New American High Schools
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The New American High Schools initiative, started in 1996 under the direction of the United States
Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States
secondary school
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; they are intended to serve as models for schools that have achieved high levels of success. In addition to receiving national recognition, each winning school receives a stipend and technical assistance from the United States Department of Education
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No new awards have been given since 2000.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
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Description
In 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a varying number of high schools were selected and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" at the White HouseWhite House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
; they are intended to serve as models for schools that have achieved high levels of success. In addition to receiving national recognition, each winning school receives a stipend and technical assistance from the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
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No new awards have been given since 2000.
List of showcase sites
The following is an exhaustive list of sites that have been awarded the New American High School designation:1996 (10 sites)
- Chicago High School for Agricultural SciencesChicago High School for Agricultural SciencesThe Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences is a public secondary magnet school opened in 1985 by the Chicago Public Schools as a unique, experimental high school devoted to teaching agricultural science to urban students...
, Chicago, Illinois - David Douglas High SchoolDavid Douglas High SchoolDavid Douglas High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.-History:The school is named after 19th-century Scottish botanist David Douglas, namesake of such Pacific Northwest species as the Douglas-fir...
, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... - Encina High SchoolEncina High SchoolEncina Preparatory High School is a high school located in Sacramento, California. It is a member of the San Juan Unified School District. While the schoolthrived during its early years of existence and into the 1980s,...
, Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... - Fenway Middle College High School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Niceville High SchoolNiceville High SchoolNiceville Senior High School is a public high school in the city of Niceville, Florida. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be the top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools to be designated as a Blue Ribbon School of...
, Niceville, FloridaNiceville, FloridaNiceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located close to Eglin Air Force Base. It originally began with the name Valparaiso, then to separate itself from the neighboring town took the unofficial name of Boggy. Upon incorporation as an official city, the name was changed to... - Gateway Institute of TechnologyGateway Institute of TechnologyGateway Institute of Technology is a high school serving grades 9 to 12 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.-History:Gateway opened as John O'Fallon Technical High School in 1956, named in honor of John O'Fallon. Under its current name it opened in August 1992, in response to a court order mandating the...
, St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... - High School of Economics and FinanceHigh School of Economics and FinanceThe High School of Economics and Finance is a public high school in Manhattan, New York City. Located at 100 Trinity Place in the Financial District, the school's building was formerly the home of New York University's graduate business school. The school's curriculum incorporates study of...
, New York, New York - Sussex Technical High SchoolSussex Technical High SchoolSussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....
, Georgetown, DelawareGeorgetown, DelawareGeorgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade... - Thompson School District, Loveland, ColoradoLoveland, ColoradoLoveland is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau that in 2010 the...
- Walhalla High School, Walhalla, South CarolinaWalhalla, South CarolinaWalhalla is a mountain city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It is located from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina and is also located in the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina. The population was 3,801 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oconee County...
- William H. Turner Technical Arts High SchoolWilliam H. Turner Technical Arts High SchoolWilliam H. Turner Technical Arts High School, commonly referred to as Turner Tech, is a secondary technical school located at 10151 NW 19th Avenue in West Little River, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. Turner Tech sits behind Miami Central High School. The principal of the school is Ms...
, Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
1998 (7 sites)
- Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolAdlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)Adlai E. Stevenson High School , commonly called Stevenson High School , is a public four-year high school located 3/4 of a mile west of the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, serving Lincolnshire, Long Grove, larger portions of...
, Lincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire, IllinoisLincolnshire is a village in the Vernon Township region of Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a suburb of Chicago, a city in the adjacent Cook County. Its population was 6,108 at the time of the 2000 census. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the... - Coronado High SchoolCoronado High School (Coronado, California)Coronado High School is a National Blue Ribbon high school in Coronado, California. The school was founded in 1913 and is the only high school in the Coronado Unified School District....
, Coronado, CaliforniaCoronado, CaliforniaCoronado, also known as Coronado Island, is an affluent resort city located in San Diego County, California, 5.2 miles from downtown San Diego. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census. U.S. News and World Report lists Coronado as one of the most expensive... - DeBakey High School for Health ProfessionsDeBakey High School for Health ProfessionsMichael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school located in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States....
, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - Greene JROTC Academy, Dayton, OhioDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
- Marine Academy of Science and TechnologyMarine Academy of Science and TechnologyThe Marine Academy of Science and Technology is a coeducational four-year magnet public high school located in Sandy Hook, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school offers learning in all subjects, specializing in marine technology...
, Sandy Hook, New JerseySandy Hook, New JerseySandy Hook is a barrier spit, approximately 6.0 miles in length and varying between 0.10 and 1 miles wide in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic Ocean coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. The barrier spit encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay... - Newman Smith High SchoolNewman Smith High SchoolNewman Smith High School is a secondary school in Carrollton, Texas, United States in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and opened 1975. Smith serves sections of Carrollton and Dallas....
