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Encyclopedia > Marine Academy of Science and Technology
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The Marine Academy of Science and Technology (M.A.S.T.) is a coeducational four-year magnet public high school located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school offers learning in all subjects, specializing in marine technology and science. It is one of five career academies administered by the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD). The M.A.S.T. program requires each student to participate in the Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) in lieu of Physical Education. Image File history File links Mast_Logo. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities; co-ed is a shortened adjectival form of co-educational. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A Public High School is a high school that is funded by the government thanks to taxes. ... Image of Sandy Hook taken by NASA. Sandy Hook is a narrow coastal spit of land, approximately 12 mi (19 km) in length and 0. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The Monmouth County Vocational School District is a vocational school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey serving the need to provide area students with relevant skills to implement technology and to develop as life-long learners. ... Lowell High School Army JROTC cadets in San Francisco, California. ...


The Marine Academy was founded in 1981 as a part-time program which has since grown to become a full-time diploma-granting program. The school's curriculum focuses on marine sciences and marine technology/engineering. The school offers small classes with close personal attention.


The Marine Academy is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. For the 1997-98 school year, the Marine Academy was designated a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education,[1] and was selected by the Department of Education as a New American High School for the 1998-99 school year[2]; these are just two of the many honors and awards the innovative program has received throughout its years. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer based, non-profit association dedicated to the educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ... National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST) is an alliance of specialized high schools in the United States whose focus is advanced preparatory studies in mathematics, science and technology. ... The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ... The United States Department of Education (also known as ED) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. ... The New American High Schools initiative, started in 1996 under the direction of the United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States secondary schools. ...

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Location and Campus

M.A.S.T. campus is located in the Fort Hancock Historic Area, is adjacent to the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the country, and is within walking distance of several beaches. The campus includes thirteen newly renovated buildings and various laboratories devoted to Marine Biology, Oceanography, C.A.D., and Multi-Media Laboratory. A Technology Workshop, a Media Center containing a Computer Classroom, a Naval Science Building, and other classrooms round out the facilities[3]. Ft. ... The Sandy Hook Lighthouse after renovations in 2000. ...


Career academies

Marine Academy of Science and Technology is one of five career academies in the Monmouth County Vocational School District. These are referred to as sister schools: The term sister school originally refered to a definite financial commerce between two colleges or universities. ...

The Academy of Allied Health and Science, (AAHS) established in 1996, is a small magnet public high school located in Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Neptune Township is a township located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Biotechnology High School is a high school in Freehold, New Jersey. ... Freehold, New Jersey is made up of two municipalities. ... Communications High School (CHS) is a career academy in the Monmouth County Vocational School District. ... Map of Wall Township in Monmouth County Wall Township is a Township located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... High Technology High Schools logo High Technology High School, or HTHS, founded in 1991, is a four-year vocational public high school located in Lincroft, New Jersey. ... Map of Lincroft CDP in Monmouth County Lincroft is a part of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

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