and National Spanish Exam, respectively. Jonas Clarke Middle School The school is named after the local pastor Jonas Clarke, who was present at the standoff at Lexington Green shortly before the shots that started the Revolutionary War. The current principal at Clarke is Dane Despres, and the assistant principals are Mary Barry-Ng and Jonathan Wettstone. The school mascot is Jonas Bark the Bulldog. Jonas Clarke Middle School has been rated one of the top schools in the United States, and received the High-Performing National Blue Ribbon Award in 2013. The 6th grade teams are named Columbia, Atlantis, Quest, and Voyager; the 7th grade teams are named Enterprise (legacy), Endeavor, Adventurer, and Explorer; and the 8th grade teams are named Apollo, Artemis, Discovery, and Curiosity. The S.G.A. (student government association) is the student-run government of Clarke. Clarke also has a school newspaper, called the "Clarke Barker", which is also run by the students and a 6th grade English teacher. Clarke's other extra-curricular vary in type, however most activities are either academic, artistic or athletic. New activities are created each year by the request of the students, if there is a faculty or parent coordinator. Lexington High School Most students that go through the Lexington Public Schools system end up at Lexington High School. Alternatively, students are given the opportunity to attend the regional vocational school, Minuteman Regional High School, and a few each year decide to take the opportunity. Additionally, some students that go through the Lexington Public Schools system prefer to attend regional private schools. The current principal at Lexington High School is Andrew Stephens, and the assistant principal is Andrew Baker. There are five deans: Scott Kmack, Nicole Canniff, Habiba Davis, Crystal Hunter, and Kate Herman. Notes and references External links Lexington Public Schools LPS redistricting proposal (Archive) Redistricting map (Archive) Lexington, Massachusetts School districts in Massachusetts Education in Middlesex County, Massachusetts