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Special features |
special education program, nonprofit, gifted and talented |
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Scheduling features |
block scheduling |
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School Mission
- Every student a learner, every learner a graduate, every graduate a success.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French and Spanish.
- Bilingual programs in Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism, serious emotional disturbance, hearing impairments, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities, limited intellectual functioning, orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, multiple disabilities and other health impairments.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on career exploration or preparation.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 9, 10
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Dual Credit courses in fire science, government, economics, English, welding, automobile technology are offered
- Embedded tutorials allow for students to receive additional 35 minutes of tutoring by experts in each core area daily during the instructional day.
- Students participate in two week skills checks assessing knowledge of Student Expectations of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
- Students have block schedule--earning 8 credits/yr; they have 4 classes per day, except Fridays, they attend all 8 classes for 45 min.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Academic Decathlon-upper classmen; no cost; JUST--Social Justice Club--all students; no cost; Key Club----all students; no cost; Student Council--all students; no cost; BucVision--media broadcasting/filming--upper classmen; no cost and UIL Math, Accounting, Calculus, etc. teams--no cost.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, drawing/painting, ceramics, dance, video/film production and Piano/Mariachi/Speech.
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Parent and Community Support
- Involved in sports booster clubs, PTSA, parent volunteers program, attending classes for parents--Technology, ESL, GED, Nutrition, Physical Fitness, etc.
| College and Work Preparation |
- 40-59% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 20-39% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 298 students per computer.
- 95% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established before 1920.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: University of Texas at Austin; Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Students also enroll by: Students enrolled in the Fire Science Academy for firefighters may transfer in from schools across the district if they meet admission requirements.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Police officers/cameras.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in performing arts, technology and visual arts.
- This school also emphasizes: Fire Science Academy.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:50 a.m to 4:10 p.m.
- Accredited by SASC in 2005.
- Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
- Principal has 3 years of experience.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/04/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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