Mount Tabor High School

Mount Tabor High School
Sursum et Porro Latin: Upwards and Forwards
Address
342 Petree Road Winston-Salem, NC, 27106 USA
Coordinates	36°07′36″N 80°18′48″W / 36.1268°N 80.3133°W / 36.1268; -80.3133Coordinates: 36°07′36″N 80°18′48″W / 36.1268°N 80.3133°W / 36.1268; -80.3133
Information
School type	High School
Founded	1965
School district	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Superintendent	Beverly Emory
Principal	Ed Weiss
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,622 (2011)
Area	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Spartan
Team name	Spartans
Rivals	Richard J. Reynolds High School West Forsyth High School Ronald W. Reagan High School
Newspaper	The Dorian Scroll
Distinctions	Ranked in the top 1,000 high schools in the U.S.
Website	http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mths

Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System. As of 2011, Mount Tabor has a student population of over 1,600 9th through 12th grade students and is a North Carolina 4A school. Mount Tabor was previously part of the Metro 4-A Conference, but is currently a member of the Central Piedmont Conference. In 2012, Mount Tabor was ranked #818 out of the top 1,000 United States public high schools.^[1] Mount Tabor is known rivals with nearby Reynolds High School, West Forsyth High School, and, more recently, Reagan High School.

School demographics

During the 2010-2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

School history

Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7-12 grade school at the beginning of the 1966-1967 school year. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9-12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was opened in 2004.

Academics

During the 2010-2011 school year, the average daily attendance rate was 93%. 79.4% of students showed proficiency on the state end-of-course exams. 5% of students were enrolled in Advanced Placement courses, and 7% were enrolled in Career and Technical Education classes. The graduation rate was 86.0%. 98% of the teachers were fully licensed, 94% were highly qualified, 38% had advanced degrees, and 64% had been teaching for more than ten years. The average student-teacher ratio in required courses was about 23:1. Of the 84% of 12th grade students who had taken the SAT, the average composite score was 1070 out of 1600.^[3]

The school offers several Advanced Placement classes, which are listed below:

Students are offered many more AP classes, as well as vocational classes, at the Career Center.

Athletics

Mount Tabor High School hosts many athletics programs each year, a full list of which includes football, baseball, lacrosse, basketball, soccer, cheerleading, softball, cross country, swimming, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, hockey, wrestling, golf, and indoor/outdoor track and field. Students with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and a current physical may try out for athletic teams. Its sports teams have won several state championships. The 2011 cross country team was ranked 2nd during the preseason for division 4A schools across the state. Mount Tabor was also Central Piedmont Conference champions in every fall sport during the 2007-2008 season, and the 2008-2009 Spartan basketball team won the NCHSAA 4A state championship for the first time in school history.

Clubs

Mount Tabor High School offers a variety of student clubs. Some of the clubs available to students are listed below. Students can start their own club at any time, and not all student organizations (especially those with a political affiliation) are officially recognized by the school administration.

Academic Team
Allegacy Student Credit Union
Anime Club
Apollo Ten (Male Singing Group)
Art Club & Art Honor Society
Asian Student Association
Book Club
Cadence (Literary Magazine)
Chemistry Club
Chess Club
Creative Writing Club
Crosby Scholars
Debate Club
DECA
Domestique (Male Service Club)
Drama Club/Thespians
Ebony Society (Female Service Club)
Environmental Club
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Filmmaking Club
French Club/French National Honor Society
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Future Teachers of America (FTA)
Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
German Club
Gospel Choir
Habitat Club
Humanities Club
Indian Club
Inter-Club Council (ICC)
Japanese Culture Club
Jazz Band
JROTC Teams
Key Club
Latin Club/Latin Honor Society
Marching Spartans
Math Club
Mount Tabor Dance Team
Music Club
National Art Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Honor Society (NHS)
National Technical Honor Society (NTHS)
Physics Club
Ping-Pong Club
Red Cross
Spanish Club
Spartan Club
Spartanettes (Female Singing Group)
Spontaneous People On The Stage (SPOTS)
STAND Club
Step Team
Students Against Destructive Decisions/Students Against Violence Everywhere (SADD/SAVE)
Tabor Girls Council (TGC)
Teen Democrats
The Filmmakers' Guild
Weight Lifting
We're Helping You Club (WHY)
Young Republicans
Youth and Government

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