Gering High School
| Gering High School | |
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| Location | |
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1500 U Street Gering, Nebraska United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°49′56″N 103°40′2″W / 41.83222°N 103.66722°WCoordinates: 41°49′56″N 103°40′2″W / 41.83222°N 103.66722°W |
| Information | |
| Enrollment | 625 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
Gering High School (GHS) is the only high school in Gering, Nebraska, United States. It is located at 1500 U Street in Gering and has an enrollment of over 625 students, with a student to teacher ratio of 18:1. GHS offers a full range of academic courses as well as art, journalism and music programs. In addition, many extracurricular after-school clubs and sports programs are made available for the student body. The school was the first in the district to use block scheduling, the practice of having four one-and-a-half-hour classes that alternate every other day. In 2007 the Freshmen Academy was created to provide a transition for junior high students to high school. The Freshmen Academy mimics the high school block schedule, while maintaining a smaller more cohesive environment for the freshmen students.
The representative for Nebraska's 3rd District, Adrian Smith, graduated from Gering High School in 1989.
General information
Gering High School is a campus with a professional staff of more than 50 certified staff and 20 classified staff to serve the students. Students are offered different course selections that include both academic and vocational choices as well as a host of specialties in fine and performing arts and a full complement of extra-curricular activities. The school also offers college preparatory and college credit classes, as well as special needs classes. Updates to the facility include a new voactional building in 2007 and new and remodeled science classrooms in 2008.[1]
Mascot
Gering schools use a mascot known as Brutus the Bulldog with school colors of blue and gold.
Test scores
According to the STARS standardized test for 2009, 92% of 11th graders were proficient in reading, while 80% were proficient in science, 97% were proficient in writing and 84% were proficient in math.[2]