- Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy is a unique public school offering a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology. Its existence is a result of a partnership of businesses and schools created to improve education in science, mathematics, and technology. PFTSTA is designed for motivated students in grades six through twelve. In August 2004, the school opened with 7th and 8th grades and will grow to include 7th through 12th grades in subsequent years.
It is located in Jefferson, LA, outside of
New Orleans . Named afterPatrick F. Taylor , this Sci-tech school currently has grades 6-12.The students are currently on ablock schedule , four separate 90 minute(an hour and a half) courses a day that changes the following semester. The school campus is located on the old Deckbar site, and each student receives a personal laptop to do school and homework on.Work and Grades
Patrick Taylor is a Jefferson Parish Specialty School! The students have to apply to the school with certain behavior and grades in order to be accepted. Test scores from March are to be viewed and also their final report cards from last year, the year before, and the year you are in, in order to be accepted into PFTSTA.
Clubs and Electives
Patrick Taylor has a diverse group of clubs and electives. Two electives are picked for grades eighth and up. Clubs are extracurricular and have meetings during lunch or after school. If you want to be challenged in school, you can always apply to go. It is not guaranteed that you will be accepted.
Electives
*Arts Survey - Drawing, painting and the like.
*Computer Science - How computers work.
*Web Mastery - Become a master ofHTML .
*Journalism - Interview and write articles for the year book, newsletter and otherpublications .
* Science Fiction - Study of the important genre.
*Pre-engineering - An introduction to engineering.
*IED - Advanced engineering.
*Psychology - Delve into the human mind.
*Sociology - Human patterns and relationships
*Spanish - A study of theSpanish language .There are many other electives added as the years go by.
Clubs
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Academic Games
*Bookmarked (book discussion group)
*International Club
*Jr. Beta
*ModelUnited Nations
*National Honor Society
*Outdoors/Adventure Club
*Photography Club
*Science Olympiad
*Students Against Alcohol and Drugs (SAAD)
*Tiger Tales
*Student Government Association
*Guitar Club
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Track
*Cross-Country
*Swimming
*Jazz ClubAwards
2006-2007
Patrick F. Taylor and its students have received several rewards.
*The 2006-2007 Jefferson Parish Student of the Year attends Taylor.
*A member of the Parents Association Committee was voted 2007 Volunteer of the Year.
*In the Jr Beta club, the
quiz bowl team is going to state. Also for Jr Beta, Impromptu Speaking, Public Speaking, the Spelling Bee, and math teams are going to state.*In
Academic Games , Patrick Taylor won 1st place Equations individual and team. In On-Sets, won 1st place individual and 3rd place team. In propaganda, a Taylor student scored first place. The LinguiSHTIKs team scored 2nd place. Four Taylor students were invited to go to Nationals in West Virginia. At Taylor, most students play Equations because it is fun and challenging.*In the Regional Social Studies Fair, Patrick Taylor students received the following rewards. 1st and 2nd place will move on to state.
**Middle School:
***1st Place - History Group
***2ndPlace - Geography Group
***3rd Place - Geography Individual
***1st Place - Sociology Group
***3rd Place - Sociology Individual
***2nd Place - Political Science Individual
***2nd Place - Economics Individual
***2nd Place - Anthropology Individual**High School:
***2nd Place - Political Science Group
***3rd Place - Political Science Individual
***1st Place - Sociology Group
***1st Place - Economics Group
***1st Place - History Individual*The school was spotlighted by
WWL-TV in its "Making the Grade" program;starring Horatio Glass. This was sponsored byDrew Brees .*A teacher won the 2006-2007 Teacher of the Year
*The principal won LA Technology Educator of the Year 2006.
*A student was chosen for theTulane University Science Scholars Program.
*The LEAP Engineering Club won Rookie of the Year Award.
*The Library received a check from LTC&ITT-Tech of almost $4,000.2007-2008
In
Academic Games for the year 2007-2008, Patrick F. Taylor won many awards for their efforts. Middle Division includes 6th-8th grades, Junior Division includes 9th-10th grades, and Senior Division includes 11th-12th grades.Propaganda:
*1st place - Junior Division Team
*3rd place - Junior Division IndividualLinguiSHTIK:
*2nd place - Middle Division Team
*2nd place - Middle Division Individual
*1st place - Junior Division Team
*2nd place - Junior Division Individual
*3rd place - Junior Division Individual
*3rd place - Senior Division TeamEquations:
*3rd place - Junior Division TeamOn-Sets:
* 3rd place – Middle Division Team
* 2nd place – Junior Division TeamFor the year 2007-2008, five Taylor students made it to nationals for Academic Games in Kissimmee, Florida, where they will "battle" it out with other students that are coming there too from other states in the U.S. Next year, those who make it to Nationals will all be going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Taylor Receives Laura Bush Foundation Grant: The Taylor school library has been selected to receive a grant of $7,500.
This year, Taylor won a contest for an author to come visit the school. Tiffany Trent (author of Hallowmere) came. Every student received a free copy of the first book, The Serpent's Coils.
Future
Patrick Taylor is on the old Deckbar site with grades 6th - 12th. Plans are being drawn up right now for a new building on the West Bank, near the Alario Center.
New Building
A three story campus is being drawn up right now. Many prominent businesses have shown interest in sponsoring the building!
External links
* [http://jpsst.jppss.k12.la.us/ PFTSTA web page]
* [http://jpsst.jppss.k12.la.us/NewSite/HTML/newsite.html New School Site Program]
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