Emmett J' Conrad High School

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Emmett J. Conrad High School
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Emmett J. Conrad High School
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Emmett J. Conrad High School
Wheres that?
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In DISD District 3
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The schools namesake
Emmett J. Conrad
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The schools namesake
Emmett J. Conrad

• Grandchild of slaves, born and raised in Baton
  Rouge, LA

• Completed his medical training at Meharry
  Medical College
• in Nashville, TN

• After serving in the military, moved to Dallas
  in 1955 and
• began his medical career at St. Paul Hospital

• As a promoter of education in Texas and Dallas,
  promoted
• free-lunch programs for low income students

• First African-American elected to DISD Board of
  Trustees

• One of the first members of the State Board of
  Education

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• Newest high school in DISD

• Opened August 2006

• Construction Cost 40 million

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• Designed more like a community college than a
• high school

• Constructed on a sloping site with four levels
  of
• classrooms and three stories

• 330,000 square feet and 46 core classrooms

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Extraordinary facilities include a full size
gymnasium with private shower facilities
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a half-size practice gymnasium
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and a well-equipped weight room.
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Students also have their own first class athletic
fields to practice on, including a baseball
diamond
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complete with dugouts
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and lighting,
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tennis courts,
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and soccer fields, a football field, and track
also with lighting.
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After a hard workout, youll eat a good lunch
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served from a first- class serving line
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in a spacious lunch room
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that almost makes you feel like youre eating
outdoors!
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Wide-open, well-lighted, spacious hallways
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make getting to class on time
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as easy as can be!
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And the hallways arent crowded, either!
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Other specialized facilities include a store
for students to practice skills learned in
marketing and entrepreneurship
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a bank for students to put into practice the
things theyve learned about banking-related
services
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and a full-service restaurant
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with a first class serving line ...
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by which students can train for careers in food
and hospitality services.
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Students who wish to, may also participate in
JROTC.
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After getting their books from their wall lockers

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students continue on to class through hallways
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displaying their accomplishments in Art
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Architecture,
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and Computer Aided Design
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to study electricity, electronics,
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digital image processing, computer animation, and
computer programming,
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in ultra-modern classrooms equipped with the
latest electronic equipment, computers, and
teaching aids.
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Overhead DLP projector remoted to computer on
teachers desk
Projection screen
Dry erase board for instructing in color
Laser color printers
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For students who want to learn even more, they
can go to their media center and library.
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Of course, no school would be complete without a
first class band room,
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a room for locking away instruments,
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a room with all the modern tools to study music
composition,
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a choir room,
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and a magnificent, state of the art facility in
which to perform.
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If you feel like you have what it takes to be a
Conrad Charger, get in touch with your school
counselor TODAY!
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Version 2 - Dec 28, 2008