Clark High School (Plano, Texas)

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R. C. 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 is one of the two high schools in Plano that offers the IB (International Baccalaureate) courses.^[1]

Clark High School has been nicknamed "The Prison" and "Fallout Shelter" from other schools due to the fact the school was built in the late 70's, during the movement for energy efficiency, therefore, a lack of windows are present in the main building.

The High School has recently been added a new wing of the building, which was much needed due to overcrowding in the old building. The new building consists of science classes, art classes and foreign language classes. It boasts a new listening lab is some of the foreign language rooms.

Clark High School maintains a population of over 1,300. The school's current principal is Stephanie Schmoker.

[edit] School awards

• Exemplary and/or Recognized Ratings by the Texas Education Agency.^{[citation needed]}
• 2006 Just for the Kids Honor Role recipient^{[citation needed]}
• Texas Successful Schools Award for Outstanding Improvement in Reading & Math.^{[citation needed]}
• Meadows Charitable School Projects Award^{[citation needed]}
• 1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School ^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ International Baccalaureate: Plano ISD. Plano Independent School District. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
2. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)