Newman Smith High School
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| Newman Smith High School | |
| School type | Public |
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| Grade levels | 9th through 12th |
| Principal | Joe Pouncy |
| Location | Carrollton, Texas, USA |
| Contact | (972) 968-5200 |
| Enrollment | 2200 (as of 2004) |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Homepage | [1] |
Newman Smith High School is a secondary school in Carrollton, Texas, United States in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and opened 1975. The Newman Smith website is http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/smith/
Smith serves sections of Carrollton and Dallas.
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[edit] Achievements
- In 1998, Newman Smith High School was selected as a United States Department of Education New American High School and Blue Ribbon School of Excellence [1].
- The school received a Special Award For Art Education from the National Endowment For The Arts in 1998.
- In 2002-03, NSHS was selected to become a member of the Texas Pathfinder Collaborative (Texas Mentor School Program).
- In 2003, NSHS received a three-star rating for academic excellence from Texas Monthly magazine.
- Newman Smith High School was selected as one of "America's Best High Schools" by the Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine in 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06 (549 out of top 1,000 US Schools in 2005-2006).
- D Magazine "Best High School" ranking for 2005-06 (#20 out of 109 ranked DFW Metroplex Schools)
[edit] Students
The number of students who report that they intend to attend a 4-year college after high school has increased from 60% in 1998 to over 93.2% in 2004-2005.
In 2004-05, 357 students took 684 AP examinations with 60% scoring 3 or higher on the tests. In 2004, 336 kids took 634 AP exams with 7 1 % scoring 3 or higher. In 2003, 310 kids took 638 AP exams with 55% scoring 3 or higher.
In 2002-03, Newman Smith High School had four National Merit Semi-Finalists, four National Merit Finalists, 14 National Merit Commended Students and four National Merit Hispanic Scholars.
In 2003-04, NSHS had six National Merit Semi-Finalists, two African American Semi-Finalists and 11 National Merit Commended Scholars.
In 2004-05, NSHS had 11 National Merit Finalists, 13 National Merit Semi-Finalists, 11 National Merit Commended Students, four National Hispanic Recognition Scholars.
In 2005-06, NSHS has 5 National Merit Semi-Finalists, 1 National Achievement Scholarship Program Participant (African American), 2 National Hispanic Scholars and 12 National Merit Commended Scholars.
In 2005, NSHS had, 41 Advanced Placement Scholars, 8 AP Scholars with Honor, and 17 AP Scholars with Distinction.
In 2005, 65% of students graduated on the Recommended or Distinguished Academic Plan and 93% enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college.
In 2005-06, Newman Smith High School's enrollment in Advanced Courses has increased significantly. Newman Smith total enrollment is 1812 seats of Pre-AP courses and 806 seats of AP enrollment. 50% of grade twelve students are enrolled in Advanced Placement Courses; 40.5% of grade eleven students are enrolled in Advanced Placement courses; 66.3% of grade ten students are enrolled in Pre-Advanced Placement courses and 46.5% of grade nine students are enrolled in Pre-AP courses.
The dropout rate for 2004-05 was less than a percentage point.
The Trojan Marching Band hosts the annual Carrollton Tournament of Champions at Standridge Stadium. It is a semi-large "warm-up" contest for marching bands in the area.
On March 03, 2008, Barack Obama visited Newman Smith High School.
[edit] Sports
Basketball
NBA Players
Jason Maxiell 1st rnd draft pick from Univ. of Cinn. Detroit Pistons (2004-present)
NCAA Players of Note
Greg Harrington (Tulsa 1998-2002) 2001-2002: Tulsa (NCAA): AssistsConf-1(5.2), FreeConf-1(85.7%), 13.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.2 apg
Football:
Bi-District Champs: 1983
NCAA Players: Robert Brooks: Univ. of Wisconsin, Greg Jones: Oklahoma State, Anthony Armstrong: West Texas A&M, Perry Cox: Western Illinois, Jay Mitchell:Western Illinois, Greg Thrasher: Navy, Jordan Reagan: Navy, Jesse Funk: Stephen F. Austin, Jonathan Lewis: Oklahoma State, Eric Ikonne: San Diego State, Richard Council: Indiana, Derek Cosper: Weber State, Adam Jones: Northwestern State University Tim Williams: Eastern New Mexico
Tennis:
NCAA Players:
Brandon Stevenson: University of California, San Diego, Andrew Dobbs: University of Idaho
Baseball:
District Champs: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Bi-District Champs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Ret. Numbers: 17-Fred Howard: Head Coach 1984-2002
NCAA Players:
Bobby Elder: Oral Roberts, Wayne Gratigny: Tennessee, Travis Bar: TCU, Chris Gay: Texas, Jeff Conway: Texas, Scott Dobbs: Arkansas, Ryan Brewer: Texas Tech, Mike Torti: Arizona State, Mike Ohm: West Texas A&M, Nathan Grindell: West Texas A&M, Jeff Herrick: Lamar University, Danny Horne: Texas, Ben Morrow: Sam Houston State, Paul Thorp: Baylor, Matt Howard: Arkansas, Mike McGowan: Texas Tech, Bryce Cox: Rice, Ty Wallace: Tulane, Kyle Freeman: Stephen F. Austin, Gabriel Marchant: Baylor, Tim Matthews: Baylor, Joe Towns: UT Tyler (Div.III), Ryan Reidel: UT Tyler (Div.III), Preston Claiborne: Tulane, Taylor Chinnock: Stephen F. Austin
NCJAA Players:
Bryan Stamp: North Central Texas, Travis Slayed: North Central Texas, Donald Williams: North Central Texas, Brandon Sprinkel: Navarro, Kyle Droll: Mountain View (Div.III), Chris Brinsfield: North Lake (Div.III), Desi Centro: North Lake (Div.III), Randy Lober: Brookhaven (Div.III), Robert Barbosa: Richland (Div.III), Jared Inman: Brookhaven (Div.III), George Rose: Eastfield (Div. III)
Minor League Baseball Players:
Deron Sample: New York Mets, Kyle Duke: Seattle Mariners, Chris Gay: Chicago White Sox, Jeff Conway: San Diego Padres, Mike Torti: Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Brewer: Kansas City Royals, Casey Smith: Cleveland Indians, Nathan Grindell: Cleveland Indians, Mark Koeth: Cleveland Indians, Paul Thorp: New York Yankees, Shane Wallace: St. Louis Cardinals, Billy Hogan: Seattle Mariners, Bryce Cox: Boston Red Sox
Wrestling:
Lance C. Thomas: 1994 Texas High School State Champion Andrew T. Thomas: State record for most wins in a season 61
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[edit] References
[edit] Notable alumni
Jason Maxiell - NBA Player
Taylor Hayes - Pornographic actress
[edit] External links
- Newman Smith High School - Official website
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Michael Nguyen - Superstar
