G. A. R. Memorial Junior Senior High School
| G.A.R. Memorial Junior Senior High School | |
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250 South Grant Street Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°14′02″N 75°52′59″W / 41.234°N 75.883°WCoordinates: 41°14′02″N 75°52′59″W / 41.234°N 75.883°W |
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| Type | Junior-Senior High School |
| Motto | "Sons of the Blue and Gray" |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Wilkes-Barre Area School District |
| President | Teresa C. McGuire |
| Principal | Colleen Robatin |
| Staff | 85 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Number of students | 1200 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gray |
| Mascot | Grenadiers |
| Website | School website |
G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School (commonly known throughout the area simply as 'G.A.R.') is located on 250 South Grant Street, in Wilkes-Barre, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
G.A.R. is both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to 1134 students in grades 7–12. Part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, G.A.R. has three full-time administrators and 85 full-time educators. The student to teacher ratio is approximately 20-30 students per teacher. About 87% of G.A.R. graduates go on to further their education at a post-secondary institution. It was named for the Grand Army of the Republic.
The school was built in 1925 after construction started in 1921, four years earlier. In 1978, the school district decided to make extensions to the school; this construction was completed in October 1979. The extension included a new cafeteria, gym, chorus room, and band room. The original cafeteria was demolished and turned into the faculty parking, the Girls Gym was changed into the Library and Girls Gym changing room was remodeled into the Home Ec rooms, the Boys Gym was remodeled into the Tech Ed room, the Boys Gym changing room was changed into the Woodshop room, and the chorus and band rooms were bricked off.
In 2005, an addition was made to the school, the weight room, where all students and faculty are allowed to work out from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
In 2013, the school installed a new turf field in front of the building, replacing the old turf which was worn and damaged after years of use.
In 2010, the school's graduation rate was 97%. In 2009, it was reported as 93%.
In 2010, the school declined to Corrective Action I AYP status due to chronic low student achievement. Additionally, the students had significant negative growth in academic achievement, in 2010. In 2009 the school was in School Improvement II AYP status In both years, parents were notified by the school's administration, that they had the right to transfer their child to another school in the district, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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