CANTON MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 10 th Grade

CANTON MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 10 th Grade English Mr. Halkias, Rm. 104 Presentation by: Nicole Lewis

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY: • Around since March 27, 1918, one of the oldest high schools in Ohio – The original building is on Market Ave. North • Named after President William Mc. Kinley and his sister, Anna, who taught in Canton for 30 years • Was one of four high schools in Canton by 1943, but in 1976 Canton closed them, keeping only Timken and Mc. Kinley, but Mc. Kinley had moved to the present location. – This past February they merged Timken and Mc. Kinley, keeping the freshman at Timken and the Mc. Kinley colors and mascot

MCKINLEY OF TODAY

MCKINLEY OF TODAY They are proud of their success!

MCKINLEY OF TODAY Out of 757 students… • • 47. 6% White 36. 2% Black 14. 1% Bi-racial 1. 6% Hispanic Source is Smart. Class. com/U. S. Department of Education.

MCKINLEY OF TODAY 65. 5% eligible for free lunch • 8. 5% eligible for reduced lunch • = 74% eligible Every student at Mc. Kinley gets free breakfast and lunch. Source is Smart. Class. com/U. S. Department of Education.

MCKINLEY OF TODAY In 2013 Mc. Kinley had an 85% graduation rate. That’s higher than the district average (75%) and the state average (82%). Source is Smart. Class. com/U. S. Department of Education.

Source: Ohio School Report Cards at ohio. gov MCKINLEY OF TODAY Still, there is a long way to go…