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Clark High School (Plano, Texas)

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Type
  
Free public

Principal
  
Janis Williams

Enrollment
  
1,587 (2014-2015)

Mascot
  
Panther

Established
  
1978

Grades
  
9th and 10th

Phone
  
+1 469-752-7200

Number of students
  
1,587

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.

Address
  
523 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75023, USA

District
  
Plano Independent School District

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.

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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 Janis Williams.

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. 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
  • References

    Clark High School (Plano, Texas) Wikipedia