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Principal |
Dr. Mary Gagne, Director email the principal |
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Special features |
boarding, gifted and talented |
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Scheduling features |
extended day |
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Dress code |
No dress code |
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School Mission
- The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities is a residential honors program for gifted and talented Texas high school students who seek to develop their full potential as citizens and who show special interest and aptitude for study in the Humanities. TALH objectives are
1. to provide an enriched environment for gifted and talented
high school juniors and seniors to complete their high school
education and to attend college courses for credit, and
2. to provide opportunities for leadership development through
volunteerism, organizational participation, tutoring, and other
forms of campus and community service.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French, German and Spanish.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 2, 11, 12
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Students take all university courses for dual credit.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: badminton, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: badminton, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: National Honor Society; Junior Statesmen of America; TALH Ambassadors and TALH Student Government.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting, ceramics, dance and video/film production.
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Other news or notes
- The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities was created by the Legislature of the State of Texas (S.B. 1554) in 1993 to offer intellectually advanced, mature high school juniors and seniors in the state the opportunity to pursue the ideas of academic excellence, ethical leadership, and community service within the context of a rigorous university setting. All students admitted to the unique residential program receive full-tuition scholarships for 15 credit hours per semester from the State of Texas. TALH operates as a dual-credit academic institution under the auspices of the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System. In its capacity as a special-purpose school district, the Academy has been authorized to confer its own diploma at graduation. While some TALH students remain at Lamar University after their senior year, others continue their college education elsewhere.
| College and Work Preparation |
- 80-100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- This school was established between 1990-1994.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades, auditions or other criteria.
- Few of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 96-100% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in performing arts.
- This school also emphasizes: humanities, liberal arts.
- Regular classroom hours: varied to varied.
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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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