Menwith Hill Elementary/High School

Menwith Hill Elementary/High School was an American facility located at RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire, England.

Academics

Staff

Principal: Kevin Brewer
Asst. Principal: Eric Werner
Counselor: Dr. Robin Gunderson

Teaching

Core classes are taught on site by DODDS certified teachers. There is a staff of about 30 teachers.

Elementary School

Elementary grades are taught by one core teacher with multiple "specials." These include art, PE, music and Host Nation cultural studies.

Middle/High School

Menwith follows the DODDS high school/middle school calendar of an eight-block, two-day schedule, with one seminar period. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders make up the middle school.

Gifted Ed

Menwith Hill follows the DODDS Gifted Ed requirements.

Activities

Sports

Menwith Hill is the home of the Mustangs. The teams play D-III Football (Boys), Soccer (Boys, Girls), Basketball (Boys, Girls), Volleyball (Girls), Cross-country (Boys, Girls), Track (Boys, Girls) and Wrestling (Boys, Girls).

Due to the small school size, there is generally no need to qualify for any of the sports, as cutoffs would be meaningless and there is simply not a large enough applicant pool to allow cuts. However, in recent years higher demand has led to cuts in both cheerleading, basketball, and girl's football (soccer). While this allows for a large percentage of the student body to participate (an estimated 85% of students are involved in athletics), some teams are less successful than at larger, more competitive schools.

NHS/NJHS

The National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society are both available to middle or high school students. There were four students in NHS for the 2009 school year and twelve in NJHS.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is available at MHS. It requires commitment in volunteering, physical fitness, skills and expeditions, with an added stipulation of residential work for those competing for the top tier. Three tiers are available: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Several middle and high school students are currently working on pursuing DofE awards.

Student Government/Student Council

There are three student governments at MHS: elementary, middle and high school. There is also an overarching student council responsible for the wellbeing of the entire school. For the middle and high school, each class elects a president and vice president. The high school student government is responsible for fundraising, planning for and coordinating dances, Spirit Week, Prom, and the commencement ceremony, traditionally held at Fountains Abbey in Ripon.

References

External links

Department of Defense Education Activity website

Schools in North Yorkshire^*

Primary schools	Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange School All Saints RC School Archbishop Holgate's School Barlby High School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Caedmon College Canon Lee School Easingwold School Ebor Academy Filey Eskdale School Freebrough Academy Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Hillsview Academy Holy Family RC High School Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Nidderdale High School Northallerton School Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Bydales Outwood Academy Ormesby Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Academy Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Voluntary Academy St Aidan's CE High School St Augustine's RC School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School St Peter's RC Voluntary Academy Scalby School Scarborough University Technical College Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School The Skipton Academy South Craven School Stokesley School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy Upper Wharfedale School The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Harrogate College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Burnholme Community College Clifton House Preparatory School Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Eston Park Academy Gillbrook Academy Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School Malsis School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St George's RC Secondary School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.

Coordinates: 54°00′04″N 1°41′20″W / 54.001°N 1.689°W / 54.001; -1.689

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