Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)

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James Martin High School

School type	Public
Principal	Laura Jones
Faculty	280
Students	3,345
Colors Mascot	Black, Red and Silver Native American Warrior
Location	4501 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd. Arlington, Texas 76016
Information	(817) 561-8600
Website	Martin High School Homepage

James Martin High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 located in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Laura Jones. The mascot of the school is the Warrior, and the school colors are silver, black, and red.

Contents 1 History 2 Students & School 3 Faculty 4 Extracurricular activities 4.1 Academic extracurriculars 4.2 Athletic extracurriculars 5 Fine arts 5.1 Band 5.2 Orchestra 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The school is named after former Superintendent James Martin. The name of the school was deemed controversial by some because it broke the trend of naming new AISD high schools after Texas heroes (the latest high school, Seguin High, renewed the trend). It is rated by Texas Education Agency as an exemplary campus, since the 1997-1998 school year, the school has received an exemplary rating based on data from the TAAS testing and PIEMS report. During the 2002-2003 school year, Martin gained an acceptable rating from the preliminary testing of the TAKS test.

[edit] Students & School

Martin is the largest High School in the AISD with 3,357 students enrolled as of December of 2005. It is also the largest High School in Texas under one roof. Students are on an A/B block and classes are 90 minutes long, with 4 classes per day. Classes meet on alternate days. The library also has twenty-six computers for students use. These computers can access online library databases materials including Gale Resources, Facts-on-File, and Grolier Online Encyclopedia. The Key Club at Martin, with 677 members as of April 30, 2006, is the largest local chapter in the world. ^[1]

[edit] Faculty

It has one principal and eight assistant principals. For assistant principal and counselor support, the students are alphabetically divided into eight groups of not more than 500 students. As of 2006, Martin has a faculty consisting of 225 teachers. Out of the 225 teachers, 83 of them have advanced degrees. In terms of experience teaching, 26% of the teachers have between 11-20 years and 35% have over 20 years.

• Assistant Principals - 8
• Secretaries - 14
• Bookkeepers - 2
• Deaf Interpreters - 6
• Diagnosticians - 2
• Librarians - 2
• Nurses - 2

[edit] Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities are largely participated in by the student body with nearly 75% of the students participating in at least one.

[edit] Academic extracurriculars

Martin competes in Academic Decathlon and fills out teams in nearly all of the UIL academic activities.

[edit] Athletic extracurriculars

Martin has strong athletic traditions in volleyball (1996 and 2005 state champions), baseball (1992 state champions), wrestling (2004 state champions) and cheerleading (multiple national championships in the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman divisions). The Warriors Football team finally made playoffs in 2006 after a seven year drought. The Warriors compete in the following sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross country running
• Cheerleading
• Dance/Drill
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

[edit] Fine arts

The Department of fine arts at Martin High School has Band, Choir, Orchestra, Drama, Speech and Visual Arts departments.

[edit] Band

• The Band is divided into five concert bands:
  • The Wind Symphony (Band I)
  • The Symphonic Band (Band II)
  • Concert Band I (Band III)
  • Concert Band II (Band IV)
  • Concert Band III (Band V)
• The Band is separately divided into two marching bands:
  • Varsity Marching Band
  • Junior Varsity Marching Band

[edit] Orchestra

The Martin Orchestra Program is divided into five orchestras:

• Concert Orchestras -- All incoming freshman are placed into one of the following:
  • Concert I Orchestra, conductor Michael Stringer
  • Concert II Orchestra, conductor Ann Smith
• Sophomores and other upperclass men are placed into one of the following based on audition:
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, condutor Allison King
  • Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Ann Smith
  • Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Stringer

[edit] References

1. ^ New Club Information. Kiwanis International. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.

[edit] External links

• Martin High School Homepage
• Arlington Independent School District Homepage

	v • d • e Arlington Independent School District
High schools	Arlington | Bowie | Sam Houston | Lamar | Martin | Seguin
Junior high schools	Bailey | Barnett | Boles | Carter | Ferguson | Gunn | Hutcheson | Nichols | Ousley | Shackelford | Workman | Young
Elementary schools	Butler | Starrett