Tell Me About Centennial High School (Dallas, Mesquite: private school, stations, education)

[stan4]

Originally Posted by BayTexan

No offense - but schools don't have deans ).

Huh?

They sure do have deans.

[iluvmylife]

Originally Posted by BayTexan

No offense - but schools don't have deans and I seriously doubt any senior administrator in a school would admit to a drug problem in the school.

From what I know, Centennial is a perfectly good high school (though Liberty is probably the best high school in Frisco).

I got this info from my husband who talked to his co worker about the schools in FISD. It is possible that he said Dean but meant another title. Our children's school has 4 Deans. Maybe it is just their school or maybe it's just schools in Michigan. Anyway, I just wanted to hear from locals to see if they could further expound on this.

[BayTexan]

Fair enough. Like I said, AFAIK, Centennial is a perfectly decent high school and like others have said, the drug problem is not any better or worse than other Frisco high schools.

Originally Posted by iluvmylife

I got this info from my husband who talked to his co worker about the schools in FISD. It is possible that he said Dean but meant another title. Our children's school has 4 Deans. Maybe it is just their school or maybe it's just schools in Michigan. Anyway, I just wanted to hear from locals to see if they could further expound on this.

[Mrscaston]

I'm a counselor that works in the Frisco/McKinney area and in my practice I've seen students that go to several of the high schools in Frisco and it's not a drug in school problem per se more so the students having access to drugs at home and from friends and naturally they take them to school and share them. Like another poster said, I wouldn't say it's better or worse than any other high school but it is happening and I'd have to say across the board.

[DitsyD]

Originally Posted by iluvmylife

Planning on moving to Frisco, TX from Michigan. Trying to choose an area with a great high school. Does anyone know about Centennial High School? My husband has a co worker who is also moving to Frisco. She visited all the high schools and was told by the Dean of Centennial that the school has a drug problem. Any info would be helpful. Thanks

Texas public schools do not have deans. They have principals and counselors. If she spoke with the Dean of Centennial High School, then I have to question how factual her statement is altogether.

[numbersguy100]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

Texas public schools do not have deans. They have principals and counselors. If she spoke with the Dean of Centennial High School, then I have to question how factual her statement is altogether.

good lord, get over yourself. OP already said that she was probably appropriating a term that's used where she is from. the role of "dean" is very common around the country. if the term isn't used down here it doesn't mean that the function doesn't exist. MOVE ON. are you trying to deny that there more than likely is lots of drug use at the school just because it's well regarded? why wouldn't a principal be honest about drug issues if asked?

[DitsyD]

Originally Posted by numbersguy100

good lord, get over yourself. OP already said that she was probably appropriating a term that's used where she is from. the role of "dean" is very common around the country. if the term isn't used down here it doesn't mean that the function doesn't exist. MOVE ON. are you trying to deny that there more than likely is lots of drug use at the school just because it's well regarded? why wouldn't a principal be honest about drug issues if asked?

A principal saying that their school has a drug problem could be fired. I don't know about Frisco schools, but I have heard that school districts restrict what school staff members are allowed to talk about. If you ask the question, either the principal refers you to the district spokesperson or they recite the answer that the spokesperson/legal team has prepared. The Plano PTA even restricted what PTAs around the district could say about the just passed bond election. Why would a principal risk their job over someone from out of state just taking a tour? Their number one priority is to protect the district; protecting and educating their students is a subset of that job. Saying that your school has a drug problem could really hurt the principal, school, the district, and the city.

So, we are getting the info third hand (co-worker to husband to OP to us) and we know that part of the message is garbled. Why should I not question other parts of the premise?

I am not a Frisco ISD cheer leader, but I have never heard that they have any kind of drug problem. I can't say that I have heard that any school is drug free, but that is a looooong way from a drug problem.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

Texas public schools do not have deans. They have principals and counselors. If she spoke with the Dean of Centennial High School, then I have to question how factual her statement is altogether.

Really?
Went to PSHS.
Had a dean.
Go figure.
He was Doyle Dean. We called him Dean Dean.

Maybe they've changed the names recently.

[numbersguy100]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

A principal saying that their school has a drug problem could be fired. I don't know about Frisco schools, but I have heard that school districts restrict what school staff members are allowed to talk about. If you ask the question, either the principal refers you to the district spokesperson or they recite the answer that the spokesperson/legal team has prepared. The Plano PTA even restricted what PTAs around the district could say about the just passed bond election. Why would a principal risk their job over someone from out of state just taking a tour? Their number one priority is to protect the district; protecting and educating their students is a subset of that job. Saying that your school has a drug problem could really hurt the principal, school, the district, and the city.

So, we are getting the info third hand (co-worker to husband to OP to us) and we know that part of the message is garbled. Why should I not question other parts of the premise?

I am not a Frisco ISD cheer leader, but I have never heard that they have any kind of drug problem. I can't say that I have heard that any school is drug free, but that is a looooong way from a drug problem.

Then let me inform you that there is a drug problem at ANY affluent high school in the area, and around the country. Typically, the more money, the more drugs.

[DitsyD]

Originally Posted by stan4

Really?
Went to PSHS.
Had a dean.
Go figure.
He was Doyle Dean. We called him Dean Dean.

Maybe they've changed the names recently.

I went to PSHS. We did have Mr. Doyle Dean, but there was no title of dean. The Dallas Morning News story when he retired shows him as Principal of PSHS, and never mentioned the title of Dean.

Looking at the current PSHS website, they have the Principal, two Associate Principals, and Sub-School Principals. No where on that site do I find a dean listed.

Perhaps you thought that Dean Dean was real when it was only a joke. /That's a joke son. ~ Foghorn Leghorn/

Looking at the Centennial High web site, they don't list "Dean" as any administration/staff position either.