Metro Academic and Classical High School
| Metro Academic and Classical High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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4015 McPherson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63108 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet high school |
| Established | 1972 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| School district | St. Louis Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Kelvin Adams |
| Principal | Wilfred Doug Moore |
| Vice Principal | Wade Mayham |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and White |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Information | (314) 534-3894 |
| Website | School web site |
Metro Academic and Classical High School is a public high school in St. Louis, Missouri that is part of the St. Louis Public Schools.
History
Metro opened in 1972 in a five-room building at 2135 Chouteau Avenue as one of the first magnet schools in the St. Louis Public Schools.[1] In the 1970s, the school moved to the Temple Israel building at 5017 Washington Boulevard, and in 1996, it moved to its current location in a purpose-built school building.[1] In 1997, the school's founder and principal, Betty Wheeler, retired.[2] Her replacement, Pamela Randall, served until 2003, when she entered district administration and later served as superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools.[3] Randall's replacement, Wilfred Doug Moore, remains the current principal of Metro High School.[4]
One of the features of Metro is that all students are required to perform 75 hours of community service per year.[5]
Metro has been ranked among the top public high schools by Newsweek and has won national and state-level awards for quality. For the 2003–2004 school year, Metro was named a Missouri Gold Star school and a national Blue Ribbon school.[6] It was again named a Missouri Gold Star school and Blue Ribbon school in 2007–2008.[6] In 2012, Newsweek ranked the school as 125 out of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States.[7]
References
- 1 2 Samuel Autman (22 October 1996). "Gym Dandy at Metro High–Students, Teachers Give New Building an A". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Robert Patrick (23 May 2011). "Betty Wheeler–Founded Innovative 'School Without Walls' Here". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Trisha L. Howard (17 November 2004). "City Schools Chief Takes Leave". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Jake Wagman (5 September 2003). "4 New Principals Named". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Boyer, Ernest L. (1983). "High School". New York: Harper & Row.
- 1 2 Mary Ann Burns (2009). Gold Star and Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition Programs (PDF) (Report). Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. pp. 17–18, 20. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "America's Best High Schools 2012". Newsweek. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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