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Newman Smith High School 
Address 2335 N. Josey Lane
Carrollton, TX, Denton County, 75006, United StatesInformation School type Public, Secondary School district Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Principal Joe Pouncy Grades 9th through 12th Enrollment 2200 (2004) Color(s) Green and Gold
Mascot Trojans Information (972) 968-5200 Website Newman Smith High School Newman Smith High School is a secondary school in Carrollton, Texas, United States in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and opened 1975. Smith serves sections of Carrollton and Dallas.
In 2009, the school was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
Contents
History
In the early 1970s, enrollment at R.L. Turner High School had passed 3,000 students, so a site near Josey Lane and Jackson Road was acquired for a second campus. The new facility opened in the fall of 1975, housing eighth and ninth grade students living north of Belt Line Road. During the second year, the school housed ninth and tenth grade students. The third year the school housed eighth through eleventh grade. And the fourth year, the school housed eighth through twelfth grade students. The first graduating class was 1979, with students attending four years, and the class of 1980 had attended five years.
In 1981 the eighth grade classes were moved to the newly completed North Carrollton Junior High School (now Dan F. Long Middle School) and an auditorium and second cafeteria were added. Newman Smith's student population grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s as new housing developments were built in north area ofCarrollton. To relieve the overcrowding, Smith's boundaries were adjusted in 1988, moving approximately five-hundred students who lived south of Jackson and Keller Springs roads back to R.L. Turner, which had excess capacity at the time.
By the mid 1990s enrollment at Newman Smith was nearing 3,000 students and construction began on Creekview High School, the district's third. It was opened in the fall of 1998 and Smith's southern attendance boundary was moved back to Belt Line Road. The northern boundary was set along the newly opened President George Bush Turnpike. Today, Newman Smith High School serves all students from Ted Polk Middle School, as well as some students from DeWitt Perry and Dan F. Long Middle Schools.
Newman Smith also admits any students within the district If they would like to join the International Business Academy.
Achievements
In 1998, Newman Smith High School was selected as a United States Department of Education New American High School and Blue Ribbon School of Excellence[2]. The school received a Special Award For Art Education from the National Endowment For The Arts in 1998. In 2002–03, NSHS was selected to become a member of the Texas Pathfinder Collaborative (Texas Mentor School Program). In 2003, the Trojans received a three-star rating for academic excellence from Texas Monthly magazine. Newman Smith High School was selected as one of "America's Best High Schools" by the Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine in 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06. Newman Smith High was ranked No. 549 out of the top 1,000 US Schools in 2005–2006.
Source: D Magazine "Best High School" ranking for 2005–06 (#20 out of 109 ranked DFW Metroplex Schools)
Sports
Basketball
District Champs: 2009
Bi-District Champs: 2009
NBA Players
NCAA Players of Note
- Jonathan Forinash (Southern Methodist University) 1998–2002
- Greg Harrington (Tulsa 1998–2002) 2001–2002: Tulsa (NCAA): AssistsConf-1(5.2), FreeConf-1(85.7%), 13.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.2 apg
- Glendon Alexander Oklahoma State University and Arkansas: Holds Texas state 5A record for career points and played in the McDonald's All American Game
Bi-District Champs: 1983, 2009, 2010
Area Champs: 2009, 2010
Region Semifinal: Runner-Up 2009, 2010
NCAA Players:
- Robert Brooks: Wisconsin
- Greg Jones: Oklahoma State
- Anthony Armstrong: West Texas A&M
- Perry Cox: Western Illinois
- Jay Mitchell: Western Illinois
- Alex Pettersen: Missouri
- Greg Thrasher: Navy
- Jordan Reagan: Navy
- Jesse Funk: Stephen F. Austin
- Jonathan Lewis: Oklahoma State
- Eric Ikonne: San Diego State
- Richard Council: Indiana
- Derek Cosper: Weber State
- Adam Jones: Northwestern State
- Tim Williams: Eastern New Mexico
- Randall Joyner: Southern Methodist University
- Dre Perkins: Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Mareiko Miles: Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Al Lasker: Air Force
- Sterling Endsley Northwestern State University
NFL Players:
- Anthony Armstrong: Washington Redskins
Tennis:
NCAA Players:
- Brandon Stevenson: San Diego
- Andrew Dobbs: Idaho
- Julie Hrebec: Texas Tech
- Paul Mink: University of Colorado at Boulder
Baseball:
District Champs: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Bi-District Champs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Ret. Numbers: 17-Fred Howard: Head Coach 1984–2002
NCAA Players:
- Bobby Elder: Oral Roberts
- Wayne Gratigny: Tennessee
- Travis Bar: TCU
- Chris Gay: Texas
- Jeff Conway: Texas
- Scott Dobbs: Arkansas
- Ryan Brewer: Texas Tech
- Chris Reeves: Kansas University
- Mike Torti: Arizona State
- Mike Ohm: West Texas A&M
- Nathan Grindell: West Texas A&M
- Jeff Herrick: Lamar
- Danny Horne: Texas
- Ben Morrow: Sam Houston State
- Paul Thorp: Baylor
- Matt Howard: Arkansas
- Mike McGowan: Texas Tech
- Bryce Cox: Rice
- Ty Wallace: Tulane
- Kyle Freeman: Stephen F. Austin
- Gabriel Marchant: Baylor, College of Charleston
- Tim Matthews: Baylor
- Joe Towns: UT Tyler (Div.III)
- Ryan Reidel: UT Tyler (Div.III)
- Preston Claiborne: Tulane
- Taylor Chinnock: Stephen F. Austin
NAIA Players:
- Darin Green: Dallas Baptist University
- Collin Budd: Northwood University
- Scotty Hoyes: Lubbock Christian University
NJCAA Players:
- Bryan Stamp: North Central Texas
- Travis Slayed: North Central Texas
- Donald Williams: North Central Texas
- Brandon Sprinkel: Navarro
- Kyle Droll: Mountain View (Div.III)
- Chris Brinsfield: North Lake (Div.III)
- Desi Centro: North Lake (Div.III)
- Randy Lorber: Brookhaven (Div.III)
- Robert Barbosa: Richland (Div.III)
- Jared Inman: Brookhaven (Div.III)
- George Rose: Eastfield (Div. III)
Major League Baseball Players:
- Deron Sample: New York Mets
- Kyle Duke: Seattle Mariners
- Chris Gay: Chicago White Sox
- Jeff Conway: San Diego Padres
- Mike Torti: Philadelphia Phillies
- Ryan Brewer: Kansas City Royals
- Casey Smith: Cleveland Indians
- Nathan Grindell: Cleveland Indians
- Mark Koeth: Cleveland Indians
- Paul Thorp: New York Yankees
- Shane Wallace: St. Louis Cardinals
- Billy Hogan: Seattle Mariners
- Bryce Cox: Boston Red Sox
- Andrew Brown: St. Louis Cardinals
- Lance C. Thomas: 1994 Texas High School State Champion
- Andrew T. Thomas: State record for most wins in a season (61)
- Walter Song: 2002 Texas High School State Champion
Golf:
- Brian Watts: 2nd Place 1998 U.S. Open Championship
- Paul Manganilla: 2000–2001 Navarro College & 2002–2004 UT – Pan Am
References
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)
External links
- Newman Smith High School – Official website
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- Educational institutions established in 1975
- High schools in Dallas County, Texas
- Carrollton, Texas
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