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Mt. Whitney High School
Mt. Whitney High School is a public high school in Visalia, California, United States, founded in 1952. Academics In 2009 Mount Whitney was declared a California Distinguished School. Athletics Mt. Whitney competes in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Central Section Division II, East Yosemite League. History Mt. Whitney High School opened in 1952 as Visalia High School on Conyer Street, a few blocks away from the site of Visalia Union High School. The new Visalia High School was built to provide room for the rapid growth of the "Baby Boom" that followed WWII. The new site, Visalia High School, provided students in the Visalia Union High School District modern facilities and space for the playing field needed by the growing number of students. Visalia High School was painted two shades of light blue/aqua, the same colors as the College of the Sequoias on Mooney Blvd. Both Visalia Union High School and Visalia Junior College, which would become College of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
