- Charles E. Jordan High School
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Charles E. Jordan High School 
Location 6806 Garrett Road
Durham, North Carolina
, USA 
Coordinates 35°55′21″N 78°57′44″W / 35.922483°N 78.962283°WCoordinates: 35°55′21″N 78°57′44″W / 35.922483°N 78.962283°W Information Type Public Established 1963 School district Durham Public Schools Principal Gregory Newlin Enrollment 1829 Color(s) Red and Blue Mascot Falcon Website http://jordan.dpsnc.net/ Charles E. Jordan High School (generally referred to as Jordan) is located in Durham, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in Durham Public Schools. It is located on Garrett Road near Hope Valley Road in southwest Durham. The school mascot is the falcon.
Jordan students come from many area middle schools such as Shepard, Sherwood Githens, Lowe's Grove, Immaculata, and Rogers-Herr.
Jordan had an enrollment of approximately 2014 students as of 2010.[1] Students at Jordan come from a broad swathe of southern and western Durham, covering neighborhoods of varying socio-economic backgrounds. The school is fairly balanced between black and white students but has seen a rising number of Hispanic students due to the influx of native Spanish-speakers in Durham's population.
In 2005, Newsweek magazine ranked Jordan 192nd in its annual listing of top high schools in the United States. In 2007, Newsweek ranked Jordan as the 307th best high school in America.[2] This study was based largely on the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Tests taken to the number of graduating high school seniors.
Athletics are also prominent at the school. Traditionally, Chapel Hill High School is Jordan's biggest athletic rival, although in recent years East Chapel Hill High School has emerged as another rival. Jordan has won over 17 state championships in athletics since its opening in 1963. The Jordan Varsity Soccer Team has done very well throughout the past 20 years, securing state championships during the 1990, 2001 and 2010 seasons. The 2010 team achieved a ranking of 2nd in the nation. Hillside High School remains the school's primary football rival.
The Mission Statement of Jordan High School: The mission is to provide students with the opportunity to explore a body of knowledge; to develop academic, physical and social skills; and to practice thinking and decision-making processes in an open and orderly environment.[3]
After a controversial year, Gregory Newlin recently announced that he would be taking the principal job at Grimsley High School, thus leaving after one year. While information about the new principal selection committee has not yet been announced, the responsibilities should fall to the newly merged Site-Based and School Improvement Committees.
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History
The Charles E. Jordan High School education complex on Garrett Road opened in 1963. The high school at that time belonged to the Durham County School System along with Northern High School and Southern High School. Originally called Charles E. Jordan Junior-Senior High School, in its first year it contained grades 8 through 11. Now the school contains grades 9 through 12.
Githens Junior High School (now called Githens Middle School) once shared buildings with Jordan High School beginning in 1966. An interior gate on a hall way divided the two schools. Githens contained grades (7, 8 and 9). In 1988 a new stand alone Githens Junior High School building was completed at 4800 Chapel Hill Road. Jordan High School then took the entire building it currently occupies.
During the 1980s Jordan High School was the second largest high school in Durham County after Northern High School. Today Jordan High School rivals Riverside High School in size as one of the largest schools in Durham Public Schools.
See also
References
- ^ "20-day Enrollment Report" (PDF). Durham Public Schools. http://www.dpsnc.net/images/stories/06-07ADM.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "4 DPS high schools named to Newsweek Top 1,200 list". Durham Public Schools. http://www.dpsnc.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5296&Itemid=1111. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Freshman Classes Host Local Professionals for Career Unit". http://jordan.dpsnc.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.
External links
- Official website
- The Jordan High School Band
- Durham Jordan Falcons' Football site
- Jordan Lacrosse Team
- HighSchool Soccer Rankings
High Schools City of Medicine Academy • J.D. Clement Early College High School • Durham (now closed) • Hillside • Hillside New Tech • Holton Career & Resource Center • Jordan • Middle College • Northern • Performance Learning Center • Riverside • Southern • Southern School of EngineeringMiddle Schools Brogden • Carrington • Chewning • Githens • Lakewood Montessori Middle School • Lowe's Grove • Neal • Rogers-Herr • Shepard • W.G. PearsonElementary Schools Bethesda • Burton • C. C. Spaulding • Club Boulevard • Creekside • Easley • Eastway • E. K. Powe • Eno Valley • Fayetteville St. • Forest View • George Watts • Glenn • Harris • Hillandale • Holt • Hope Valley • Lakewood • Little River • Mangum • Merrick-Moore • Morehead • Oak Grove • Parkwood • Pearson • Pearsontown • Smith • SouthwestSecondary Schools Durham School of the Arts • Hospital School • LakeviewCategories:- High schools in North Carolina
- Durham Public Schools
- Schools in Durham County, North Carolina
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