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Dunwoody
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
Dunwoody High School is a comprehensive public senior high school, which was built in 1971. Dunwoody’s twenty eight acre campus is located in suburban north DeKalb County. Dunwoody High School students consistently score higher than the local, state, and national averages on the SAT and Georgia High School Graduation tests. Dunwoody High School offers students the opportunity to participate in numerous athletic and extracurricular activities. The principal of the school is Stacy Stepney and have 9th to 12th grades.
The faculty includes 80 certified staff members, seventy-five percent having advanced degrees, including a full-time writing specialist. The faculty is led by an elective leadership team made up of the administrators plus faculty or staff members who are elected to serve for one school year and assist the administration in decision making. Modified block scheduling, interdisciplinary team teaching, three academies in the National Academy Foundation, and inclusion classes of regular and special education students replace the traditional high school schedule.
The sports includes Baseball, Boys JV Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Scott Bracco,
Cross Country, Softball, JV Soccer girls and boys, Volleyball, Wrestling and Swimming. The clubs includes Caribbean Culture Club, Chemistry Club, Drama Club, Guitar Club and Photo Club, International Country Club, Physics Club, Spanish Club, Outdoors Club and many more.
Dunwoody High School Mission is that, they will educate the young men and women who pass through these doors as lifelong learners, efficient workers and productive citizens, appreciative and tolerant of diversity in a rapidly changing society. They promise a safe, orderly, structured and supportive environment wherein they shall recognize, accept and adapt to individual needs and differences.
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