Tucson High Magnet School

Tucson High Magnet School was established in 1892 as part of the Tucson Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona. It is the oldest high school in Arizona and the largest high school in southern Arizona. Its location has changed and moved over time; On September 10th, 1906, the school was located in the Plaza School at 13th Street and 4th avenue. A few weeks after that, it was relocated to a two-room building located on East 10th Street. In 1908, there was a final relocation to the newly constructed

Junior year at Tucson High Magnet School I was enrolled in College Algebra a class I was having difficulty in. First semester had already passed and I received the letter grade D. I knew I had to work harder and study more especially if I wanted to get a better grade point average in order to get excepted into Universities. Friday after noon returning from lunch with the taste of peperoni pizza still in my mouth I arrived at my fourth period class, college Algebra. Slowly sitting in my wobbly wooden

Mexican-American studies in schools (Planas, 2015, p. 1). Not only have the schools in Arizona suffered from this discriminatory law, but also the advancement of Mexican-American students. This essay will briefly go over the Tucson Unified School District, the district in the midst of the controversy, and will mainly focus on Pueblo Magnet High School, one of the schools in the Tucson Unified School District that was greatly affected by the ethnic studies law. Pueblo Magnet High School History According

Pueblo Magnet High School Success Pueblo Magnet High School has experienced success in many different ways as a community. The teachers at Pueblo Magnet High School have received numerous awards, due to their driven teachers and student body. Teachers encourage their students to engage in politics and the local government, and encourage their students to get into wellness programs. Thus, their sports teams have excelled and their student body is engaged and motivated. Therefore, Pueblo Magnet High

the creative means, so is the opportunity for aspiring artists. Whether it be a political, personal, local, environmental, or just showing U of A pride, local murals and art are popping up and displaying the creativity of fellow Tucsonans. Art in Tucson, and all over the world, sets a name for the city, brings the people together and defines a culture. “There’s such a hub of cultural exchange here, with Native Americans, Mexican Americans. There really is a lot going on in the arts" (Busler). Local

have always been a studious school-minded person. I went to school at Miles Exploratory Learning Center aka Miles ELC from preschool to 8th grade. I was very hard working receiving all A's and B's throughout my schooling. I then moved to Tucson Magnet High School. I was top 25 out of 600+ kids in my class and got to wear an honors cord and be called up in front of everyone. I graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA something I am very proud of. I worked very hard in high school to make sure I graduated

Another essential point of the ban of ethnic studies was the Arizona’s Anti-Ethnic Studies Bill, SB 1108 that happened in 2008 (Ochoa & Romero 5). The SB 1108 was related to the House Bill 2281 since they both wanted to prohibit classes that had a voice for people of color. The difference was that SB 1108 did not only wanted to ban classes of different ethnicities but also clubs and organizations such as latino fraternities. The bill did not only wanted to ban the courses and organizations from

Northside College Preparatory High School (Chicago, IL) With a unique focus on physics, technology and constitutional law, Northside College Preparatory High School is far from your average magnet school. All of its classes are available at both Honors and Advanced Placement level and more than 95% of students go on to graduate. This is quite a feat when you consider that roughly 38% of the student body happens to be economically disadvantaged. Entry into the school is competitive, with factors

to Tucson, AZ for my second full-time AmeriCorps member for the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona. In my position as

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