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artistic performances, sampling of various foods, a showcase of student work,a raffle and an international marketplace.In May, students in the Music Programs (Band, Chorus, and Strings) attendedthe annual Great East music festival to compete and have their performancesevaluated. Following the competition students attend Canobie LakePark.In June, our PTO and parents/guardians organized the Teacher AppreciationLuncheon. We also hosted the Ace Honors Art Show, the Pierce Eighth GradeSocial, our Eighth Grade Field Day at the Hanover YMCA, and an Eighth GradeAwards Ceremony.Milton High SchoolThere were 1,024 students attending Milton High in the 2010-2011 schoolyear under the leadership of Principal Dr. John Drottar and Assistant PrincipalsAlan Cron and Yolanda Beech.The leadership team at Milton High School was pleased to report continualgrowth in the number of Advanced Placement tests taken by our students(rising from 546 tests taken in 2010 to 584 in 2011) as well as the percentageof qualifying scores (rising from 46% in 2010 to 54% in 2011.)During the 2010-2011 year, our students volunteered thousands of hours inour community-wide events including Celebrate Milton. Music students (bothband and chorus) participated in the annual Veteran’s Day and Memorial Daycelebrations, and dozens of Milton High School students were involved in theplanning of the town’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. We also held ourannual Career Day, which brings dozens of professionals from a wide varietyof career fields to our high school to inspire our grade ten and eleven students.College Board participation of students in the SAT and the Advanced PlacementProgram continued to increase in quantity and quality over the last severalyears. Ninety-nine percent of the Class of 2011 took the SAT, and thecombined reading and math score was 1042. The number of student participationin the Advanced Placement Program rose to 248, and the number of APexams taken rose to 496. Seventy-three students in the Classes of 2010 and2011 earned the distinction of Advanced Placement Scholar for their achievementin these college level examinations. Among these students, four qualifiedfor the AP National Scholar by earning an average grade of at least 4 or higheron eight or more of these exams, fifteen qualified for the Scholar with DistinctionAward by earning a score of 3 or higher on five or more exams, and thirteenqualified for the Scholar with Honor Award by earning a grade of 3 orhigher on four or more of these exams.216