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West Charlotte High School
West Charlotte High School (also called Dub-C or WC) is a comprehensive high school in west Charlotte, near Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is state-funded.
West Charlotte High School was founded in 1938. The original campus became Northwest School of the Arts. It moved to its current location in 1954. West Charlotte is one of the few high schools still in existence whose students were African American during the era of segregation.
During the next three decades, the school became the pride of the community, and students won statewide competitions, with a strong connection between students and parents.
Beginning in the late 1960s, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruled that cities had to desegregate their schools through busing, which created riots at many schools in the district, including at West Charlotte, as students from West Mecklenburg, Harding, Garinger, North Mecklenburg and Myers Park were bused to the school, starting in the fall of 1970. Over time, though, the school became nationally recognized as a model for student integration, with students and teachers coming from as far as Boston to view the success of the school. For the next 20 years, West Charlotte remained integrated until a series of court decisions stated that integration in Charlotte was a success and that busing was no longer needed.
On June 8, 2022, the current campus consisting of several buildings is scheduled to be closed and then demolished once a new building is completed next door. The former location will then become parking lots and athletic fields.
Since April 2005, West Charlotte has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the IB Diploma Programme.[citation needed]
The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares students, ages 16 to 19, for higher education and life beyond. The program is taught over two years and has gained recognition from universities worldwide.
IB Diploma Programme students study six courses at higher level or standard level. Students select one subject from each of the following groups:
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West Charlotte High School
West Charlotte High School (also called Dub-C or WC) is a comprehensive high school in west Charlotte, near Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is state-funded.
West Charlotte High School was founded in 1938. The original campus became Northwest School of the Arts. It moved to its current location in 1954. West Charlotte is one of the few high schools still in existence whose students were African American during the era of segregation.
During the next three decades, the school became the pride of the community, and students won statewide competitions, with a strong connection between students and parents.
Beginning in the late 1960s, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruled that cities had to desegregate their schools through busing, which created riots at many schools in the district, including at West Charlotte, as students from West Mecklenburg, Harding, Garinger, North Mecklenburg and Myers Park were bused to the school, starting in the fall of 1970. Over time, though, the school became nationally recognized as a model for student integration, with students and teachers coming from as far as Boston to view the success of the school. For the next 20 years, West Charlotte remained integrated until a series of court decisions stated that integration in Charlotte was a success and that busing was no longer needed.
On June 8, 2022, the current campus consisting of several buildings is scheduled to be closed and then demolished once a new building is completed next door. The former location will then become parking lots and athletic fields.
Since April 2005, West Charlotte has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the IB Diploma Programme.[citation needed]
The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares students, ages 16 to 19, for higher education and life beyond. The program is taught over two years and has gained recognition from universities worldwide.
IB Diploma Programme students study six courses at higher level or standard level. Students select one subject from each of the following groups: