The Nova Project
| The Nova Project | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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2410 East Cherry Seattle, Washington 98122 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Alternative, Public |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Mark Perry |
| Faculty | 25 (June 2008) |
| Enrollment | 280 (January 2006) |
| Information | (206)-252-3500 |
| Mascot Colors | Dead Rat Black & Black |
| Website | http://www.novaproj.org/ |
The Nova Project, also known as Nova, is located at 2410 East Cherry Street in the Central District of Seattle, Washington. It is a small alternative high school in the Seattle Public School District.
About
Created by students, parents and teachers in 1970, throughout the history of the school the student body has been made up mostly of people who don't do well in traditional education systems because of the environment and teaching methods. Some students were overstimulated by traditional education while others have social or personal at-risk factors inhibiting their normal education. The grading system is competency-based and is credit/no credit with 80% mastery required for credit. Each student is guided by a coordinator who helps them design a personal learning plan drawing on the many courses offered to create a balanced education. Students at Nova, as with other Seattle Public Schools, may participate in the Running Start program and take classes at a local community college.
Students are also permitted to take classes at the traditional James A. Garfield High School across the street, however from the Fall of 2006 to the start of the 2008-2009 school year, Garfield was being remodeled and had been relocated to another campus. In 2005, Nova students who took the SAT averaged 637 on the verbal section and 547 on the math section.
On November 25, 2008, Seattle Public School's Capacity Management Recommendation was announced, which threatened to take Nova out of the Horace Mann building, and re-locate them to Meany Middle School. Along with Nova, the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center (SBOC) will also be re-located to Meany. With these two schools being co-housed[1], some fear that Nova will likely lose the tight-knit community aspect that it takes pride in.
Notable Staff, Alumni and Former Students
- Rose McGowan (Also went to Roosevelt High School)
- Bonnie McKee
- Joe Szwaja
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