Mary E. Phillips High School

Mary E. Phillips High School is an alternative education high school in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. It is located east of St. Augustine's college and less than a mile from William G. Enloe High School. The school is a non-traditional high school 9 through 12 that focuses on students who are struggling in traditional school programs. These struggles can be with attendance, academic performance, or minor behavioral issues. In the 2013-14 school year, Phillips High School has approximately 185 students enrolled and employs 30 teachers, with a total of 40 staff.

The current Principal is Daniel Colvin. He has been at Phillips since March 2013. There are two Assistant Principals, Ms. Kim Harrison and Mr. Eric Pullen. Ms. Harrison has been at Phillips for the last few years, and is responsible for the Regular Day Program. Eric Pullen is the Assistant Principal for the Extended Day Program, and has been at Phillips since August, 2013.

School features

Phillips High School provides additional academic supports to help students be successful. These include an instructional focus using 21st Century Skills, real world connections, and problem based learning. Technology use is encouraged in each classroom. Other supports built into the school's day include LIFE and Seminar. LIFE is a course at the beginning of the day in which students work on real life skills, such as applying for jobs, study skills, and discussing issues facing each student outside of school. The second part of this support is Seminar. This is the academic component of the support system. In seminar, students are able to work on their homework, complete missing assignments, and seek extra help from their teachers. This time is built into the schedule, and benefits all of the students at the school.

Students also work on state minimum credit requirements, meaning that students need only 21 or 22 credits (typically) to graduate. This allows someone who came into Phillips behind a way to catch up, and graduate on time. While it doesn't make it any easier, it does remove obstacles out of the path toward graduation.

Extended Day Program

Phillips High is unique in its support of an Extended Day Program. The program supports students who struggle in larger environments, and those who like the freedom of coming in later each day. The program runs Monday-Thursday, and dismisses at 6:35 pm. Transportation is provided both to and from school throughout Wake County. Lunch is also provided daily as students arrive at school.

Schedule

Phillips High School, like most other Wake County Schools operates on the traditional calendar provided by the district. Students follow the block schedule from 7:21 am and 2:24 pm from Monday to Friday.^[1] Students in the Extended Day Program dismiss at 6:35, Monday through Thursday.

Uniform

Phillips does have a uniform policy for students. Pants must be khaki in color and material, and shirts and jackets must be solid black, gray or white. Shoes can be any color other than solid red or blue, and must have a strap to hold them on your ankle- no slides or flip flops.

Application

Students interested in attending Phillips High School are required to submit an application for admission. The application is to be completed with the guidance counselor at the school they currently attend. The application is then submitted to Phillips, per the policy on their website, and is evaluated. Administrators, counselors, and teachers examine the application looking at discipline history, academic problems, and other areas to make sure that the student can be successful at Phillips. Once reviewed, a decision is made and the student and parents are notified of the decision by letter. Students must then complete an orientation, and withdraw from their base school in order to begin at Phillips.

References

External links

• http://www.wcpss.net/school-directory/528.html
• http://phillipshs.wcpss.net/