Iron Horse Middle School
| Iron Horse Middle School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Never Underestimate The Power Of a Jaguar |
| Established | 1996 |
| Superintendent | Mary Shelton |
| Principal | Joe Nguyen |
| Faculty | 38.4 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 979 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Campus | two story building, community gym, track, library, cafeteria, portables at the back of the school, choir music room (CMR), instrumental music room, seven basketball courts |
| Color(s) | Black, Teal |
| Mascot | The Jaguars |
| Website | http://www.ims.srvusd.k12.ca.us/ |
Iron Horse Middle School is located in San Ramon, California. Iron Horse is in front of the Iron Horse Regional Trail. The mascot of Iron Horse is the Jaguar.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 957 students attending grades 6-8. Iron Horse Middle School is located at 12601 Alcosta Blvd.; San Ramon, CA 34583.[1]
Iron Horse's video production class has a TV show called 'Mornings at Iron Horse' which is broadcast throughout the school on Mondays and Fridays. Michelle Cooper has been the Principal of Iron Horse since the 2007-2008 school year after the original principal, Kirby Hoy, took a position as a Director at the district office. However, starting in 2012, Joe Nguyen became Principal.
In 2013, Iron Horse was again named a California Distinguished School. This was the fourth time Iron Horse has received this award since its opening in 1996.
Campus
Iron Horse has a two story classroom building (20 classrooms), a library with a media center, a learning center, cafeteria (MPR), instrumental and choir music rooms next to the MPR, an outdoor-based environmental science classroom, and fifteen portables in the back of the school. (Although there is an instrumental music program at IHMS, there is no choir program.) The gymnasium is shared with the community center. To the side of the gym there is are 2 soccer fields,a track, and five basketball courts, in addition to two softball fields and a baseball field.[2]
Awards and recognition
During the 2001-02, 2006–07 and 2009 school years, Iron Horse Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3][4][5] the highest award an American school can receive.[6][7] It was also named a California Distinguished School in the 1998-99 school year.
References
- ^ a b c d Search=1&DistrictID=0635130&ID=063513005729 Iron Horse Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2007.
- ^ Iron Horse School Map Accessed January 11, 2008
- ^ "FREMONT'S HOPKINS, FIVE VALLEY SCHOOLS EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION", San Jose Mercury News, May 25, 2002. Accessed November 8, 2007.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; [[The Was Bhington Post]]. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
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