Shamrock Gardens Elementary School

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name= Shamrock Gardens Elementary School
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motto = Making a difference for each child
established = circa 1954
type = Public
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staff = 36 teachers
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principal = Duane Wilson
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students = 450
city = Charlotte
state = North Carolina
country = US
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colors = Green, Gold, and White
mascot = Wildcat
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website = http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/shamrock/
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Shamrock Gardens Elementary School (or simply Shamrock) is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina's Shamrock neighborhood. Shamrock acts as a feeder school to Cochrane Middle School, Eastway Middle School and subsequently Garinger High School which is also in Shamrock. Like Garinger, Shamrock's mascot is a wildcat.

About

Until the late-1990s Shamrock was known for being an "open air" school, meaning that the hallways were partially exposed to the elements. This changed with the expansion of the school to accommodate more students due to Charlotte's population surge. Shamrock fields an interscholastic basketball team, named the wildcats due to the school's close ties to Garinger High School. The goal of the team is to teach children life lessons through sports.

Problems

Shamrock has been criticized, sometimes a bit harshly, in the media for it's low test scores. This has let to some families leaving Shamrock's catchment area so their children will attend another school. [ [http://charlotterealtor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/plaza-midwood-a-new-urbanism-vibe/ Chuck Webb, "Plaza-Midwood: A New Urbanism Vibe", "Realtor Reflections", March, 2007] Retrieved May 8, 2008] There is however a small movement taking place to revitalize the school's standing.

References

External links

* [http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/shamrock/ Official site]