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Minnechaug Regional High School is a comprehensive high school serving students from Hampden and Wilbraham in grades nine-12. In 2005, there are 1,380 students at the high school.
The class of 2005 granted degrees to 307 graduates of which 93 % were accepted and attended college. Many of those students were admitted to highly competitive colleges and universities including Barnard College, Boston University, Bucknell University, Carnegie Mellon University, Colby College, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Purdue University, Tufts University, US Military Academy at WestPoint, Villanova University, and Wake Forest University. Seven students received National Merit Letters of Commendation. The program of studies at Minnechaug prepares students to make the transition to and meet the demands of college-level academic work or further study.
The Guidance Department is staffed with five full-time counselors and has the services of a clinical psychologist and a part-time adjustment counselor. Eighty-five percent of the staff at Minnechaug holds Master’s Degrees, and one staff member has a Ph.D.
Minnechaug Regional High School has 93 classrooms and specialized laboratories, studios, offices, a swimming pool, two gymnasiums and two cafeterias. The media center is automated and includes over 25,000 volumes, electronic references, periodicals, and audiovisual materials.
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