Help! Need a Dallas/Fort Worth area High School - Fairly new?

[Ally]

Hi, I am looking to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area and have a daughter who will be starting High School in the Fall. I am looking for a low crime area with relatively newly constructed public schools, namely a High School to enroll her this fall. Can you recommend one? Also, I will be going to a local college to finish my Bachelor's degree in Education, if you know of a high school that is also close to a four year college that would be most helpful.

Thank you so much! :)

[St-T]

Frisco, Plano & McKinney ISD

[freewaytincan]

I graduated from J J Pearce High School in the Richardson Independent School District. Richardson has a really good system, and the neighborhoods are nice and well established. In terms of newness, they have just completed a massive overhaul of all their schools, especially the high schools.

[rantanamo]

One I saw on the news the other night was Lancaster High School. I don't know what college you are attending, but isn't UNT-Dallas a four year school?. Lancaster is opening a new high school building next fall, and the thing that really caught my eye was that Lancaster will require that all students take IB classes. As a graduate from the IB program at Garland High, I think that is outstanding and very ambitious. Those kids will really have to work hard from day 1 on that campus.

[tamtagon]

Denton.

[Ally]

Thank you so much! Now I know where to begin searching. What is the weather like there in Dallas/Fort Worth? Do you get snow in the winter? I'll be moving from Minnesota and our winters feel long and drawn out. How hot do the summers get? Anything I should know that would be helpful to me as a new comer?

Thanks again!

[Boredkid]

Here is a good link with plenty of info about the dallas area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas

[Columbus Civil]

Typically the high temps forthe summers are in the 90s and the winters in the mid 50s. We maybe get an inch of snow every 2-3 winters.

[CityLove]

Typically the high temps forthe summers are in the 90s and the winters in the mid 50s. We maybe get an inch of snow every 2-3 winters.

I think that's a little misleading. During our true summer, highs are above 100 most days. It can get pretty hot, especially if you're not used to it. We haven't really had winter this year, except for a couple of days here and there. It looks like winter is skipping us over this time around.

[hamiltonpl]

Two words: Woodrow Wilson.

[Boredkid]

If money is not important, highland park, park cities, or west plano on a cheaper budget. All are great places to live with great schools.

[Columbus Civil]

http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Texas/Dallas-Fort%20Worth/

[VectorWega]

One I saw on the news the other night was Lancaster High School.

Isn't Lancaster High School always on the news for suspending hundreds of their students for not turning in projects that they were scheduled to do over the holidays? (BTW, I prefer the college way of doing things which is...do it if you want or get a zero).

When is their next break? I'm sure we'll see them back in the news then.

[Lakewooder]

Hamilton, if you are serious, I owe you a beer!

Question Ally: why are you looking for a 'newly constructed school'?

[Columbus Civil]

Newer is better.

[Lakewooder]

The newest high school around will be the one opening in Vickery Meadows.

[Columbus Civil]

That's not a low crime area, though.

[Lakewooder]

Oh that's right it's in Lake Highlands.

[Columbus Civil]

No, we're annexing arond it. It will be our Highland Park.

[rantanamo]

Isn't Lancaster High School always on the news for suspending hundreds of their students for not turning in projects that they were scheduled to do over the holidays? (BTW, I prefer the college way of doing things which is...do it if you want or get a zero).

When is their next break? I'm sure we'll see them back in the news then.

That's part of their new tough standards. For those not understanding what the International Baccalaureate program is:

IB > AP > Honors

IB carries a lot more weight for college credit and the colleges that accept the credit are not Bad Itch U. I'm not some Lancaster ISD pimp, but they are requiring ALL students to take these courses beginning next year. That means a lot better education at the elementary level must begin immediately. I think its a great idea. I'm no genius and I did well. Other schools that I know of with the program are Plano Senior High and Garland High School. I'm sure there are a few others in the area and state.

Anyways, I think this standard will be very telling as to how people really feel about being south of I-30 in Dallas County. I've heard people try to site isolated incidences at Duncanville, DeSoto and Lancaster before, or they would point out that the academic standards were higher in the northern suburbs(don't get that one). That excuse is gone. Lancaster High School will have the highest academic standards in the metroplex next year.

I guess it all depends on what college you plan on attending.

[Geaux Tigers]

Hi, I am looking to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area and have a daughter who will be starting High School in the Fall. I am looking for a low crime area with relatively newly constructed public schools, namely a High School to enroll her this fall. Can you recommend one? Also, I will be going to a local college to finish my Bachelor's degree in Education, if you know of a high school that is also close to a four year college that would be most helpful.

Thank you so much! :)

If you can be more specific about where you'll be working, we can probably give you more of an exact local to search. For example, if you're going to work downtown, it would be stupid to suggest you look for schools in Frisco unless you enjoy spending a few hours in the car each day.

[F4shionablecHa0s]

Well, at least the Lancaster HS students know the definition of "oppressive dictatorship".

[disruptivehair]

Two words: Woodrow Wilson.


Woodrow in the DISD? I went to Hillcrest; it's also good, or was when I was there. I hear W.T. White is also pretty good, but the youngest of the bunch (White) was built in what...the 1960s?

Why does the building have to be new?

[disruptivehair]

Newer is better.


Nah, newer is just newer.

[940]

Hi, I am looking to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area and have a daughter who will be starting High School in the Fall. I am looking for a low crime area with relatively newly constructed public schools, namely a High School to enroll her this fall. Can you recommend one? Also, I will be going to a local college to finish my Bachelor's degree in Education, if you know of a high school that is also close to a four year college that would be most helpful.

Thank you so much! :)


Just going by what you posted..live in the Denton/E. Argyle/N. Corinth/Shady Shores/Bartonville/Copper Canyon/Lantana areas of Denton County and finish your Bachelors at UNT or TWU which would be near most of these areas.
Your daughter can attend the new Denton ISD Guyer High School that just opened in 2005 and has the catchment partial zip codes of 76210, 76208, 76226 and 76208 and encompasses most of the towns mentioned. Realtor.com will have many price points within those zip codes if you want to check it out.

The area is beautiful as well with many hills and trees and has the added bonus of being near the western and northern parts of Lake Lewisville.