I graduated from this school and would not have it any other way,the teachers were great.We had coaches who cared for u at school and away.It was one part of my life that will forever be with me.
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Posted by a other on 08/09/09
I am proud to say I was a Giant among Giants. I get tired of hearing all the negativity about my school. I attended Green Oaks for four years and I enjoyed every second of it. We have the best teachers in the world. They offer 100% attention to their students when teaching classes. The bond between student
... Read more and teacher is something you can not find anywhere in Shreveport, La. Green Oaks is rich in its history with a little more support Green Oaks will become even better. The school prepared me for all life has in stored for me now. I am a member of the largest family in the world (U.S. Army) and Green Oaks is a major reason I have expanded my horizion and reaching for the stars. Leland Kelly, a blessed Giant from the heart Read less
Posted by a other on 07/15/08
I think that green oaks is a great school for learning and education i realy enoy that they are have dane and performance arts there keep up the good work.
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Posted by a student on 02/24/08
As a former student of Green Oaks and now a proud soldier in the United States Army, I am a prime example of what Green Oaks stands for. The staff at the school always strived to make sure that every student was well prepared to face the hardships of the life before them. As this is a hard job no matter
... Read more where you attend school, I feel that Green Oaks is amoung the best. Please don't be fooled, with all the rumors about the school, I almost fell into the same category, but after attending I learned better. I would advise any parent that is thinking of sending their child here to be prepared to play an active roll in making sure your child is successful, this is the only way people will began to notice that Green Oaks is more than what you see outside of the school. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/08/06
Green Oaks is a great high school for your child to attend. Do not go by what you hear about the school, come and see for yourself. Our academic level may be low but we do work our best to bring them up. You might hear that all we do is fight and not do work but thats wrong! We try best to prove everyone
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Posted by a student on 02/26/05
I was a teacher in two other schools before I came to Green Oaks. I taught three years in one school and 4 years in another. I have been teaching at Green Oaks for 11 years and counting. This school is one of the most unique schools I have had the privilege teaching in. The administration, faculty
... Read more and staff are as caring as they are qualified in their areas of expertise. Green Oaks is a school where the students are like family. Oh...and the band is truly 'off the chain!' Read less
Posted by a teacher on 02/11/05
Green Oaks High School ia a wonderful school. I have been there for 2 years now and I really enjoy it. I transfered from Captain Shreve HIgh my freshman year and entered Green Oaks my 10th grade year. I am now a senior and will graduate in 2005 and I am proud to say that I am so glad that I left Captain
... Read more Shreve because I was not getting the attention I deserved there, but now that I am at Green Oaks, I am now in the top 10 of my class and I get recognized for a lot. Also the teachers are great. They try and help everyone and not just the people they want to help like it was at CSH. I can proudly say that I am glad to be a giant. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/31/04
I am a student at Green Oaks High School. I have two more years before I graduate. I love my school , no other school is better than it. Our band is off the chain and can't be touched. We have a great Rotc department. And our choir has the voices of angels. Green Oaks is a wonderful school. Its not
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Posted by a student on 04/30/04
Green Oaks is the best school in the world, if you ask my opinion. I am an Alumni of Green Oaks and I can truly say that I learned a lot. The teachers offered assistance in any way they could. The Faculty was outstanding!
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Posted by a former student on 08/28/03
I recently enrolled my freshman at Green Oaks. My daughter was very apprehensive about attending Green Oaks. We began to feel very at ease with the way the staff immediately welcomed us and pointed us in the right direction during the registration process. I have found the faculty to be very down to
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* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
Student enrollment:
551
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
44
Number of classrooms:
46
Vocational Education
Accounting, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, ROTC, Word Processing
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral, Music Theory, Orchestra
Computer Science
Desktop Publishing
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Law, Psychology
Science
Environmental Science
Fine Arts
Fine Arts
English
Journalism, Speech/Debate
Advanced Placement
English
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Shreveport schools — Green Oaks High School is located at 2550 Thomas E Howard Dr, Shreveport LA 71107. 2550 Thomas E Howard Dr is in the Martin Luther King Dr. Area neighborhood and 71107 ZIP code in Shreveport, LA The school district for Green Oaks High School is the Caddo Parish Public Schools. Green Oaks High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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