScuba ClubSkit Snowboard ClubSoccerSoftballSpanish ExchangeSwimming & DivingTennisUnited TheatreVolleyballWorld Language National Honor SocietyWrestlingYearbook

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEEO Smith offers courses, electives, clubs, and athletic programs that allow you to explore and choose what’s right for you.

◗ OUR GRADUATES


EOS offers 37 concurrent enrollment (college credit) courses from UConn, ECSU, and MCC, allowing students to take college-level courses and more importantly earn college credit while still in high school. Last year, EO Smith students saved more than $1 million in tuition by earning college credit at EOS.

WHERE DO OUR STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE?

The University of Alabama Allegheny College American International College American University Anna Maria College Arcadia University Asnuntuck Comm. College Assumption College College of the AtlanticAuburn University Ave Maria University Ball State University Bard College Bay Path University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Berry College Binghamton University Biola University Boston College Boston UniversityBrown University Bryant University Bucknell University California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo University of California, Berkeley Carnegie Mellon University Central Connecticut State University

Champlain College College of Charleston University of Cincinnati Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado State University Columbia College Connecticut Aero Tech School Connecticut College University of Connecticut University of Conn. at Avery Point University of Connecticut at Hartford Converse College Cornell University Curry College University of Delaware University of Denver Drexel University Duke University East Carolina University Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern Kentucky University Elms College Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University

Fairleigh Dickinson University Ferris State University Florence-Darlington Technical

College Florida Southern College Florida State University University of Florida Fordham University Framingham State University Franklin Pierce University George Mason University The George Washington Univ.Georgetown University Georgia Southern University Gettysburg College Gordon College Guilford College Hampshire College Hartford Hartwick College Hofstra University College of the Holy Cross Houghton College Howard University Iona College The University of Iowa Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University


Johnson & Wales University (Providence)

University of Kansas Keene State College Kent State University University of Kentucky Lake Forest College Lasell College Lesley University Lewis & Clark College Lincoln Culinary Institute Long Island Univ., Brooklyn Louisiana State University Macalester College Maine College of Art University of Maine Manchester Comm. College Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art University of Maryland, Baltimore

County University of Maryland, College Park Massachusetts College of Art and

Design Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts MCPHS -Massachusetts College of

Pharmacy & Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts,

Dartmouth University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Miami Middlebury College Mitchell College Mount Holyoke College University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven New York Institute of Technology Newbury College Nichols College

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

North Carolina State University North Park University Northeastern University Northern Kentucky University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern Univ.Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh Plymouth State University Post University Purchase College State University of

New York Quinebaug Valley Community College Quinnipiac University Radford University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College University of Rhode Island University of Richmond Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Roger Williams University Rutgers University -New Brunswick Sacred Heart University University of Saint Joseph Saint Leo University Saint Michael’s College The College of Saint Rose Salem State University Salisbury University Salve Regina University Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Simmons College Southern Connecticut State University University of Southern Maine Southern New Hampshire University

Springfield College St. John’s University - Queens State University of New York at

New Paltz Stetson University Stevenson University Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY Polytechnic Institute Sweet Briar College Syracuse University The University of Tampa Temple University The University of Texas, Austin The New School -All Divisions Three Rivers Community College University of Toronto Undergraduate

Only Trinity College Tufts University United States Military Academy

- Army Unity College Utah State University University of Utah Utica College Vanderbilt University University of Vermont Warren Wilson College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University West Virginia University Western Connecticut State University Western New England University Westfield State University Wheaton College MA Wheelock College Wilbraham & Monson Academy Williams College University of Wisconsin, Madison Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Yale University

85%The number of EOS graduates from the Class of 2015 who gained admission to college or technical school.

CONTACT US

Edwin O. Smith High School1235 Storrs RoadStorrs-Mansfield, CT 06268

Main Telephone860-487-0877

Louis DeLoretoPrincipal860-487-0877 ext.4960

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