Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School

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Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School is the first public all-girls school in the state of Texas. Rangel, which is a part of the Dallas Independent School District, was established in 2004 in the city of Dallas.

The school currently houses sixth through tenth grades, with plans for an additional grade each year until grade twelve. In 2005, it housed grades seven through nine, while in 2004, it housed only the seventh and eighth grades. Emphasizing science and technology, the curriculum is almost completely Pre-AP. Graduates are guaranteed money for college if necessary from the foundation supporting the school (founded by the owner of Palm Harbor Homes, Mr. Lee Posey). As many of the students are from low socioeconomic backgrounds, additional supplements such as laptop computers are distributed to aid in classwork.

The original location of the school was the old Stephen J. Hay building, located in the Oak Lawn area. In 2006, the school was in the process of transferring to a larger campus in South Dallas that had previously housed the Daniel "Chappie" James Learning Center.

[edit] School uniform

Rangel has a school uniform policy, with students wearing red, navy, and white plaid skirts, and white blouses. The middle school students wear v-neck red pullover sweaters, while high school students wear navy blue cardigans.

[edit] Additional information

The current principal of the school is Vivian Taylor Samudio. The school mascot is the Panther. The School colors are black and red. The school fields a lacrosse team.

Activities include but are not limited to:

National Junior Honor Society
Academic Decathlon
Math Club
Lacrosse Team
Handbell Choir
Spanish Club
Student Council
Craft Club
Web Design Club

[edit] External links

	v • d • e Dallas Independent School District
Magnet middle and high schools	Rangel Young Women's
High schools	Adamson \| Hillcrest \| Madison \| Molina \| North Dallas \| Samuell \| Seagoville \| South Oak Cliff \| Sunset \| W. T. White \| Woodrow Wilson
Magnet high schools	School of Government, Law, & Law Enforcement \| School of Science & Engineering \| School for the Talented & Gifted \| Skyline Career Development Center \| Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts
Magnet PreK-8 schools	Dealey Montessori
Magnet 4-8 schools	Travis Academy/Vanguard