Education in Plano, Texas - High Schools in Plano, Texas, Plano Senior High School, Planhigh Schools in Plano, Texas, Plano Senior High School, Plano West Senior High School, Jasper High School (Plano O West Senior High School, Jasper High School (Plano (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: High Schools in Plano, Texas, Plano Senior High School, Plano West Senior High School, Jasper High School (Plano, Texas), Plano Independent School District, Plano East Senior High School, T. H. Williams High School, Robinson Middle School, University of Plano, Shepton High School, Plano Christian Academy, Vines High School, Clark High School (Plano, Texas), Haggard Middle School, John Paul Ii High School (Plano, Texas), Rasor Elementary School. Excerpt: Plano Senior High School (commonly Plano, Plano Senior High, or PSHS) is a public secondary school in Plano, Texas, USA, serving students in grades 1112. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Plano is a two-time Blue Ribbon School and a Texas Exemplary School. Founded in 1891 as Plano Public School, serving both primary and secondary students, the school was, by the mid-1910s, sending a majority of its graduating students on to college. Plano High School, created in 1952 by separating the primary students into Mendenhall Elementary School, was immediately accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, allowing its graduates to enter college without taking an entrance exam. In 1964, Plano High School integrated with the Frederick Douglass School (formerly Plano Colored School), and the integrated football team won the first of the school's seven state championships in 1965. In 1975, the school moved to a new 96-acre (39 ha) campus with five buildings, very similar to the layout of a junior college, where it has remained since. Plano administers more Advanced Placement tests each year than any other school west of the Mississippi River and all but one school in the United States. The sch... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2896609