Foreign Language Department
In recent years, the high school has been home to the annual convention of the Massachusetts Junior Classical League. This also coincides with the creation of a chapter at the school. Barnstable was also one of only 13 public schools in the nation that taught Greek until it was canceled for the 2009–2010 school year.
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Famous quotes containing the words foreign, language and/or department:
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“In the great department store of life, baseball is the toy department.”
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