East Mecklenburg High School
| East Mecklenburg High School | |
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| Location | |
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Charlotte, North Carolina US |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Every Eagle A Success |
| Established | 1950 |
| Principal | Rick Parker |
| Enrollment | 2100-2300 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Newspaper | http://www.eastmeckeagle.com/ |
| Information | 6800 Monroe Rd, (980)343-6430 |
| Website | http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/eastmeck/ |
East Mecklenburg High School is a public secondary school in Charlotte, North Carolina and one of 31 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system. The principal of the school is Richard "Rick" Parker. East Mecklenburg High School is partial magnet school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. It is part of the International Baccalaureate program. East Mecklenburg students come from many middle school areas such as Albemarle Road, Carmel, Queens Grant, Crestdale, Eastway, J.T. Williams, McClintock, Mint Hill, Randolph, Northeast, and Northridge.
East Mecklenburg High (or simply East Meck or East) touts one of the most diverse student bodies in Charlotte. For the 2011-2012 school year, the school of 1,686 students reported the following racial breakdown to CMS: 48.27% African-American, 23.90% White, 17.02% Hispanic, 6.29% Asian and Pacific/Hawaiian Islanders, 3.80% Multi-racial, and 0.71% American Indian/Alaskan Native.
East Mecklenburg offers a wide array of classes to its students. The most challenging are those found in its International Baccalaureate program and its 23 Advanced Placement courses. The school also hosts a top-notch special education department, known as its Exceptional Children program. More than 30 faculty members serve as resources and assistants in the program. The AutoTech program and Culinary department offer technical skills courses to those students not interested in intensive college prep.
East Mecklenburg is one of five High Schools in North Carolina that has an Academy of Engineering program. Over 20 Students were accepted into the program which began in the Fall of 2011. The program has been carefully designed to introduce students to a wide variety of engineering principles, PLTW classes for the program include; Introduction of Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering & Architecture, Bio-technical Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development.
East Meck competes in the Southwestern 4A conference of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Team colors are blue and yellow and the school mascot is an eagle. Local rivals of East Mecklenburg include Garinger, Myers Park, Butler, and Phillip O. Berry.
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