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Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center is located on the south side of the Trinity river, south of downtown Dallas. On the news, they said it was rated the #1 school in the US. I started thinking about what it takes to get in there and how it's paid for. Since it is a magnet school, it is treated like a public school and paid for with our tax dollars. Of course, you have to qualify to go there.
I went on their website. They proudly proclaim their "diversity" in their student makeup. http://yaewell041townviewhs.homestea...rld_class.html
There it is.
High-Achieving, Diverse Student Population
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center is among the very few schools in the United States with high-achieving students while maintaining an ethnically diverse student population (current ratio: 30% Anglos, 30% Hispanics, 30% African-Americans, 10% American-Indians and Asian-Americans). It has consistently received notable recognition at the state and national levels as America's best high school with advanced academic curriculum comparable to a university setting. Click here to view some of student awards and school recognitions mentioned in the district website.
As I was looking at their site, I noticed something unusual about the photos.
Something is a little off. Aren't they diverse? Where are the little white faces in that picture. Aren't they suppose to be split 30/30/30/10 like the website proudly proclaims. I decided to go to the various sites to see the racial breakdown of the students.
Student Diversity
This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school's student body, based on data reported to the government.
Ethnicity/Race
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 98%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 32%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.4%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 63%
White Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Gender
Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
I had to look around, because on the first two sites, the info was missing from this school. I wonder why.
That sure looks diverse to me. This must be the "diversity" idea that they use to shove down our throats when I worked at BofA. Where are the white kids? That 2% number sure seems low.
On youtube, I found their 2012 graduation ceremony posted. I suffered through most of the part where they were handing out diplomas. I stopped before it was done. Here is the breakdown of what I saw
Hispanic - 75
Black - 42
White - 0
Indian - 0
These kids get the advantage of going to a highly regarded school, get college credits, college scholarships, and the other advantages that go with it. We all get to pay for it. Yet, I would bet my right arm that my white kids wouldn't be accepted into it because they don't "qualify".
Shit like this is the reason I am so bitter and resentful to the minorities that cry about the disadvantages, yet have access to much more that I did or my kids do.
I went on their website. They proudly proclaim their "diversity" in their student makeup. http://yaewell041townviewhs.homestea...rld_class.html
There it is.
High-Achieving, Diverse Student Population
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center is among the very few schools in the United States with high-achieving students while maintaining an ethnically diverse student population (current ratio: 30% Anglos, 30% Hispanics, 30% African-Americans, 10% American-Indians and Asian-Americans). It has consistently received notable recognition at the state and national levels as America's best high school with advanced academic curriculum comparable to a university setting. Click here to view some of student awards and school recognitions mentioned in the district website.
As I was looking at their site, I noticed something unusual about the photos.
Something is a little off. Aren't they diverse? Where are the little white faces in that picture. Aren't they suppose to be split 30/30/30/10 like the website proudly proclaims. I decided to go to the various sites to see the racial breakdown of the students.
Student Diversity
This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school's student body, based on data reported to the government.
Ethnicity/Race
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 98%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 32%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.4%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 63%
White Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Gender
Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
I had to look around, because on the first two sites, the info was missing from this school. I wonder why.
That sure looks diverse to me. This must be the "diversity" idea that they use to shove down our throats when I worked at BofA. Where are the white kids? That 2% number sure seems low.
On youtube, I found their 2012 graduation ceremony posted. I suffered through most of the part where they were handing out diplomas. I stopped before it was done. Here is the breakdown of what I saw
Hispanic - 75
Black - 42
White - 0
Indian - 0
These kids get the advantage of going to a highly regarded school, get college credits, college scholarships, and the other advantages that go with it. We all get to pay for it. Yet, I would bet my right arm that my white kids wouldn't be accepted into it because they don't "qualify".
Shit like this is the reason I am so bitter and resentful to the minorities that cry about the disadvantages, yet have access to much more that I did or my kids do.
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