A: The first class begins at 7:20 am.  Students should be in their classrooms by 7:10 am

A; Students are assigned a lunch period based on their period 5 schedule. /Period 4 for grade 9 ETA.  Your teachers will help you to know which lunch period you  will attend. The lunch times rotate during the year but the students stay with the same group throughout the year.

A: All students will be assigned a locker by their 1st period teacher (homeroom).  Students will also receive a school-issued lock for use on their locker.

A: Yes.  Each student will have the same guidance counselor throughout high school.  Students are assigned to counselors based on the student’s last name.  Students in the Engineering and Technology Academy as assigned to Mr. Halfmann and Students in AVID are assigned to Ms. Fairfull

A: Students need 4 credits mathematics

A: Students need 4 credits mathematics

A:Students need 2 credits History/Social Science (including 1 credit World History and 1 credit U.S. History)

A: Yes, students can take two language classes during the school year. 

A: The minimum graduation requirement is two years of the same language. Many students take three and four years of language classes.   

A:Students need  to take 1 credit in the Arts Doherty offers a variety of courses including  Visual Arts and  and Performing Arts ( theater, chorus, band)

A: All available courses are listed on the Guidance website, complete with links to course descriptions and other relevant information. Some courses are grade specific, such as English Language (Grade 11) and English Literature (Grade 12). Others are available for multiple grades, for example AP Computer Science Principles (Grades 9-12).

A: Yes. All WPS students are eligible to pay the reduced rate. For Capstone courses (AP Seminar and AP Research), the cost per exam is $101. For all other exams, the cost is $53 per exam. 

A: No, but they are highly encouraged to do so. Earning a qualifying score on an AP Exam can translate to a full college course worth thousands of dollars. 

A: All teachers provide extra help each week. The district partners with Mass Insight for Education, MIE, to provide Saturday Support Sessions taught by trained AP teachers. MIE offers 2 Saturday sessions for all AP Math, AP Science, AP English, and AP Computer classes. In addition, all AP Math, AP Science, AP English, and AP Computer students will take a mock exam, scored by trained staff like an AP Exam, and this information is used by the teacher and students for diagnostic information. 

All AP students will register for the AP Classroom on the CollegeBoard website. The AP Classroom provides daily support videos, sample questions, detailed resources, and exam-prep tips and suggestions for all AP courses in preparation for their respective exam. 

A: All grade 9 students take core academic classes - Science, English, History, and Math. All ETA students take Introduction to Engineering as their vocational class. Doherty does not utilize a week-on, week-off model; rather students have their class every day/every week. 

In grade 9, the 5 core classes (Science, Math, English, History, and Engineering) are teamed, similar to many middle school models. These grade 9 students share the same 5 teachers, the same guidance counselor, and the same administrator. 

A: Students from across the district attend Doherty for the  ETA program. ETA students who live more than 2 miles from the school, as determined by the district, are eligible for bus services. Students who live within 2 miles are not eligible for a bus. 

A: If a students lives more  than 2 miles from the school, as determined by the district, are eligible for bus services. Students who live within 2 miles are not eligible for a bus. 

A: Bus information will be available in the student portal.  Students should check their student portal for transportation information. 

A: Yes. Students should bring their fully charged Chromebook (and charger) with them each day to school.

Students should not bring their hotspot to school. Worcester Public Schools Chromebooks will be distributed at the start of the school year.  Additional information will be available on the first day of school.