Ingram Tom Moore High School
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Ingram Tom Moore High School (commonly Ingram High School, ITM, ITMHS or simply Ingram) is a small public high school
in Ingram
, Texas
, USA
serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Ingram Independent School District
, and is attended by student
s from west Kerr County
. Built in 1976, ITMHS opened in 1980 as the first school in west Kerr County and was named at the request of Tom Moore, who donated the land it rests on today.
As of the 2009-2010 school year, the school has an enrollment of 479 students and 45.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. This number of students places Ingram in the 3A class when competing in UIL
, Ingram has been classified as a 2A school for the 2010-2011 school year, and those following. The mascot is the Warrior
and the colors are red
, black
, and white
.
: "Ingram Moore High School , established 1980, A student centered school in a student centered community where the standard of quality education will not be compromised." The school was named in honor of Tom Moore after the large land grant he provided.
Currently, the town of Ingram is growing more quickly than ITMHS can afford to keep up with. Even though new buildings are constantly being constructed, the low funding (mainly due to the low median household income
of Ingram) prevents enough classrooms from being built. To fill this void, many portable classroom
s have been added to the campus
, additions which have garnered criticism from various sources.
schedule, enabling students to take up to five courses each trimester period, not including the 30-minute on-campus lunch or the 15-minute tutorial period preceding it. Core classes (classes in science
, mathematics
, language arts
, and social studies
) and other special courses last two trimesters, while most electives only last one. In past years, Ingram has used Block scheduling
as well as an 8-period day, however these were dropped for financial reasons.
Academically, the school performs slightly below average. On the state-wide TAKS test, 69% of students in grades 9-11 met the 2009 standard, as opposed to the state average of 74%. Nation-wide tests reflected similar results: on the 2008 SAT
, the average campus score was 950(Critical Reading and Math only) compared to the national average score of 1017. The school was rated by the Texas Education Agency
as "Academically Acceptable," and has a graduation rate of 85.7%.
The school is notable for offering a large number of AP classes for its size, with courses in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Government, Macroconomics, U. S. History, Calculus AB, Physics B, Environmental Science, Biology, and Chemistry. Ingram Tom Moore High School has also opted to join the "Ignite" Rocketry Program with a class in Aerospace Engineering.
The boys basketball
team won state in 2A in 1990, and the girls cross country
team won state in 3A in 1997 . Volleyball made it to the 2006 playoffs in the first time in 15 years. Boys Basketball made it to playoffs 6 times in a row.
When Ingram Tom Moore first opened up in 1980, they had the worst season of football losing every game. By 1985 they went all the way to the Regional State Playoffs against Randolph Air Force base and lost by one touchdown.
These are only the most recent results and do not do justice to express how well the Ingram FFA stands.
High school
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in Ingram
Ingram, Texas
Ingram is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ingram is located at , on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country...
, Texas
Texas
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, USA
United States
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serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Ingram Independent School District
Ingram Independent School District
Ingram Independent School District is a public school district based in Ingram, Texas, United States.Middle and high school-aged residents from Divide Independent School District attend school in Ingram ISD, as do high schoolers from Hunt Independent School District.In 2009, the school district was...
, and is attended by student
Student
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s from west Kerr County
Kerr County, Texas
Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 49,625. Its county seat is Kerrville. Kerr County was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas...
. Built in 1976, ITMHS opened in 1980 as the first school in west Kerr County and was named at the request of Tom Moore, who donated the land it rests on today.
As of the 2009-2010 school year, the school has an enrollment of 479 students and 45.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. This number of students places Ingram in the 3A class when competing in UIL
University Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....
, Ingram has been classified as a 2A school for the 2010-2011 school year, and those following. The mascot is the Warrior
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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and the colors are red
Red
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, black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
, and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
.
History
Although the main building (including the office and 16 classrooms) was constructed in 1976, it wasn't until 1980 that the first classes were held. When the school opened, the following words were etched in the foyerFoyer
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: "Ingram Moore High School , established 1980, A student centered school in a student centered community where the standard of quality education will not be compromised." The school was named in honor of Tom Moore after the large land grant he provided.
Currently, the town of Ingram is growing more quickly than ITMHS can afford to keep up with. Even though new buildings are constantly being constructed, the low funding (mainly due to the low median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
of Ingram) prevents enough classrooms from being built. To fill this void, many portable classroom
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s have been added to the campus
Campus
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, additions which have garnered criticism from various sources.
Academics and curriculum
Ingram operates from 7:55 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, Ingram implemented a trimesterAcademic term
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schedule, enabling students to take up to five courses each trimester period, not including the 30-minute on-campus lunch or the 15-minute tutorial period preceding it. Core classes (classes in science
Science
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, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, language arts
Language arts
Traditionally, the primary divisions in the language arts are Literature and Language, where language in this case refers to both linguistics, and specific languages....
, and social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
) and other special courses last two trimesters, while most electives only last one. In past years, Ingram has used Block scheduling
Block scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
as well as an 8-period day, however these were dropped for financial reasons.
Academically, the school performs slightly below average. On the state-wide TAKS test, 69% of students in grades 9-11 met the 2009 standard, as opposed to the state average of 74%. Nation-wide tests reflected similar results: on the 2008 SAT
SAT
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, the average campus score was 950(Critical Reading and Math only) compared to the national average score of 1017. The school was rated by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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as "Academically Acceptable," and has a graduation rate of 85.7%.
The school is notable for offering a large number of AP classes for its size, with courses in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Government, Macroconomics, U. S. History, Calculus AB, Physics B, Environmental Science, Biology, and Chemistry. Ingram Tom Moore High School has also opted to join the "Ignite" Rocketry Program with a class in Aerospace Engineering.
Campus
For a school of its size, Ingram's campus is sprawling. The land is shared with Ingram Middle School, but the majority is used for high school activities.Athletics
The Warriors are not known for having major success in the "big man" sports such as football. Since 1980 the Warriors have won one state championship in the major sports, that coming in basketball in 1990. In the mid 2000s the basketball team had nice success, going to the state quarterfinal in 2004 and in 2005. Football has only gone to the playoffs five times, the last being in 2000. Sports not requiring size advantages have had good success, with the tennis team winning the district championship 14 of the last 17 years, and won each year between 1991-2003. Cross country also has success with many state runners and medalists, and a girls championship in 1997.The boys basketball
Basketball
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team won state in 2A in 1990, and the girls cross country
Cross country running
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team won state in 3A in 1997 . Volleyball made it to the 2006 playoffs in the first time in 15 years. Boys Basketball made it to playoffs 6 times in a row.
When Ingram Tom Moore first opened up in 1980, they had the worst season of football losing every game. By 1985 they went all the way to the Regional State Playoffs against Randolph Air Force base and lost by one touchdown.
Agricultural Science Department
Ingram Tom Moore High School is well-known for its ag department and FFA. The various teams that compete for the Ingram FFA have placed well in all levels of competition. Contrary to popular belief, the FFA teams do not compete only against other 3-A teams; they compete against teams from schools of all sizes. The most recent results include the Ag Sales team placing 3rd at the Texas State CDE's in 2009. That same year, the Wildlife team placed 1st out of 50 teams at state. Two of these team members also placed 1st individually out of over 100 contestants. In the fall of 2010, the FFA Ag Issues team and the Jr. Creed Speaker (Rebekah Talarico) each placed 4th at the state LDE competition out of 20 qualifying teams.These are only the most recent results and do not do justice to express how well the Ingram FFA stands.