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Demographics
- The diverse student population of McKinley High School includes traditional neighborhood students, gifted, talented, visually impaired and special education students who interact and learn with and from each other daily.
GIFTED AND TALENTED ARTS PROGRAMS
- 100% of the teachers who teach gifted courses have a Master’s Degree or higher, four teachers have a Ph.D. 15 of 17 teachers have Gifted Certification. Student/teacher ratio in gifted program classes is approximately 19 to 1.
- Of a total school enrollment of 968, 432 (45%) are in the gifted and/or talented program.
- Gifted Program has been an integral part of McKinley High School for 26 years. Students may participate in gifted classes, take AP classes for college credit, Honors classes, or have concurrent enrollment during their junior and/or senior years. These programs encourage and enhance the development of higher level thinking skills and creativity and positively impact the general student population as well.
· The Talented Arts Program has been servicing students at McKinley High for approximately 12 years. Students who are identified as talented by state criteria may take classes in Talented Music, Talented Theater, and/or Talented Visual Arts. The talented programs provide experiences that enable talented students to further develop and grow as artists.
· The Great Scholars Academy is a rigorous education program is designed to parallel the gifted program. Students entering the program must have two masteries or abobe on a standardized test or 84% proficient in a screening and a 2.5 GPA. The Great Scholars Academy students take weighted core curriculum courses taught by our highly qualified and gifted certified teachers. These course are taught separately from the gifted courses.
PRODUCTS/OUTCOMES
· Student achievement is evidenced by their acceptance and enrollment in major universities throughout the nation.
· Some graduates earn enough college credits through AP courses and concurrent enrollment that they enter universities as sophomores. Awards and scholarships are great in number. In 2008 alone, McKinley graduates received $1,303,000 in scholarship money. Standardized test scores on the ACT in 2007 school year placed McKinley 20th in the state (21.3) and 3rd in the state for Gifted seniors only (25.8).
VISITING MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL
· Students and parents wishing to visit McKinley should contact Kara Horne, the Gifted/Talented Site Coordinator or khorne@ebrschools.org, to schedule a visit.
· Eighth grade students are invited to “shadow” a current McKinley student during the spring semester. This allows the prospective student an entire day to get a firsthand look and feel for the school and its exemplary program. This visitation can also be arranged by reaching Kara Horne at the above email address.
ENROLLING IN MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL
- Eighth grade students at Westdale Middle, Glasgow Middle, and Woodlawn Middle will meet with Kara Horne at their respective schools in the spring. She will talk to them about registration and will assist them in filling out Course Request Forms which the student will be able to bring home to discuss with their parents.
- Students from other schools should contact Ava Ellis about times that would be appropriate to register at the school and select courses for high school.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- McKinley High School gifted and talented students not only participate in a rigorous academic setting of advanced and enriched courses, but they are also invited to participate in an extensive array of clubs and sports.
- School Clubs are:
BETA
National Honor Society
French Club
McKinley Green
International Club
Mu Alpha Theta
Thespians
Film Club
Quiz Bowl
Marching Band
COE
DECA
Key Club
Choir
Poetry Club
Science Club
Hi-Y
Team Spirit
Film Club
Yearbook
Abstinence Club
Student Government Association
Football
Golf
Wrestling
Basketball
Volleyball
Tennis
Soccer
Swimming
Baseball
Outdoor Track
Indoor Track
Cross Country
Cheerleaders
Steppers
Pantherettes
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G denotes Gifted
GS denotes Great Scholars
H denotes Honors
AP denotes Advanced Placement
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ENGLISH |
SOCIAL STUDIES |
ELECTIVES |
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English I,II, III, IV (G) & (GS) |
World Geography (G) & (GS) |
American Cinema |
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English III, IV (AP) |
Civics/Free Enterprise (G) & (GS) |
Introduction to Drama |
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American Cinema |
American History (G) & (GS) |
Band (Beg., Int., Adv.) |
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World History (G) & (GS) |
Jazz Band I, II; Strings I, II, III, IV |
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MATHEMATICS |
Western Philosophy |
Choir (Beg., Int., Adv.) |
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Algebra I (G) & (GS) |
Psychology I, II (AP) |
Studio Piano I, II, III, IV |
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Geometry (G) & (GS) |
Sociology (AP) |
Computer Science I |
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Algebra II (G) & (GS) |
Current History (H) |
Computer Science II, III, IV (AP) |
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Advanced Math (G) & (GS) |
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Computer Engineering/Technology |
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Discrete Math |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
Into. Business Comp. Applications |
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Calculus AB (AP) |
French I, II |
Business Computer Applications |
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Calculus BC (AP) |
French III, IV, V (AP) |
Auto Technology I, II |
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Probability/Statistics |
Latin I, II, III |
Child Development |
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Latin IV (AP) |
General Marketing |
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
Spanish I, II |
Distributive Education |
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Fall Team Sports |
Spanish III, IV (AP) |
Cooperative Education |
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Spring Team Sports |
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Publications I, II |
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Tennis |
SCIENCE |
Family/Consumer Science I, II |
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Rhythms (Dance) |
Physical Science (GS) |
Art I, II, III, IV |
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Ballet |
Biology (G) & (GS) |
Graphic Arts I, II |
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Health |
Chemistry (G) & (GS) |
Commercial Art I |
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Golf |
Physics (G) & (GS) |
Fine Arts Survey |
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Biology (AP) |
Education for Careers |
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TALENTED PROGRAM |
Chemistry (AP) |
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Visual Art I, II, III, IV |
Physics (AP) |
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Theater I, II, III, IV |
Environmental Science (AP) |
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Music I, II, III, IV |
Chemistry II |
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