title: New American High Schools
text: # New American High Schools
  
  The New American High Schools initiative, started in 1996 under the direction of the United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States secondary schools.
  
  ## Description
  
  In 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a varying number of high schools were selected and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" at the White House; they are intended to serve as models for schools that have achieved high levels of success. In addition to receiving national recognition, each winning school receives a stipend and technical assistance from the United States Department of Education.
  
  No new awards have been given since 2000.
  
  ## List of showcase sites
  
  The following is an exhaustive list of sites that have been awarded the New American High School designation:
  
  ### 1996 (10 sites)
  
  * Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, Chicago, Illinois
  * David Douglas High School, Portland, Oregon
  * Encina High School, Sacramento, California
  * Fenway Middle College High School, Boston, Massachusetts
  * St. Louis Career Academy, St. Louis, Missouri
  * High School of Economics and Finance, New York, New York
  * Sussex Technical High School, Georgetown, Delaware
  * Thompson School District, Loveland, Colorado
  * Walhalla High School, Walhalla, South Carolina
  * William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Miami, Florida
  
  ### 1998 (7 sites)
  
  * Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois
  * Coronado High School, Coronado, California
  * DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, Texas
  * Greene JROTC Academy, Dayton, Ohio
  * Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Sandy Hook, New Jersey
  * Newman Smith High School, Carrollton, Texas
  * Saunders Trades and Technical High School, Yonkers, New York
  
  ### 1999 (13 sites)
  
  * Angola High School, Angola, Indiana
  * Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New York
  * East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  * Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore, Maryland
  * Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland
  * Fox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  * MAST Academy, Miami, Florida
  * Niceville High School, Niceville, Florida
  * Northeast Magnet High School, Wichita, Kansas
  * Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie, Oregon
  * Sir Francis Drake High School, San Anselmo, California
  * South Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, Texas
  * The School of Environmental Studies at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, Minnesota
  
  ### 2000 (27 sites)
  
  * Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology, Myrtle Beach, SC
  * Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo, CA
  * Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, CA
  * Chugach School District, Anchorage, Alaska
  * Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, SC
  * Fred J. Page High School, Franklin, TN
  * Fredericksburg High School, Fredericksburg, TX
  * Grapevine High School, Grapevine, TX
  * Irvington High School, Fremont, California
  * John Dewey High School, Brooklyn, NY
  * Judson High School, Converse, TX
  * Laguna Creek High School, Elk Grove, CA
  * Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, MI
  * Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV
  * Leland High School, San Jose, CA
  * Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, TX
  * Menchville High School, Newport News, VA
  * New Technology High School, Napa, California
  * Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville, MD
  * Palatine High School, Palatine, IL
  * Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  * Reynolds High School, Troutdale, OR
  * Swain County High School, Bryson City, NC
  * Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA
  * Troy High School, Fullerton, CA
  * Upper St. Clair High School, Upper St. Clair, PA
  * Urban Academy Laboratory High School, New York, NY
  