Ponaganset High School

Ponaganset High School is a school of the Foster-Glocester School District, located in Glocester, Rhode Island in Providence County. (It has a North Scituate, Rhode Island address for postal purposes.) The majority of high school students live in the rural towns of Glocester and Foster, Rhode Island. This is a public high school, known for its music program, AP and honors classes, as well as its CTE approved pathways; Plant Systems, Animal Systems, Materials and Manufacturing, Pre-Engineering, Music Technology, Music Performance, and Pending Programs: Computer Science and Information Technology, and Biomedical. The school's athletic teams are known as the "Chieftains," and the FIRST Robotics Competition Team is known as "5112, The Gongoliers." The principal is Renee Palazzo.[3]

Ponaganset High School
Address
137 Anan Wade Road

North Scituate
,
Rhode Island
02857

United States
Coordinates41°51′57″N 71°42′45″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtFoster-Glocester
CEEB code400093
NCES School ID440042000116[1]
PrincipalRenee Palazzo
Teaching staff65.00 (FTE)
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment665 (2015-16)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.11
Color(s)Green and White
SportsCross country, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Track and field (Indoor and Outdoor), Hockey, Baseball, Fastpitch softball, and Tennis
MascotChieftain
NicknameChieftains
Websitefosterponaganseths.ss11.sharpschool.com
[1]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 722 students enrolled for 2012-2013 was:[1]

  • Male - 51.5%
  • Female - 48.5%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
  • Black - 0.3%
  • Hispanic - 0.3%
  • White - 99.2%
  • Multiracial - 0.1%

Additionally, 18% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Mascot

Ponaganset's mascot is the Chieftain. This has come under fire in recent decades as mascots with Native American imagery and symbolism has been reviewed. The regional school district is now deciding whether to keep a symbol many consider to be cultural appropriation, or to change it to something more appropriate as the local tribe, the Nipmuc, have been asking for.

Capital improvement plan

In the late 2000s, the school underwent a major multi-phase renovation in which the former middle school was re-located to a new building and the existing high school took over the old middle school structure. An indoor glass walkway was put in to attach the high school with the old middle school. The renovations were completed at the end of 2009.[3]

Notable alumni
  • Sherwood C. Spring, retired United States Army Colonel and former NASA astronaut and graduate of the Class of 1963.[4]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Ponaganset High School (440042000116)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Aug 30, 2015.
  2. "Ponaganset High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. "Ponaganset High School Home Page". Foster-Glocester School System. Archived from the original on 2012-01-01.
  4. "Astronaut Bio: Sherwood C. (Woody) Spring". NASA. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
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