Joplin High School
| Joplin High School | |
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| File:Jhscrest.png Joplin High School crest. | |
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°04′05″N 94°30′21″W / 37.0680°N 94.5057°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Principal | Kerry Sachetta[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,223 |
| Website | www |
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Joplin High School is a public high school in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA. In 2010, JHS had a student population of 2,223 students in grades 9-12. Joplin High School is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Joplin High School is also a designated Missouri A+ School of Excellence. Franklin Technology Center, a vocational and technical education school, is located across the street from Joplin High School and offers secondary and adult education classes.
Campus and facilities
Extensive renovations completed in 2003, included a new library/media center, science classrooms, a renovated performance theater, and an expanded cafeteria.[citation needed] In 2005, a 1,300 sq ft (120 m2) studio for the television station (JET-14) was added to the JHS campus which offers students the opportunity to create television programming using industry-standard television equipment.[2] The JHS campus also includes Kaminsky Gymnasium and baseball, soccer, and softball fields (on campus), as well as an off-campus Junge Field.
In May 2011, a tornado that killed more than 150 people in Joplin extensively damaged the high school: According to principal Kerry Sachetta, "You see pictures of World War II, the devastation and all that with the bombing. That's really what it looked like. I couldn't even make out the side of the building. It was total devastation in my view. I just couldn't believe what I saw."[1] In the weeks after the tornado, it was determined that the campus was irreparable and would need to be completely rebuilt. The high school's graduation ceremonies had just taken place shortly before the tornado about three miles north on the campus of Missouri Southern State University.[3]
School officials announced in June 2011 that juniors and senior in the 2011-12 class (and possibly later) would attend classes in a section of Northpark Mall.[4][5] Classes began in the renovated former Shopko location on August 17, 2011.[6]
Noted alumni
- Aaron Buerge, reality show participant in The Bachelor[citation needed]
- Robert Cummings, actor
- Christofer Drew Ingle (Never Shout Never) (dropped out before graduation), musician[citation needed]
- Preston Lacy, actor
- Jamie McMurray, 2010 winner of the Daytona 500
References
- ^ a b "Joplin tornado kills 89; toll could climb". Associated Press. STLtoday. May 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
'You see pictures of World War II, the devastation and all that with the bombing. That's really what it looked like,' said Kerry Sachetta, the principal of a flattened Joplin High School. 'I couldn't even make out the side of the building. It was total devastation in my view. I just couldn't believe what I saw.'
- ^ http://joplin-eagles-television-jet-14.joplin.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?&gid=2170833&sessionid=d3eb7c5e935bb95b8b7a108ee69e9948&t=
- ^ http://www.ky3.com/news/kspr-tornado-strikes-joplin-major-damage-reported-20110522,0,7268775.story
- ^ "Mall will be school for Joplin students displaced by tornado". KYTV. Associated Press. June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Joplin juniors, seniors will attend school at mall in fall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. June 10, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Zager, Alan Scher (August 17, 2011). "School starts in tornado-torn Joplin". WWLP-TV. Associated Press.
External links
- Official website
- Joplin School District website
- Aerial photo taken June 1, 2011 of tornado-damaged Joplin High School - xpda.com
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