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=== Academic Competitions === |
=== Academic Competitions === |
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GHS teams have competed multiple times in the [[Academic Decathlon]] (AD) competition. In the 2020-2021 Madera County competition, GHS won the "Super Quiz" competition, and placed second in the main competition, behind [[Madera South High School]] by 51.7 points. Out of the 124 medals awarded, Glacier students earned 33: 7 gold, 14 silver, and 12 bronze.<ref name="sierrastar">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Madera South edges Glacier Charter for county Academic Decathlon title |url=https://www.sierrastar.com/news/local/education/article249236030.html?fbclid=IwAR2f9W74GiWl7bmLNYMADNkPLOcJfZ4wwEGp_aVhsxzPL6qW543uUGwwZNo |access-date=February 15, 2021 |work=Sierra Star |date=February 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="sierranewsonline">{{cite web |title=Mountain Area High Schools Participate in Madera County Academic Decathalon |url=https://sierranewsonline.com/mountain-area-high-schools-participate-in-madera-county-academic-decathalon/ |access-date=February 19, 2021 |work=Sierra News Online |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> |
GHS teams have competed multiple times in the [[Academic Decathlon]] (AD) competition. In the 2020-2021 Madera County competition, GHS won the "Super Quiz" competition, and placed second in the main competition, behind [[Madera South High School]] by 51.7 points. Out of the 124 medals awarded, Glacier students earned 33: 7 gold, 14 silver, and 12 bronze.<ref name="sierrastar">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Madera South edges Glacier Charter for county Academic Decathlon title |url=https://www.sierrastar.com/news/local/education/article249236030.html?fbclid=IwAR2f9W74GiWl7bmLNYMADNkPLOcJfZ4wwEGp_aVhsxzPL6qW543uUGwwZNo |access-date=February 15, 2021 |work=Sierra Star |date=February 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="sierranewsonline">{{cite web |title=Mountain Area High Schools Participate in Madera County Academic Decathalon |url=https://sierranewsonline.com/mountain-area-high-schools-participate-in-madera-county-academic-decathalon/ |access-date=February 19, 2021 |work=Sierra News Online |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> |
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=== Poetry Out Loud! === |
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GHS won the Madera County Poetry Out Loud! competition in early 2020, with a student advancing to the California state competition that was held in Sacramento March 15 through 16 2020.<ref name="sierranewsonlinepol">{{cite web |title=Glacier High Sweeps Top Honors at ‘Poetry Out Loud!’ Competition |url=https://sierranewsonline.com/glacier-high-sweeps-top-honors-at-poetry-out-loud-competition/ |access-date=February 20, 2021 |work=Sierra News Online |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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| Coordinates | 37°20′54″N 119°38′29″W / 37.3483000°N 119.6413956°W |
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| Type | Regular school |
| Established | August 19, 2002[1] |
| School district | Yosemite Unified School District[1] |
| NCES District ID | 0601555[1] |
| NCES School ID | 060155510541 |
| Administrator | Michael Cox[1] |
| Principal | Mindy Klang |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 126 (2018-2019) |
Glacier High School Charter (GHS) is an American public charter secondary school in the Yosemite Unified School District located in Oakhurst, California.
History
After being chartered through the Yosemite Unified School District, GHS received final approval for operation from the California State Board of Education in June 2002. Glacier's first day of student attendance was 19 August 2002, with sixteen students enrolled. In 2006, a GHS satellite campus opened in Fresno county. In 2008-2009, GHS and Mountain Home School collaborated to form the non-profit educational entity Western Sierra Charter Schools.
Extracurricular activities
Academic Competitions
GHS teams have competed multiple times in the Academic Decathlon (AD) competition. In the 2020-2021 Madera County competition, GHS won the "Super Quiz" competition, and placed second in the main competition, behind Madera South High School by 51.7 points. Out of the 124 medals awarded, Glacier students earned 33: 7 gold, 14 silver, and 12 bronze.[2][3]
Poetry Out Loud!
GHS won the Madera County Poetry Out Loud! competition in early 2020, with a student advancing to the California state competition that was held in Sacramento March 15 through 16 2020.[4]
Awards
Glacier High School has received the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award.[5]
Student Demographics
Currently, 126 students are enrolled at Glacier, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.6. The ethnic breakdown of the student body is 63.5% White, 20.6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3.2% African American, and 1.6% American Indian, with two or more races accounting for the remaining 7.1% of the student body.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Glacier High School Charter". California Department of Education. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Staff (February 13, 2021). "Madera South edges Glacier Charter for county Academic Decathlon title". Sierra Star. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Mountain Area High Schools Participate in Madera County Academic Decathalon". Sierra News Online. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Glacier High Sweeps Top Honors at 'Poetry Out Loud!' Competition". Sierra News Online. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award - 2020" (PDF). CollegeBoard. 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.