Computech Middle School Explained

Computech Middle School
Grades:7-8
District:Fresno Unified School District
Schooltype:Public middle school
Opened:1983
Principal:Tobaise Brookins
Teamname:Tigers
Colors:Black and Gold
Streetaddress:555 East Belgravia Avenue
City:Fresno
State:California
Zipcode:93706
Enrollment:798
Faculty:31
Country:United States
Coordinates:35.7161°N -119.805°W
Website:School website

Computech Middle School is a public school in Fresno, California, United States.

Organization

The school is part of the Fresno Unified School District. Computech is located just south of the Edison High School.It was established in 1983 and buses students in from throughout Fresno. The school offers the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. Students enrolled are selected based on their high STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) report and then interviewed.[1] As of the 2011–12 school year there were 791 students enrolled with 31 teachers.[2] Computech Middle School is a Magnet Middle School.[1] The school is technology-oriented, and computer-related subjects are central to its curriculum. A key aim of the school is to promote racial harmony in the school district.[3]

Awards

Computech is a National Blue Ribbon School, and received the award in 1990–1991, 1994–1996, 2001–2002, and 2008-2009 and most recently 2015–2016.[4]

The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2009.[5]

The school won the Electric Car Competition in the 2013 and 2014 National Middle School Science Bowl.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2009-2010 Business Directory . Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce . 2010 . 27 July 2014.
  2. Web site: EDISON COMPUTECH . . 24 July 2014.
  3. News: California-Style Computer Curriculum . Lyles . Rebecca Moore . . 9 July 1985 . 27 July 2014.
  4. News: NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2013 . . 24 July 2014.
  5. News: 2009 Distinguished Middle and High Schools . . 18 April 2013 . 27 July 2014.
  6. News: 2014 Competition Results Middle School Electric Car Competition . . 9 May 2014 . 24 July 2014.
  7. News: Edison Computech wins national competition . . 28 April 2014 . 27 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729193625/http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/04/28/3899757/edison-computech-wins-national.html . 29 July 2014 . dead .