Vines High School

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Coordinates: 33.01720° N 96.74299° W

Vines High School
Motto "Valor Honor Scholarship"
Established 1976
Type Public School
Principal Sarah H. Watkins
Location 1401 Highedge Drive
Plano, Texas
United States
District Plano Independent School District
Enrollment 1,260 students
Grades 9-10
Colors Purple and White
Mascot Viking
Website http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/vines

Vines 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. Vines High School feeds into Plano Senior High School along with students from Jasper High School.

[edit] Achievements

  • The 2005 AEIS gave Vines a rating of Academically Acceptable. [1]
  • Vines received the Caudill Award for Architecture Excellence in school design.[citation needed]
  • Vines received Exemplary Recognition from the Texas Education Agency based on 2002-2003 TAAS scores.[citation needed]
  • Vines science fair and history fair students routinely compete and place/win at the district, regional, state, national, and international levels.[citation needed]
  • Vines was named by Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) Just For The Kids (JFTK) National Honor Roll as one of the top 10 high schools in Texas. Texas Monthly recognized Vines for this accomplishment as well.[citation needed]

[edit] References

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