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Charles M. Blalack Middle School is a secondary school in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. It is located on Peters Colony Road in Carrollton, Texas (USA). The school's mascot is the bears. The school, which serves grades 6 through 8, opened in 1986.Blalack was upgraded with the highest technological advances available in the school district. The school was built with "spine labs" which are computer labs each of which are connect to four classrooms, giving each class room access to its fully equipped computer lab. The student to computer ratio at full capacity in the school will be 2:1. Each classroom also contains an A/V equipment cart, giving teachers a great advantage and a great resource while teaching. Each A/V cart includes a media projector, its own computer, a DVD player,a VCR, various equipment, and an overhead camera to replace traditional overhead projectors.
| Charles M. Blalack Middle School |
| School type |
Public |
| Grade levels |
6th through 8th |
| Principal |
Dr. Les Black |
| Vice Principal |
Mr. Seefeldt |
| Vice Principal |
Ms. Harris |
| Vice Principal |
Mr. Geddie |
| Counselors |
Mrs. Bass
Mrs. Guess
|
| Location |
Carrollton, Texas, USA |
| Contact |
(972) 968-3500 |
| Enrollment |
1116 (as of 2005) |
| Mascot |
Bears |
| Colors |
Maroon and Black |
| Homepage |
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[edit] Achievements
- In the 2004-2005 schoolyear, Blalack was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
- The school was rated number 33 in a list of the best schools in Texas in year 1999.
- In 2006, the school received a recognized rating from Texas Education Agency (TEA).
- Blalack was also honored in 2006 by the TBEC Honor Roll and as one of the top public schools in Texas, according to the December 2006 Texas Monthly Magazine.
- In 2006, Blalack was recognized as being in the top 1% of Texas public secondary schools.
- Blalack is also a idol school for other state schools for their TAKs(Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) scores.
- This school's athletic program has also won many district championships for athletics.
[edit] Courses
- Blalack also has many elective courses such as athletics, newspaper, and problem solving, along with several bands, orchestras, and choirs.
- Blalack recently started a newspaper program, called the Paw Print.
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