Jenkins High School

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Herschel V. Jenkins High School is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia. A part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission.

Academics

Student enrollment is nearly 1,900 in grades 9-12, from the school's neighborhood attendance district as well as from elsewhere in Chatham County through the Honors Academy for Academic Excellence.

Jenkins operates on a block eight schedule and students take four courses per day (classes 1, 3, 5, and 7 the first, and 2, 4, 6, and 8 the next). Senior students are also eligible for Joint Enrollment Program which partners with Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah Technical College and Savannah State University. Joint Enrollment students take college core courses with free tuition. In addition, Jenkins offers AP courses, honors/advanced courses and Project Lead the Way courses. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) was a program designed to instill technological learning into schools. The program had been offered at Jenkins but was removed as of the 2006-07 school year. .

Honors Academy for Academic Excellence

The primary focus of this program is to provide higher-level courses to advanced students. Any student in Chatham County who meets program criteria is eligible to enroll at Jenkins with approximately 300 students enrolled.

The principal of Jenkins High School as of January 8, 2007, is William "Lang" Brannen.

History

The school is named for the late local philanthropist Herschel Vespasian Jenkins. Opened in the mid-1950s, the school was a segregated, whites-only establishment. The building was a "Florida-style" school. Typically, these schools were characterized by a low-ceiling building with outdoor corridors. A classroom was equipped with long glass windows the length of the room, two outlets, and fluorescent lighting. What the building lacked, in such a hot climate, was air-conditioning.

In the late 1980s the school was expanded with several new buildings, including a new social studies building, expanded science building, a new technology building and a new gymnasium. The old gymnasium was then renovated into an auditorium. The existing buildings were enclosed, insulated, and air-conditioned. New windows and electrical systems were installed. As well, a gabled roof was added, new laminated flooring was laid, walls were painted, and new suspended ceilings were hung. The renovation was complete by the 1990-91 school year.

Jenkins was named a Blue Ribbon School and a School of Excellence in 1997 and 1998 respectively.

tudent activities

Academic competitions

*Academic Decathlon
*Academic Quiz Bowl
*Math Team
*Mock Trial Team
*Robotics Team
*Science Olympiad

Athletics

*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Crosscountry
*Football
*Golf
*Sailing
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track
*Volleyball
*Wrestling

Clubs and organizations

*Drama Club
*French Club
*Future Business Leaders of America
*J.G.G. Career Association
*Kappa League
*Key Club International
*Marine Science Club
*Model United Nations
*National Art Honor Society
*National Honor Society
*Odyssey of the Mind
*Parent Teacher Student Association
*Peer Helpers
*Rifle
*School Council
*Senior Class Officers
*Sequoyah Staff
*Support Our Scholars Booster Club
*Technology Student Association
*Vocational Opportunities Club
*Warriors for Christ

External links

* [http://www.hvjenkins.com/ hvjenkins.com] -- Official web site
* [http://www.pltw.org/ www.pltw.org] -- Project Lead The Way Official web site

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