At Jack Britt High School, we are entering our twelfth year of providing a premium education for our students and being a model for high schools throughout the country. The beliefs and values that have always been at the core of our success continue to drive everything that we do.  We strive to create a positive school culture in which students feel safe and excited to take part in learning.  Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners remains a major component of our educational mission—one that is designed to raise achievement and prepare our students for the challenges they face in our ever-changing global society.  We pride ourselves in offering numerous options for students, regardless of their post-secondary plans.  Whether it is an intense college preparatory curriculum or career exploration, we offer guidance to students in making sound decisions for their future.  In a world that is becoming more and more dependent upon technology and engineering, our Integrated Systems Technology Academy of Engineering, a specialized program that attracts many of our students, prepares its members for careers in engineering or technology related fields.

Persistently making efforts to further minimize our achievement gap continues to be the top priority of our dedicated teaching staff.  Our faculty cares about students and endeavors to ensure that all of their individual needs are met.  In 2011, Jack Britt High School has been named an “Honor School of Excellence”—a distinction reserved for only those schools with 90 percent or more of its students displaying proficiency in End-of-Course testing in core subjects and meeting Annual Yearly Progress (AYP).  Additionally, our students showed High Growth academically and our four-year graduation cohort exceeded 90%.  We also recognize the importance of a cohesive relationship with parents and our community.  The Family Support Committee, a group that is free to all parents, is an active component of our efforts to continually improve as a school.  Additionally, our students benefit from the support and assistance they receive from our athletic and band booster clubs as well as the reciprocal relationship we enjoy with a loyal and growing “Partners in Education” program. 

Our success extends beyond the classroom as we offer a wide variety of co-curricular activities and recognize the importance of student participation in them.  Last year our band was awarded two Grand Championships, and all of our varsity athletic teams competed in post-season play.  We are also proud that Jack Britt High School was featured as a bronze medal winner and one of America’s Best High Schools by US News and World Report. 

I welcome you to visit our school and see the great things that are going on here each day. 

Want to know more about us?  We encourage you to visit our website at www.jbhs.ccs.k12.nc.us.

Sincerely,

Denise Shellcrosslee GarisonPrincipal