Good small school. I like the class sizes. Kids get lots of opportunities to be involved in lots of things if they want. Anew superintedent and a school finance bill will be good things. There are some very good teachers here.
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Posted by a parent on 08/02/05
IHS about 4-5 years ago had it together but after the principals changed and the supt. dumped his wife for the nurse most everybody lost respect. The teachers tried to teach us but there's not enough time in class. They still cram 8 periods in one day. Some teachers gave up but the strong ones still
... Read more try. No one cares about the smarter guys & the jocks get all the glory. The main deal that could improve is move that lady principal to another school and get someone they can respect. She's just plain mean and even rude to teachers. The head principal is OK but the others gotta go. My parents want my sister to transfer next year to Ennis. IHS needs help.Students and teachers hate the bad attitudes at IHS. School board kids get all the breaks. At least the coaches are cool and so is band. That's it. Read less
Posted by a former student on 02/09/05
If you are expecting the Italy High School of days gone by, forget it. It's lost its magic and the quality has gone down. My child tells me she hasn't learned anything. Very few of the teachers are excited about teaching their subjects. The discipline is the problem as far as I can see. The kids do not
... Read more respect the administration and the administration is so busy dodging bullets that no one is paying attention to a learning atmosphere. We just teach our kids at home what we feel they need in addition to the IHS so-called curriculum. Sad but true. Read less
School Profile for Italy Junior Senior High School
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Student enrollment:
285
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
24
Number of classrooms:
27
Vocational Education
Agriculture Education, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Programming, Computer Science, Desktop Publishing, Internet/Web Site
Fine Arts
Drama
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Law, Psychology
Science
Environmental Science, Human Anatomy/Physiology
English
Journalism, Literature, Speech/Debate
Special Education
Life Skills
Math
Trigonometry
Advanced Placement
Math, Social Studies, 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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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
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Italy schools — Italy Junior Senior High School is located at 300 S College St, Italy TX 76651. 300 S College St is in the 76651 ZIP code in Italy, TX The school district for Italy Junior Senior High School is the Italy Independent School District. Italy Junior Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7 - 12.
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