Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School

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Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School (SRMHS) is a high school in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1997 as a magnet school with a focus on math, science, and technology. Its mascot is the bulldog. The school was featured on MTV's High School Stories.

1 History
2 Location
3 Students
4 Notable alumni
5 Administration
6 Recent events
7 References

[edit] History

During February of 1994, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School was proposed by Wake County to provide a school for the southeastern area of Raleigh, focusing on math, science, and technology. On July 28, 1997, the school opened for grades 9–11, with an initial student population of 1100.

Beginning the 2004–2005 school year, the school changed its name to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School: Center for Leadership and Technology. The name change came with a new initiative on the part of former principal John Modest to encourage students through school activities to develop strong leadership skills.^[1]

Since opening, many concepts pioneered at Southeast Raleigh have been implemented throughout Wake County, including block scheduling and senior graduation projects. All students graduating in 2010 in the state of North Carolina will have to complete a graduation project.

[edit] Location

Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School is located on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school is near I-40 and Raleigh Beltline.

[edit] Students

As of 2006-2007, the school had a total population of 1,866 students. SRMHS was built to serve 1,699 students and has added 16 mobile units (trailers) to boost that number to 2,083.^[1] With the trailers, the school is at 89.6% capacity.^[1] Students attend school from 7:45AM to 2:50PM, with four classes each semester. Some classes, such as Advanced Placement courses, marching band and upper-level chorus, also operate on "A" or "B" days, allowing semester-long classes to be stretched out over a year.

The 2006-2007 racial breakdown was 61.7% Black, 31.2% White, 2.4% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic, 2.1% multi-racial, 0% Jews, 0.4% Native American and 0.1% Muslim ^[2]

[edit] Notable alumni

Leroy Harris - Offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans.

[edit] Administration

The current principal, Beulah Wright, graduated from Shaw University in 1975 with a bachelor's in Mathematics,^[3] as well as a M. Ed. in Educational Administration and Supervision from UNC-Wilmington, assumed the position with the responsibility of salvaging the school's budget. The average high school principal salary is $90,000. Beulah Wright's salary totals $131,651.04.^[4]

[edit] Recent events

In the 2006-2007 school year, a lawsuit was filed after an autistic teenager complained about being molested by a teacher's aide. The 16-year-old's mother took her child out of school in October after she found the Wake County School board unresponsive. On April 7, forty two year-old teacher's aide, Brian Grealey died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. The mother is now seeking damages worth over $20,000.^[5]

In July 2007, Scott Hovey, a teacher at the school since 2005, was arrested in Greensboro, NC and charged with soliciting a child .^[6] In March 2007, Larry Jewell, then assistant principal of the school, faced more than 50 sex-related charges including one that allegedly occurred on school grounds. His bail was several million dollars.^[7]