Open High School (Virginia)
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Coordinates: 37°32′16″N 77°27′03″W / 37.53769°N 77.45088°W
Open High School is an alternative public high school in urban Oregon Hill in Richmond, Virginia. It was established in 1972 with the intention of helping students become independent, self-determined thinkers and learners. Students volunteer at a variety of places, take college courses for high school and college credit, and independently develop and maintain a class schedule. The school building was originally built with money and on land donated by Grace Arents.
Structure[]
Open High School has a where advisory homeroom-esc groups known as 'families' direct students in the development of school activities, functions, and other school related activities. Each 'family' selects two student 'reps' to represent them in a Student Representative Council.
At meetings of this council, student 'reps' bring forth questions, disagreements, or ideas that a 'family' may have and would like to discuss with the whole student body. If a concern gets enough attention, it is brought up during a monthly 'town meeting,' where the entire administrative staff and student body come together to discuss and vote on anything that a single student or group of students may deem important.
Open High School doesn't contain as many students as other high schools throughout Richmond due to their building's smaller size. This allows for a smaller student-teacher ratio.
Students are able to create their own elective classes with teacher 'sponsors.'
Notable alumni[]
- Anne Holton, Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016 and wife of Tim Kaine, who was the vice-presidential running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.[1][2],
- Aimee Mann, American rock singer.[3]
- Noah Scalin, contemporary artist in Richmond, Virginia.
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jason Horwitz, For Anne Holton, Tim Kaine's Wife, Elite Circles Are Old Turf, New York Times (August 5, 2016).
- ^ Louis Llovio, Anne Holton, wife of Tim Kaine, steps down as Va. secretary of education
- ^ Freewheelin' 78, a publication of the Open High School. p. 132.
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