R. C. Clark High School
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| R.C. Clark High School | |
| Motto | "Clark High School, in partnership with parents and community, promotes high standards of academic excellence, personal integrity, and individual responsibility which foster success in a diverse and changing society." |
| Established | 1978 |
| Type | Public School |
| Principal | Stephanie Schmoker |
| Location | 523 Spring Creek Parkway Plano, Texas United States |
| District | Plano Independent School District |
| Enrollment | 1,357 students |
| Grades | 9-10 |
| Colors | Red, White and Black |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | [1] |
R.C. Clark High School, or Clark High School, is a secondary school serving grades nine and ten. It is part of the Plano Independent School District, which uses an unconventional high school system in which students in grades nine and ten attend one of five high schools. Students in grades eleven and twelve attend senior high schools. Clark High School feeds into Plano East Senior High School.
Clark High School maintains a population of over 1,300. The school's current principal is Stephanie Schmoker.
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[edit] History
Clark High School opened in 1978 and prides itself on maintaining the highest standards in one of the most dynamic, demanding, and forward thinking areas in the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Clark High School is a ninth and tenth grade high school that draws a diverse student body from across the sprawling suburban city of Plano, TX. Clark is one of five 9/10 schools feeding into three senior high schools. It is the only junior high school in the Plano Independent School District besides Williams High School to participate in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Plano East Senior High School hosts the actual IB program; students at Clark interested in being in IB must take pre-IB classes at Clark. Clark’s enrollment has continued to grow and diversify with a current student population of over 1350. Within our walls, we house a sizable special education population, a large gifted population, and an at-risk population. In our twenty-four year history, we have successfully managed to change with the times, evolving as a staff, student body and community.
In this vein, Clark has come to see change as an ally, tailoring our mission to manage the many transitions our students make as newcomers to the rigors and trials of high school in the shifting and progressing public school of the twenty-first century. As students move through Clark on their way to the larger and sometimes imposing senior high school, we work to equip each student with the skills we ourselves have acquired in managing the most of change. From discipline management, to theatre and band trips, to ROPES courses for our at-risk students, Clark seeks consistently to foster student-centered relationships, curricular and extra-curricular activities that aid in the maturation and education of our students.
In the face of increased and diverse enrollment and staff turnover and attrition, Clark has prided itself on continued academic excellence. We have been recognized as an outstanding and exemplary performer for four of five years by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and have received the U. S. Department of Education’s prestigious Blue Ribbon Award.
A positive learning environment at Clark assures maximum education and social growth for all students. Educational success is assured through dynamic teaching, involved parents, and administrative leadership.
[edit] School Awards
- Exemplary and/or Recognized Ratings by the Texas Education Agency.
- 2006 Just for the Kids Honor Role recipient.
- Texas Successful Schools Award for Outstanding Improvement in Reading & Math.
- Meadows Charitable School Projects Award
- Twice named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
[edit] School Songs
[edit] School Song
To Clark we raise our voices
to honor deeds of fame.
With red and white forever,
we praise the noble name.
And with the cougar sounding,
We pledge to do our part
To stay forever faithful to Clark.
[edit] Fight Song
Fight Cougars, Fight for the red, black, and white.
Fight Cougars. Fight! Fight! Fight!
Keep up your chin! We’re gonna win!
We’ve got the team that’s right.
Fight Cougars, Fight for the red, black, and white.
Fight Cougars. Fight! Fight! Fight!
Get up that old Clark steam!
We will march on triumphant to victory!
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| Senior High Schools | Plano Senior | Plano East | Plano West |
| High Schools | Clark | Jasper | Shepton | Vines | Williams |
| Middle Schools | Armstrong | Bowman | Carpenter | Frankford | Haggard | Hendrick | Murphy | Renner | Rice | Robinson | Schimelpfenig | Wilson |
| K-8 Schools | Special Programs Center |
| Elementary Schools | Aldridge | Andrews | Barksdale | Bethany | Beverly | Boggess | Brinker | Carlisle | Centennial | Christie | Daffron | Davis | Dooley | Forman | Gulledge | Haggar | Harrington | Haun | Hedgcoxe | Hickey | Hightower | Huffman | Hughston | Hunt | Jackson | Mathews | McCall | Meadows | Memorial | Mendenhall | Miller | Mitchell | Rasor | Saigling | Shepard | Sigler | Skaggs | Stinson | Thomas | Weatherford | Wells | Wyatt |
| Early Childhood Schools | Barron | Beaty | Pearson |
