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Weston High School is a high school (grades 9–12) in Weston, Massachusetts, United States, a suburb 12 miles west of Boston. The school is located at 444 Wellesley Street in Weston. In the 2011–2012 school year, it had 757 students. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It has been ranked the 60th best high school in the United States by ''U.S. News & World Report'' for 2008. In the most recent issue (2015) of "U.S. News and World Report", Weston High School remains unranked for the best high schools in the United States and in Massachusetts, placing behind neighboring urban Waltham High School. 〔http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/rankings?schooltypepublic=y&schooltypemagnet=y&state=MA&schooltypecharter=y&page=18〕 〔http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings〕 Weston High School offers its students a comprehensive and diversified program. Academic courses range from basic to advanced levels. Honors courses are offered in mathematics, world history, foreign languages, and science, while specific Advanced Placement subjects include art, biology, calculus, statistics, computer science, English, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, European and U.S. History, and physics. Students must take at least five "majors" each semester and may include courses in the fine and applied arts, business, and home economics. The high school also has a highly successful extra-curricular program that includes athletics, clubs, student government and community service programs. Most students participate in these after-school activities, with athletics, theater, music, art, and publications being the most popular. Specialists in the Skills Center and Guidance Department provide a broad range of tutoring, personal counseling, and college placement services. Among the special facilities available to students are a (library ) with more than 15,000 books, videos, ebooks, and audiobooks and extensive on-line databases; four networked computer laboratories; a modern world language laboratory; a recorded books library; choral and instrument rooms; a dance studio; and a physical fitness and weight room. An indoor swimming pool and a synthetic surface track are among Weston's athletic facilities. In September 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012'' Boston Magazine'' rated Weston High the number one public high school in the Boston area. In 2013, Weston High School dropped to 11th place in the ranking of the best high schools in the Boston area 〔http://www.bostonmagazine.com/boston-best-schools-2013/〕〔(Boston Magazine ). Boston Magazine. Retrieved on 2012-05-25.〕 In Boston Magazine's most recent 2014 ranking of the Best Public Schools, Weston ranked number 12 in the Boston area. 〔http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-public-schools-boston-2014-top-50/〕 ==History== Between the end of WWII in 1945 and 1970, the "Baby Boom" generation, the number of school-age children in Weston increased 363%, from 635 students to 2,937. The town embarked on 25-year school building program resulting in five new school complexes. After a devastating fire in 1948 destroyed the roofing and interior of the brand-new Weston High School, the building was rebuilt as an elementary school and a new replacement high school was commissioned. This new high school, which was located near Weston Town Center by the current Weston Public Library, Country & Woodland Elementary Schools, was renowned as the "architectural achievement of the century" by the Boston Herald when it opened in January 1950. The nation's first million-dollar public building, Weston High School offered resources and technologies never before seen in a public school. Revolutionary architecture and layout of the school allowed for new teaching and class organization methods. The building has since been torn down due to the building of the new Field School, but it served as the Field School until the 2014-2015 school year. In 1961, the current Weston High School was built as one of the most expensive schools in the nation at $8,930,001 (1961 dollars). This building is the fifth public high school in Weston and is designed to be in active service far longer than many contemporary schools, thanks to constant renovation and a high-quality initial design and build. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weston High School (Massachusetts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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