Highland School of Technology
- Highland School of Technology
Infobox_High School
name = Highland School of Technology
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motto = "A world class school educating world class students"
category = Magnet School
district = Gaston County Schools
established = 2000
principal = Lee Dedmon
location = 1600 North Morris St.
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052
coordinates = coord|35|16|49|N|81|11|26|W|display=inline
enrollment = 561
staff =
conference = Southern Piedmont (1A) (independent in football only)
teamname = Rams
song =
colors = Navy blue and gold
rivals = Bessemer City High School
website = [http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/highland/ www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/ highland] |
Highland School of Technology is a magnet public high school located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It is the first magnet school available to students in the Gaston County Schools public school district and draws students from each of the other eight high schools in the district. The percentage of students at Highland from a particular feeder high school is equal to the overall percentage of that school's students in the district. Students are selected through a lottery among qualified 8th-grade applicants[ [http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/highland/ Official Highland website] . Retrieved on 2008-07-24.] . ]The school opened to freshman and sophomores in the 2000 school year. The first graduating class was in 2003.
Campus and facilites
Highland School was remodeled from the former Highland Junior High School. The new configuration of the hallways has 3 hallways, a gymnasium, and a football field. The halls are labeled A, B and C, and are quasi-sorted by career-technical academy. For example, the A hall has all of the Medical classrooms, such as the dental lab located in the vicinity. There are two commons areas; Medford Commons, which all students congregate and socialize in before going to classrooms, Times Square where the halls meet.
Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Woelfel were the Valedictorian and the Salutatorian of the Class of 2007.
Vocational Academies
Each student enters the school as a member of one of the three academies. Within each academy there are various pathways available for the students, each with its own sequence of required courses[ [http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/highland/ Official Highland website] . Retrieved on 2008-07-24.] . The three academies offered are:]
*Communications and Information Technology
*Health Sciences and BioTechnology
*Manufacturing and Engineering/Graphics References
External links
* [http://highlandtech.us Official Highland School of Technology Website]
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