| Garner Magnet High School | |
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2101 Spring Drive 27529-8864 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°42′38″N78°38′08″W / 35.710665°N 78.635426°W /35.710665; -78.635426 |
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| Former name | Garner Senior High School (prior to 2005) |
| School type | Public (Magnet,IB World) |
| Established | 1968 (57 years ago) (1968) |
| School district | Wake County Public School System |
| CEEB code | 341435[1] |
| NCES School ID | 370472001863[2] |
| Principal | Matt Price |
| Staff | 1,670 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,670 (2023–2024)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.37[3] |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Slogan | Respect self; Respect others; Respect Tradition. |
| Athletics | NCHSAA 7A |
| Athletics conference | Greater Neuse River |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling[4] |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Accreditation | AdvanceED[5] |
| Feeder schools | North Garner Middle School, East Garner Middle School |
| Website | www |
Garner Magnet High School (GMHS) is a comprehensive public high school inGarner, North Carolina, United States, a city southeast of Raleigh. The school was founded as Garner Senior High School (GSHS), which graduated its first class in 1969. Garner is one of four high schools in theWake County Public School System offering anInternational Baccalaureate Programme of study, along withNeedham B. Broughton High School,William G. Enloe High School, andMillbrook High School.
As of 2018–19, Garner offers its nearly 2,400 students 34IB Diploma Programme courses, 16Advanced Placement courses, 48Career and Technical Education courses, Four world languages, a Public Safety Career Academy, anArmy JROTC program, courses in Music (Chorus, Band, and Orchestra), Dance, Theatre and Visual Arts, 19 varsity sports, and 50 student clubs. The school began offering the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme beginning in the fall of 2019.[6]
The school opened in the fall of 1968 when Garner desegregated its schools. Garner Consolidated School had served African-American students. Garner High School had served white students (and handful of African-American students) who elected to attend under the "choice" plan that was in place prior to desegregation. Garner resident Tim Stevens, a retired journalist, in March 2018 premiered a theatrical production, "68," telling the story of the school's September 2 opening that year. Stevens credits the community and principal Wayne Bare for managing integration peacefully and for overcoming a number of construction delays.[7] In a 2008 book on implementation of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, editors Daugherity and Bolton attribute Garner's successful desegregation to Bare's effort to create a shared culture and avoid a power imbalance.[8]
In the summer of 2016, the Garner Magnet High School building was partially torn down due to mold and mildew, and Garner Magnet High School's students were located in theSouth Garner High School building until the renovation of Garner Magnet High School was complete.[9][10]
In 2024 Garner won the 4A State Championship in Softball with Lily Keefer winning Finals MVP.
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