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Design, Pennsylvania State University, Plymouth State University, ProvidenceCollege, Quinnipiac University, Reed College, Regis College, Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Roger Williams University,Salem State University, Salve Regina University, Sarah Lawrence College,Savannah College of Art, Smith College, Springfield College, St. Anselm College,Stonehill College, Suffolk University, Syracuse University, The Citadel,Tufts University, Tulane University, Union College, University of Alabama,University of Connecticut, University of Delaware, University of Maryland,University of Massachusetts, University of New England, University of NewHampshire, University of North Carolina Charlotte, University of Redlands,University of Rhode Island, University of Vermont, University of Iowa, VirginiaMilitary Institute, Wellesley College, Wentworth Institute, Western NewEngland University, Westfield State University, Wheaton College, WheelockCollege, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Xavier University.Milton High started a Mock Trial team and competed in the MassachusettsBar Association’s annual Mock Trial competition. Mike Matisoff was the team’sadvisor and we had more than a dozen students participate. In coordinationwith the Mock Trial program the History Department added a Law and Governmentclass. Milton High School also expanded its Debate Team and addedan elective in our English Department - Public Forum Debate.Grade Nine English teachers worked throughout the year to revamp thegrade nine English I curriculum. Teachers researched book titles as well asgrammar, vocabulary and writing skills, and created a unified curriculum thatall our grade nine teachers will follow.History teachers worked together to create “Driving Questions” for eachunit they teach. The questions address the essential information students needto understand the major concepts and events in history. Every history teacherposts each unit’s questions in their classroom, and daily objectives revolvearound addressing some portion of them.In 2010, the Student Support Team implemented the Depression PreventionInitiative in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry, Children’s HospitalBoston, and the Milton High School counseling services and health/physicaleducation departments. The goals of the program are to raise awareness of depressionin adolescents, promote early identification of youth in distress, enhanceresiliency in students, and to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.After 34 years in the Milton Public Schools, Dr. John Drottar, principal ofMilton High School, announced that he would retire at the end of the 2010-11school year. In May, it was announced that Dr. Joseph Arangio, former MiltonHigh Principal, would return as interim principal of Milton High.218