Newcastle High School (Oklahoma)

Newcastle High School
Address
101 North Main Street
Newcastle, Oklahoma, 73065-4104
United States
Coordinates 35°14′53″N 97°36′08″W / 35.24806°N 97.60222°WCoordinates: 35°14′53″N 97°36′08″W / 35.24806°N 97.60222°W
Information
Superintendent Mr. Tony O'Brien
President Mr. Doug Harryman
Chairperson Mr. Randy Corbin
Asst. Principal Mrs. Robbin Sanders
Principal Mr. Rob Gilstrap
Grades 9–12
Average class size 130
Color(s)               
Mascot Racecar
Nickname Racers
Team name Newcastle Racers
Tuition None
Athletic Director Dale Berglan
Website http://www.newcastle.k12.ok.us

Newcastle High School is a public school located in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Newcastle is a rapidly growing suburban community. Newcastle was first started as a settlement along the Ozark Trail, which is now called highway 62. The highway is now located along the South Canadian River, the city is named after Newcastle, Texas. The city was first named as South Newcastle in 1962, but then got its currently known name in 1965. The city of Newcastle is home to an array of public works projects that has made the city an educational template for surrounding areas. Through numerous bond issues, Newcastle has constructed a remarkable Early Child Development Center, Performing Arts Center, High School Basketball Arena, and is home to one of the most notable Football Stadiums in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area.[1] At one point Newcastle High School was known as the Crickets until it was changed to the Racers. Their school colors also included red until it was officially decided that it would be white and blue with black as an unofficial color. The high school enrolls 498 students from grades 9-12 of the Newcastle school system. There is a 96% graduation rate and student teacher ratio of 17.12:1.[2]

[3] · English I · English II · English III · English IV · Ace Math · Algebra I · Algebra II · Geometry · Trigonometry · Math and finance · Physical Science · Biology I · Anatomy and Physiology · Zoology · Chemistry · Botany · Chemistry I · Oklahoma History · Modern History · U.S History · Economics · Government

Special Courses

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Newcastle offers over 30 different electives to choose from. [5] · Service Learning · Office Procedures · Racer 101 · Spanish I · Spanish II · Research Skills · Drama I · Yearbook · Creative Writing · Advanced Reading · Strength and Conditioning · Personal Fitness · Weightlifting Team and Individual Sports I · Weightlifting Team and Individual Sports II · Health · Surviving and Thriving/ Career Orientation · Marriage and Family Life/ Parenting & Child Development · Family and Consumer Sciences I · Family and Consumer Sciences II · Music Appreciation/ Music Cultures · Choir · Beginning Vocal Music · Art I · Art II · Art III-IV · Band Honor Band · Introduction to Animal Science · Leadership and Personal Development · Natural Resources · Agricultural Communications · Agriscience I · Agricultural Power and Technology · Fundamentals of Technology · Fundamentals of Administrative Technologies · Fundamentals of Web Design · Multimedia & Image Management Techniques

Principles of Technology Civics/ International Problems

Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered for Math, English, and Science classes. [6] · Pre-AP English I · Pre-AP English II · Advanced Placement English III · Advanced Placement English IV · Pre-AP Geometry · Pre-AP Algebra II · Pre-AP Calculus · Advanced placement Calculus · Advanced Placement Environmental Science · Advanced Placement Statistics · Advanced Placement Chemistry · Advanced Placement Biology · Advanced Placement United States History · Advanced Placement Government and Politics- United States and Comparative · Advanced Placement Psychology

[7] Students have the opportunity to take college courses their junior and senior years through Oklahoma City Community College and Redlands Community College. Any junior or senior with the GPA and/or ACT scores can take concurrent. Concurrent is replacement for certain high school courses with college courses. If you take concurrent you get the credit for the high school class and the college class. You can enroll in a number of different colleges in the state of Oklahoma.

Minimum High School Performance Criteria for Admission of First-Time-Entering Students University of Oklahoma Option 1 Minimum ACT/ SAT Option 2 Minimum GPA and Class Rank Resident: 24/1090 AND 3.0 GPA or top 50%1 Resident: 3.0 GPA AND top 25%1 University of Oklahoma Non-resident students will be considered for admission using holistic review and selection considering several factors that predict academic success (high school grade point average, high school course rigor, academic engagement, writing ability, leadership and ACT/SAT scores). Option 1 Minimum ACT/ SAT Option 2 Minimum GPA and Class Rank Option 3 Minimum GPA2 in the 15-Unit Core 24/1090 3.0 GPA AND top 33% 3.0 GPA AND ACT 21 or SAT 980 Option 4 ACT/SAT or High School GPA plus Cognitive Factors and Non-Cognitive Factors3


