North Garland High School

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North Garland High School
Address
2109 W Buckingham Road
Garland, Texas, Dallas County, 75042
USA
Coordinates 32°55′50″N 96°39′33″W / 32.93049, -96.65920
Information
School district Garland ISD
Superintendent Curtis Culwell, Ed.D.[1]
Principal Dr. Susie Fegraeus[2]
Assistant principals Daniel Cummings
Leetha-Nicole
Vicki Jackson-High
Ray Merrill[2]
Staff 201[3]
Enrollment

2,052[3] (2007)
Grade 9 582
Grade 10 529
Grade 11 478
Grade 12 463
CEEB Code 442732
Average class size 21 English
21 foreign language
22 math
22 science
25 social studies[3]
Student:teacher ratio 12.3 (2006)[3]
Average SAT scores 1015 (2006)[3]
Average ACT scores 20 (2006)[3]
School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English
Hours in school day 7 [4]
Fight song Minnesota Rouser
Mascot Raider Sam[5]
Color(s) Red and Black [5]         
Yearbook Marauder[6]
Newspaper The Raider Echo[5]
Homepage North Garland High School

North Garland High School is a public secondary school located in Garland, Texas (USA). North Garland High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District.

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[edit] Curriculum

North Garland High School is known as a magnet school, primarily because of its specialized vocational program entitled the MST (Math, Science, and Technology) program. The MST Program, established by the school district in 1998, consists of various technical courses that focus on computer science, environmental science, telecommunications, engineering, and medical studies.[7] The concentrations that are offered by the Program includes computer science, multimedia applications, telecommunications, medical studies (academic/technical), engineering, comprehensive science studies, and interdisciplinary studies.[8]

North Garland is one of the five schools in the district that implements a block scheduling system, where students take four classes per day on alternating school days. North Garland developed the system in the spring of 1991 as part of the campus improvement plan. It allows students to earn eight graduation credits per year compared to seven credits on the traditional system.[9]

[edit] Statistics (per 2006)

The attendance rate for students at the school is 96%, compared with a state average of 96%. 45% of the students at North Garland are economically disadvantaged, 11% enroll in special education, 4% enroll in gifted and talent programs, 69% are enrolled in career and technology programs, and 15% are considered "limited English proficient."[3]

The ethnic makeup of the school is 40% Hispanic, 23% White, non-Hispanic, 19% African American, 18% Asian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1% Native American.[3]

The average class sizes at North Garland are 21 students for English, 21 for foreign language, 22 for math, 22 for science, and 25 for social studies.[3]

Teachers at the school carry, on average, 10 years of teaching experience and 12% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers.[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Michael Phillips - Historian, author of "White Metropolis: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in Dallas, 1841-2001"[10]

[edit] Feeder Patterns

Garland ISD is a Free Choice school district, which allows the parent to choose which school his or her children want to attend within the district.[11]

Jackson Technology Center feeds into North Garland High School for students continuing on the MST Program. Beaver Technology Center and Watson Technology Center feed students continuing on the MST Program to Jackson Technology Center, and ultimately into North Garland High School.[7]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ GISD - Leadership. Retrieved on 12 February 2008
  2. ^ a b GISD - Staff for North Garland High School. Retrieved on 14 December 2007
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2006-2007 TEA AEIS Campus Performance. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  4. ^ North Garland High School - Bell Schedule. Retrieved on 2 February 2008
  5. ^ a b c North Garland High School - About. Retrieved on 2 February 2008
  6. ^ North Garland High School - Organizations. Retrieved on 2 February 2008
  7. ^ a b GISD - Math, Science, Technology Magnet Programs. Retrieved on 1 February 2008
  8. ^ North Garland High School - MST Concentrations of Study. Retrieved on 1 February 2008.
  9. ^ GISD - School Hours. Retrieved on 5 February 2008.
  10. ^ http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/phiwhi.html retrieved on 27 March 2008
  11. ^ GISD - Choice of School. Retrieved on 14 December 2007

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