Clark High School (Plano, Texas)

R.C. Clark High School
Address
523 West Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, Texas
United States
Coordinates 33°03′31″N 96°42′11″W / 33.0585°N 96.7031°W / 33.0585; -96.7031Coordinates: 33°03′31″N 96°42′11″W / 33.0585°N 96.7031°W / 33.0585; -96.7031
Information
Type Free public
Motto Clark High School, in partnership with parents and community, promotes high standards of academic excellence, personal integrity, and individual responsibility which foster success in a diverse and ever-changing society.
Established 1978
School district Plano Independent School District
Principal Pamela Clark[1]
Grades 9th and 10th
Enrollment 1,580 (2014-15)[2]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Red, white, and black
              
Mascot Cougar
Website k12.pisd.edu/clark-high-school

R. C. Clark High School is a free co-educational secondary school in Plano, Texas (USA) serving grades nine and ten. Founded in 1978, the school is part of the Plano Independent School District. Hendrick Middle School, Carpenter Middle School, and Schimelpfenig Middle School feed into Clark. Students leaving Clark go on to attend Plano Senior High School. The school colors are red, white, and black, and the school mascot is the Cougar.

The high school recently added a new wing to the building for the 2012-2013 school year due to overcrowding in the old building. The new building houses science, art, and foreign language classes. It also boasts new listening labs in some of the foreign language rooms.

Clark High School maintains a population of over 1,500. The school's current principal is Pamela Clark .[3]

History

Clark High School is named in honor of Richard Calhoun Clark, a pioneer, and farmer who served in the Civil War under General R.W. Carpenter after the death of his father.

Courses

Clark High School currently offers 3 AP courses: AP Human Geography, AP World History, and AP European History. Additionally, starting in the 2017-2018 school year, Clark will also offer AP Fundamentals of Computer Science. Students may also take AP Statistics at Plano Senior High School if they have completed all prior math courses. If there are enough students registered for the course, Clark High School will offer AP Calculus AB or BC; otherwise, students may take the course at Plano Senior High School. Clark also offers a variety of honors, regulars, and extracurricular courses along with many sports. Students with stellar athletic ability may choose to compete with the Plano Senior High School teams instead of with Clark.

School awards

  • Exemplary and/or Recognized Ratings by the Texas Education Agency.
  • 2006 Just for the Kids Honor Role recipient
  • Texas Successful Schools Award for Outstanding Improvement in Reading & Math.
  • Meadows Charitable School Projects Award
  • 1992–93 National Blue Ribbon School[4]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Clark H S". Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.