Charlotte High School
Address
4115 Lake Avenue Rochester, New York, 14612 USA
Coordinates	43°14′46″N 77°37′09″W / 43.24611°N 77.61917°W / 43.24611; -77.61917Coordinates: 43°14′46″N 77°37′09″W / 43.24611°N 77.61917°W / 43.24611; -77.61917
Information
Type	public high school
Motto	Connecting Youth to Innovative Life Experiences
Established	1907
School district	Rochester City School District
Principal	Jeff Mikols
Staff	~100
Grades	7–-12
Enrollment	996 (2006)
Grade 7	335 (2005)
Grade 8	243 (2005)
Grade 9	267 (2005)
Grade 10	103 (2005)
Grade 11	64 (2005)
Campus	urban
Nickname	Lakesiders
Website	Charlotte High School

Charlotte High School is a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District. The school is named for Charlotte, formerly an independent town and now a neighborhood in the city of Rochester.

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Curriculum 4 Extracurriculars 4.1 Clubs and organizations 4.2 Sports 5 Performance 6 Incidents 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History

A school was built on the former site of a one-room school house in Charlotte in 1867. In 1907, a high school building was erected and the present Charlotte High School building was built in 1931.^[1] In 1988, the Rochester City School District changed Charlotte to a middle school. In 2005, it became a high school once again.^[2]

[edit] Campus

Charlotte High School is housed in a three-story new art deco style building on Lake Avenue in Rochester, not far from Lake Ontario. The building contains a swimming pool that is open to the public when not used for school activities.^[3]

[edit] Curriculum

In addition to typical high school courses, Charlotte High School offers some unique opportunities to students.

• Charlotte's Academy of Hospitality & Tourism includes internships and gives students an opportunity to explore and prepare for careers in travel, tourism, and hospitality.^[4][5]
• The school's Academy of Sports Medicine & Management includes internships with local athletic, medical and sports organizations and helps prepare students for careers in athletic training, physical therapy, sports medicine, and sports management.^[4]
• To better serve the needs of the students, the school offers extended-day academic support and a Wellness Center offers counseling, social services, and after-school activities in partnership with community agencies.^[4]
• The school Library houses a special collection on the Harlem Renaissance.^[6]

[edit] Extracurriculars

[edit] Clubs and organizations

The school offers art, music, newspaper, math league and drama club.^[4]

Young video artists from Charlotte participate in the Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival, sponsored by the University of Rochester.^[7]

[edit] Sports

The school supports a full sports program.^[4]

The Lakesiders basketball team won successive New York State championships in 1983 and 1984.^[2] After winning the 2007 Section V Class "BB" title on March 3, 2007, the Charlotte basketball team finished second in the Far West Regional Class "B" final on March 10, 2007.^[8] The team repeated as Section V "BB"" champions on March 1, 2008.^[9]

[edit] Performance

In 2005, the school's attendance rate of 85% and its suspension rate of 33.3% both exceed those for similar schools. The school's standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Social Studies rank below the state average for similar schools.^[10]

[edit] Incidents

In 2004, there were reports of violence and other acts at the school that required disciplinary action.^[11][12][13] Charlotte High School was on the New York State list of dangerous schools in 2006.^[14]

[edit] See also

• Rochester City School District

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Charlotte High School web site
• Greatschools.net entry
• Public School Review
• SchoolDigger
• New York State School Report Card (2004-2005)