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Shaker Heights High School is a public high school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States, in Greater Cleveland region. The high school is the only public high school in the Shaker Heights City School District, which serves Shaker Heights and a small part of Cleveland.〔"(Shaker Heights City School District )." ''The Plain Dealer''. Sunday 25 April 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011. "All of the city of Shaker Heights plus about 1 square mile of Cleveland around Shaker Square. H. The Cleveland portion has been part of the Shaker school district since the 1920s. Its residents pay the same school taxes as Shaker Heights residents and are entitled to use the schools and to vote in school elections."〕 Shaker Heights High School is an International Baccalaureate World School, the only public high school in Cuyahoga County to hold this accreditation and offer rigorous IB classes.〔http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cfm?programmes=&country=US®ion=OH&find_schools=Find〕 It is consistently ranked among the top districts in the state for National Merit semifinalists. According to a 2004 survey by ''The Wall Street Journal'', Shaker Heights High School is one of the top feeder schools in the nation for admission to the most selective colleges and universities.〔("Wall Street Journal Recognizes Shaker as a Top Feeder School for Elite Colleges" ), Shaker Heights Schools, 2 April 2004.〕 The high school has also been recognized by ''Money'' and ''Redbook'' magazines.〔 In 1998, the school was named a "Grammy Signature School" by the ''National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation'' in recognition of its outstanding music programs. The school colors are red and white and its mascot is the Raider. The high school has an open campus policy, which is in keeping with its "college preparatory environment," according to former Principal Michael Griffith. ==Demographics== Although the population of Shaker Heights is 60% White, 34% African American and 6% Asian or other,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Census Bureau )〕 Shaker Heights High School's approximate enrollment is 51% African American, 37% White and 12% Asian, Hispanic, multiracial or other. The school has received national attention for its efforts to close the gap between achievements of minority students and non-minority students. One of the most active organizations at the school is the Student Group on Race Relations (SGORR), which helps foster positive race relations and fight against racial injustice. Founded in 1983, the group has high school students visit elementary schools to "promote good social relations among racially diverse children." SGORR received recognition from the Human Relations Commission of Shaker Heights and the Ohio Governor's Youth Award for Peace, as well as being a finalist for the Isaiah Award of the American Jewish Committee. In addition, as a way to help narrow the achievement gap, the Minority Achievement Committee scholars/sisters program was established in 1990. The program has 11th and 12th grade high achieving African Americans mentor and serve as role models to underachieving minority students in lower grades using five core values: respect, pride, honesty, sensitivity, and confidence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shaker Heights High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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