Whitney M. Young High School
| Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy | |
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| Address | |
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17900 Harvard Avenue Cleveland, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County) 44128 USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′57″N 81°33′10″W / 41.44917°N 81.55278°WCoordinates: 41°26′57″N 81°33′10″W / 41.44917°N 81.55278°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Coeducational high school Public, National Blue Ribbon School |
| Motto | Aspire, Achieve, Apply |
| Established | 1950 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Cleveland Metropolitan School District |
| Superintendent | Mr. Eric Gordon |
| School code | 062323 |
| CEEB code | 365-772 |
| Principal | Mrs. Karen M. Byron-Johnson |
| Academic Superintendent | Mrs. Rojeana Howell-Curtis |
| Grades | 2-12 |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Slogan | Whitney Young is distinctively excellent. |
| Athletics conference | Senate League |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Nickname | WMY |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Rival | John Hay, John F. Kennedy and The Cleveland School of the arts |
| Accreditation | Ohio Department of Education |
| Newspaper | The Whitney Word |
| Communities served | Greater Cleveland |
| Feeder schools | All Greater Cleveland Schools |
| School Hours | 8:00 - 2:30 |
| Phone | 216-283-5220 |
| Head Counselor | Mrs. Kristie Lewis |
| Mission | The mission of Whitney Young is to provide an excellent education to gifted and talented students from diverse backgrounds. This is accomplished through an accelerated program that emphasizes leadership, self-motivation, independent thought, and intellectual curiosity. |
| Graduation Rate | 97% |
| Fax | 216-295-3547 |
| Website | Official Site |
Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy (also known as Whitney Young Gifted Education Campus, Whitney Young High School or Whitney Young School) is a selective-enrollment public school in Cleveland, in the U.S. state of Ohio, notable as the city's first public gifted and talented school.. Named after Whitney M. Young Jr., a prominent civil rights leader, the school is located in Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood.
Whitney Young is less than a half-mile from John F. Kennedy High School. Located in the city's southeast corner, it is less than a half-mile from the Cleveland - Warrensville Heights and Cleveland - Shaker Heights borders. During the 2008-2009 school year Whitney Young served 16% of CMSD gifted students.
The school has scored among the top high schools in the state of Ohio. In May 2009, Whitney Young was featured on Channel 3 News in Cleveland for begin just one of four Cleveland schools to have a 100% graduation rate. That same year, the school was ranked among the top high schools in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. On August 27, 2010 Whitney Young became the first and only Cleveland school to receive the state's highest rating of Excellent with Distinction. Whitney Young is currently listed on Ohio's Schools of Promise List, it has been on the list for 9 consecutive school years, starting in school year 2001-2002. Whitney Young has been listed as an Ohio School of Promise more than any other school in the state.
In 2007 Whitney Young became one of two middle schools in Cleveland to take part in the Rotsky Foundation. This program allows selected eighth grade students to participate in a mentoring program, and receive a scholarship in their senior year to any college/university. The students will remain in the program until they complete high school, regardless if they remain in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District or not.
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