Vines High School
| W.A. Vines High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1401 Highedge Drive Plano, Texas, (Collin County), 75075 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°01′05″N 96°44′38″W / 33.017934°N 96.743766°WCoordinates: 33°01′05″N 96°44′38″W / 33.017934°N 96.743766°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school (government funded), high school |
| Motto | Valor Honor Scholarship |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | Plano Independent School District |
| NCES District ID | 4835100[1] |
| CEEB Code | 445567 |
| NCES School ID | 483510003974[2] |
| Principal | Shauna Koehne |
| Faculty | 85.13 (on an FTE basis) [2] |
| Grades | 9–10 |
| Enrollment | 1,323 [2] (2010-2011 school year) |
| • Grade 9 | 670 [2] |
| • Grade 10 | 653 [2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.54 [2] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Purple and white |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Feeder schools | Wilson Middle School and Haggard Middle School |
| Feeder to | Plano Senior High School |
| Website |
www |
W. A. Vines High School (commonly Vines or VHS) is a free co-educational secondary school in Plano, Texas (USA) serving grades nine and ten. Wilson and Haggard Middle Schools feed into Vines. Founded in 1976, the school is part of the Plano Independent School District. Vines is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, which designates the school as "Recognized". The school colors are purple and white, and the school mascot is the Viking. Vines High School is one of the six high schools in PISD. Vines is one of two high schools that feeds into Plano Senior High School.
Academics
Vines now offers three Advanced Placement (AP) classes: Human Geography, European History and World History.
Achievements
- Vines received the Caudill Award for Architecture Excellence in school design.
- Vines received Exemplary Recognition from the Texas Education Agency based on 2002-2003 TAAS scores.
- Vines science fair and history fair students routinely compete and win at the district, regional, state, national, and international levels.
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Plano Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Vines H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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