Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold
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Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold | |
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1204 East Marshall Drive 12 | |
Enrollment | 814 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.63:1 (2018–19)[1] |
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Team name | Arnold Tigers |
Website | www |
Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold is an all girls' middle and high school in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is a part of the Grand Prairie Independent School District. The school is part of the Young Women's Preparatory Network and as an average of 1400 students: 1,200 middle school and 200 high school students. As a college preparatory school, it offers two career pathways (which is a great contrast to other GPISD high schools such as Dubiski Career High School or South Grand Prairie High School) Fashion and Business as well as STEM.
Academic courses
The Young Women's Leadership Academy, offers two career pathways for high school students allowing them to graduate with a distinction when completed. The first pathway is Fashion and Business, in which students take fashion and business courses that increase in content at each level. The second pathway, STEM, is centered around engineering and technology. Classes include concepts of engineering and design, biotechnology, and advanced biotechnology.
In the core classes, students are give the opportunity to be part of the Pre-AP and
Clubs and organizations
- National Junior Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- DECA
- Biology Club
- YMCA Youth and Government
- SkillsUSA
- Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Adopt-a-street program
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - YWLA AT BILL ARNOLD (482142012690)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Grand Prairie-UTA partnership takes aim at teacher shortage". The Dallas Morning News. February 17, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017 – via www.dallasnews.com.