, Carrollton, TexasCarrollton, Texas-Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was 112°F in 1980.*The average coolest month is January.*The lowest recorded temperature was 1°F in 1989.*The most precipitation on average occurs in May.... - Saunders Trades and Technical High SchoolSaunders Trades and Technical High SchoolSaunders Trades and Technical High School is a public high school for grades 9-12, in Yonkers, New York.-Awards and Recognitions:...
, Yonkers, New YorkYonkers, New YorkYonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
1999 (13 sites)
- Angola High School, Angola, IndianaAngola, IndianaAngola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County . Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore. Angola is home to Trine University...
- Brooklyn Technical High SchoolBrooklyn Technical High SchoolBrooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech or just Tech, and also administratively as High School 430, is a New York City public high school that specializes in engineering, math and science and is the largest specialized high school for science, technology, engineering, and...
, Brooklyn, New York - East Grand Rapids High SchoolEast Grand Rapids High SchoolEast Grand Rapids High SchoolLocation2211 Lake Drive SEEast Grand Rapids, MI 49506InformationPrincipalJenny FeeAssistant PrincipalCraig WiegelGuidance DirectorLori S...
, Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... - Eastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High SchoolEastern Technical High School is a 1997, 2009, and 2010 Maryland Blue Ribbon High School a 2010 National Blue Ribbon High School, and a 1999 USDE New American High School located in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland. Along with their regular classes, students enrolled at this magnet school...
, Baltimore, Maryland - Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolEleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)Eleanor Roosevelt High School , is a Maryland public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The school was established in 1978 at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system...
, Greenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District... - Fox Chapel Area High SchoolFox Chapel Area High SchoolFox Chapel Area High School is a public school located in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was recognized and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" in 1999 under the New American High Schools initiative.-Mission statement:-Accolades:In 2006...
, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... - MAST AcademyMAST AcademyMaritime and Science Technology Academy, commonly referred to as MAST Academy, or MAST, is a public high school in Miami, Florida, on Virginia Key. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school's principal is Jane Garraux, appointed in August...
, Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... - Niceville High SchoolNiceville High SchoolNiceville Senior High School is a public high school in the city of Niceville, Florida. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be the top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools to be designated as a Blue Ribbon School of...
, Niceville, FloridaNiceville, FloridaNiceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located close to Eglin Air Force Base. It originally began with the name Valparaiso, then to separate itself from the neighboring town took the unofficial name of Boggy. Upon incorporation as an official city, the name was changed to... - Northeast Magnet High School, Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
- Rex Putnam High SchoolRex Putnam High SchoolRex Putnam High School is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States.-History:The school was named after former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Rex Putnam....
, Milwaukie, OregonMilwaukie, OregonMilwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in... - Sir Francis Drake High SchoolSir Francis Drake High SchoolSir Francis Drake High School is a secondary school located in San Anselmo, California. It was named for English privateer and naval hero Sir Francis Drake, who purportedly landed in the area in 1579. The school's mascot is a pirate named Petey....
, San Anselmo, CaliforniaSan Anselmo, CaliforniaSan Anselmo is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, in the western United States. San Anselmo is located west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet . It is located about north of San Francisco. Neighboring towns include San Rafael to the east, Fairfax to the west, and Ross to the... - South Grand Prairie High SchoolSouth Grand Prairie High SchoolSouth Grand Prairie High School is a suburban, public high school in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas . It is part of the 36-campus Grand Prairie Independent School District.-Characteristics:* Four-year comprehensive public high school...
, Grand Prairie, TexasGrand Prairie, TexasGrand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of... - The School of Environmental Studies at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MinnesotaApple Valley, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
2000 (27 sites)
- Academy for the Arts, Science and TechnologyAcademy for the Arts, Science and TechnologyThe Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology or The Academy is a branch school of the Horry County Schools system in Horry County, South Carolina. It is notable for its small size, focus on specialized majors and qualifying status as a Blue Ribbon School...
, Myrtle Beach, SC - Aliso Niguel High SchoolAliso Niguel High SchoolAliso Niguel High School is a high school located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California Distinguished School, a National Blue Ribbon School, and a New American High School...
, Aliso Viejo, CAAliso Viejo, CaliforniaAliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in the county to incorporate since 2000... - Beverly Hills High SchoolBeverly Hills High SchoolBeverly Hills High School is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. Beverly is part of the Beverly Hills Unified School District and located on on the west side of Beverly Hills, at the...
, Beverly Hills, CA - Chugach School DistrictChugach School DistrictThe Chugach School District operates six schools out of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. These six schools serve approximately 214 students across across South Central Alaska.-Awards:...
, Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, AlaskaAnchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... - Fort Mill High SchoolYork County School District 4Fort Mill School District, officially known as York County School District 4, is a suburban school district located in York County, in north-central South Carolina, near Rock Hill serving the town of Ft...
, Fort Mill, SC - Fred J. Page High SchoolFred J. Page High SchoolFred J. Page High School is a senior high school in the Williamson County School District. Though the school is located in the unincorporated town of Rudderville, its mailing address is listed as Franklin, Tennessee....
, Franklin, TN - Fredericksburg High School, Fredericksburg, TX
- Grapevine High SchoolGrapevine High SchoolGrapevine High School is a public secondary school at 3223 Mustang Drive in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.GHS is located in the northeast region of Tarrant County....
, Grapevine, TX - Irvington High SchoolIrvington High School (Fremont, California)Irvington High School is an American public high school located in Fremont, California. It is one of five public high schools in the Fremont Unified School District.-Campus:...
, Fremont, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs... - John Dewey High SchoolJohn Dewey High SchoolJohn Dewey High School, commonly referred to as JDHS or just Dewey is a public school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, founded and based on the educational principles of John Dewey. It opened in the Fall of 1969 and is located at 50 Avenue X at the Gravesend/Bensonhurst-Bath Beach border of...
, Brooklyn, NY - Judson High SchoolJudson High SchoolJudson High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Converse, Texas. It was established in 1959 and is part of the Judson Independent School District. The school was named after Moses Judson, who served on the Bexar County School Board from 1918 to 1939...
, Converse, TX - Laguna Creek High SchoolLaguna Creek High SchoolLaguna Creek High School is a 9th-12th grade college preparatory high school located in Elk Grove, California, a large suburban community near Sacramento, California. The school was established in 1994 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District...
, Elk Grove, CA - Lake Orion High SchoolLake Orion High SchoolLake Orion High School is a public secondary institution located in Orion Township, Michigan. It is a part of Lake Orion Community Schools.The large campus features a centralized commons area, which serves as a distribution center to the wings. The commons area features the cafeteria and student...
, Lake Orion, MI - Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Visual and Performing ArtsLas Vegas AcademyThe Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts is a magnet high school located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Students are accepted through an audition process and claim a "major" pertaining to performing arts, visual arts, or foreign languages.- Las Vegas High School...
, Las Vegas, NV - Leland High School, San Jose, CA
- Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, TX
- Menchville High SchoolMenchville High SchoolMenchville High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia. The school was named in honor of Thomas H. Menchville.They are the top school in Newport News in terms of the number of students taking AP exams, and have the highest rate of passing.In 2008, Menchville High School was...
, Newport News, VA - New Technology High SchoolNew Technology High SchoolNew Technology High School is a secondary school located in Napa, California.The school was founded in 1997 as a joint project of the Napa Valley Unified School District and the business community of the Napa Valley. One business community member, Ted Fujimoto, was instrumental in visioning the...
, Napa, CaliforniaNapa, California-History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the... - Paint Branch High SchoolPaint Branch High SchoolPaint Branch High School is a high school located in Burtonsville, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school was founded in 1969 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools System. The school lies on Old Columbia Pike,...
, Burtonsville, MD - Palatine High SchoolPalatine High SchoolPalatine High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school in Township High School District 211. Located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd in Palatine, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago...
, Palatine, IL - Palos Verdes Peninsula High SchoolPalos Verdes Peninsula High SchoolPalos Verdes Peninsula High School is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula...
, Rolling Hills Estates, CA - Reynolds High School, Troutdale, OR
- Swain County High SchoolSwain County High SchoolSwain County High School is a public high school located in Bryson City, North Carolina. The school formed as a result of the consolidation of the former Bryson City High School, Almond High School, Alarka High School, and Whittier High School in 1950, at the Bryson City Campus, which dated to 1924...
, Bryson City, NC - Torrey Pines High SchoolTorrey Pines High SchoolTorrey Pines High School is a high school in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California. The school is named after the Torrey Pine tree that grows in the area...
, San Diego, CA - Troy High SchoolTroy High SchoolTroy High School may refer to:*East Troy High School in East Troy, Wisconsin*Troy Area High School in Troy, Pennsylvania*Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri*Troy Christian High School in Troy, Ohio*Troy Junior-Senior High School in Troy, Idaho...
, Fullerton, CA - Upper St. Clair High SchoolUpper St. Clair High SchoolUpper St. Clair High School is a public high school in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Upper St. Clair School District. USCHS is one of three secondary schools in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School three times...
, Upper St. Clair, PA - Urban Academy Laboratory High SchoolUrban Academy Laboratory High SchoolThe Urban Academy Laboratory High School is a small, progressive, alternative high school located on the Upper East Side of New York City.-History:...
, New York, NY