Charles M. Blalack Middle School

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Charles M. Blalack Middle School
School type	Public
Grade levels	6^th through 8^th
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	[1]

Charles M. Blalack Middle School secondary school in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. It is located on Peters Colony Road in Carrollton, Texas (USA). The school, which serves grades 6 through 8, opened in 1986.

Blalack was upgraded with the highest technological advances available in the school district at the time. The school was built with "spine labs" which are computer labs connected to four classrooms. The student to computer ratio at full capacity in the school is 2:1. Each classroom also contains an A/V equipment cart, giving teachers an advantage and a resource while teaching. Each A/V cart includes a video projector, its own computer, a DVD player, a VCR, an overhead camera to replace traditional a overhead projector, and various other equipment. All this equipment is maintained by Mrs. Beck, the school's technology administrator.

Blalack also has many elective courses such as athletics, newspaper editing, problem solving, life management, art, marching and concert bands, orchestra and choir.

v • d • e 2006 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating

Exemplary · Recognized · Academically Acceptable · Academically Unacceptable · Not Rated: Other

[edit] Achievements

1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School ^[1]
In the 2004-2005 school year, 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 an idol school for other state schools for their Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores.
This school's athletic program has also won many district championships for athletics.
In the 2006-2007 school year, each of the bands received a Sweepstakes rating at a University Interscholastic League (UIL) competition.
The school's newspaper, The Paw Print, received an award of distinguished merit from the University Interscholastic League.
In fall of 2007, the school was noted as exemplary by the TEA.
Blalack's Student Council also won District 13 prize for most projects, 111. Also Blalack Student Council is the only organization in all of Dallas county that is able to go on overnight trips that are out of the county.