Collaborative Website for the 12th Grade BPS Civics Course
East Boston High School Mission Statement
East Boston High School is an urban, multicultural community of teachers, support staff and learners. Our mission is to achieve excellence in the academic, personal and professional success of each learner in our diverse student community.
Our commitment to excellence nurtures student development and character, ensures that each student will be a life-long learner and above all, “every student will be provided a safe and respectful learning environment.”
East Boston High School provides a setting that values student skills and potential, cultivates community partnerships, and encourages family involvement. Our philosophy of “Class, Pride & Tradition” drives our rigorous academic, social, and civic expectations in which we strive to instill self-motivation, cultural consciousness, and world citizenship in all of our students.
”Class, pride and tradition are the wings on which we’ll fly; Hail to thee our alma mater, hail East Boston High.”
EBHS School Hymn
Special features:
- Our motto: Class, Pride, and Tradition
- Four small learning communities to promote active student engagement and positive adult/student relationships
- Advanced Placement and honors courses
- Electives in Academy of Management, Academy of Health and Human Services, Media, Visual Arts and JROTC
- School-wide focus on literacy
- Winner of Entrepreneurship Student Distinction Award, MGH Partnership Initiative, and Verizon Hispanic Heritage Award
- Accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC)
- Extra supports and tutoring for grade 9 students through on-site resources and outside agencies
- The first BPS high school with extended time on learning in all subjects
- On-site Parent Involvement Center to help parents understand the school’s curriculum, policies, and assessments
- MCAS, PSAT, and SAT tutoring, plus extra support for students in grades 11 and 12 who have not yet passed MCAS, including before and after school tutoring and a staff mentor
- School partners: Higher Education Collaborative, Mass. General Hospital, East Boston Youth Workers Task Force, Massport, and Boston hotels.
East Boston High School
86 White Street
East Boston, MA 02128
United States
