Thurgood Marshall High School | |
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4447 Hoover Ave Dayton, Ohio, 45417 U.S. |
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School type | Public Secondary School |
School board | Dayton Public Schools |
Principal | David Lawrence |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 700 approx. |
Language | English |
Area | Urban |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Mascot | Cougar |
Website | Thurgood Marshall Website |
Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school in Dayton, Ohio.[1] The school is named for the late African American pioneering civil rights attorney and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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Thurgood Marshall students select either the School of Humanities and Cultural Studies or Service and Leadership as ninth graders. The incoming freshmen apply for the admission into the AMA (Academic Magnet Academy) and are accepted based upon meeting the program’s entrance requirements. These learning communities are designed to prepare students for entrance into a colleges and universities of higher learning. It is the mission of the small learning communities of Thurgood Marshall High School to prepare students to become active, functioning citizens by providing them with knowledge and skills in academics and humanities.