Oklahoma State University 

• Students who score between current OSU admission standards and the minimum

State Regents’ standards (22 ACT/1020 SAT or un-weighted high school core curriculum GPA of at least 3.0) • Cognitive Factors (60 percent) • Non-Cognitive Factors (40 percent)

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 24/1090 AND 3.0 GPA or top 50% 3.0 GPA AND top 25% 3.0 GPA AND ACT 22 or SAT 1020 Regional Universities 20/940 2.7 GPA AND top 50% 2.7 GPA Community Colleges No minimum required

Student are able to enroll in classes at Mid-America Career and Technology Center their junior and senior years of high school.

Graduating Requirements

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Nationally Certified Teachers

Newcastle High School has four Nationally Board Certified Teachers (NBCT). National Board Certification is awarded to accomplished teachers who have gone above and beyond what is expected. Applicants must submit ten assessments to the board, which are reviewed by trained teachers.[9]

Awards

ACT Oklahoma 2011 College Readiness Award [10]

Clubs and Organizations

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Service-oriented GPA Requirement:3.5 application based on leadership, scholarship, citizenship, Major Service Projects: Food Drive Thank you cards for teachers

Provide opportunities for chapter members in leadership and development. Develop leadership abilities through participation in career and technology education, civic, recreational,and social activities. Promote high standards in ethics, workmanship, and scholarship. Develop the ability of students to plan together, organize, and carry out worthy activities and projects through the use of the democratic process. Create enthusiasm for learning.

- Drama is a new program that started in 2013. Drama is becoming a class in the 2014-2015 school year. The purpose of drama is to help students grow in the art of theater, whether it be an on-stage acting position or a behind the scenes set crew position. Drama has done 1 play so far, The Christmas Princess by Arthur M. Jolly, and are in the process of another. Anyone can join. Meetings are held once a week every Monday after school. When we are in the middle of a play, rehearsals are held 3 times a week on different days starting at 3:15.

Success in the Arts

The school provides fine arts programs like choir and band. These groups have had multiple successful years in contests, earning excellent and superior ratings at district and state contests.

Choir: 2013-14 - Superior (I) rating at district contest, Superior (I) rating at OSSAA state contest at OBU

Band: 2010, 2012-14 - Superior (I) rating at OSSAA State Marching Contest at Cameron University in Lawton, OK


Athletics

The Newcastle Racers compete in many sports organized by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The Racers are perennial contenders in many sports, and won the Class 3A State Football Championship in 1992. To be able to participate in any sport at Newcastle, you must hold at or higher than a D minus. You can not be a transfer and play any varsity sport for a year unless you have a hardship.

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

"Newcastle Public Schools." Newcastle Public Schools. SharpSchool, 1 Jan. 2004. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. <http://www.newcastle.k12.ok.us/>.

Bond Issue Information

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Bond Overview

To date, the bond projects that have been completed include the new wellness center, field house and concession stand/bathrooms, artificial turf football field, technology and transportation upgrades, bleachers in the middle school gym, and a transportation maintenance facility. The 25,000 square foot, 700-seat auditorium, and the 9,500 square foot library on the Newcastle High School campus is set to be complete for the 2012-2013 school year. The auditorium addition also includes a new vocal music classroom, which currently meets in the band room, and a new drama classroom.

Bond Facts

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Newcastle Public Schools". Retrieved 3/9/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "Home of the Racers". Newcastle, OK, Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ↑ 2014-2015 Course Description, Newcastle High School
  4. ↑ "Course Descriptions". Retrieved 2/21/12. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ 2014-2015 Course Description, Newcastle High School
  6. ↑ 2014-2015 Course Description, Newcastle High School
  7. ↑ Admission Standards 2013-2014 FIRST-TIME ENTERING STUDENTS
  8. ↑ "Requirements". Retrieved 2012-2-29. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ↑ "What is National Board Certification?". National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  10. ↑ "State Supt. Janet Barresi Congratulates ACT College Readiness Award Schools". Oklahoma State Department of Education. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Clubs & Organizations". Newcastle High School Student Handbook. Newcastle High School. Retrieved 2012-2-27. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ↑ "Bond Issue".
  13. ↑ "Senator Anthony Sykes - District 24". Oklahoma State Senate. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  14. ↑ "Our Miss Oklahomas". Miss Oklahoma Pageant. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  15. ↑ "Our Staff: Newcastle Clinic". Physical Therapy Central, Inc. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  16. ↑ "2012-13 Women's Basketball Coaches". Oklahoma Baptist University. Retrieved 2012-12-08.

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