Normandy High School (Ohio)
high school in Ohio, United States
Normandy High School (commonly Normandy or NHS) is a public high school in Parma, Ohio, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Parma City School District, with admission primarily based on students' home locations. Established in 1968, Normandy is located approximately three miles west of Interstate 77 on West Pleasant Valley Road. As of the 2005-06 year, the school had an enrollment of 1,283 students and 77.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.5.
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Normandy primarily offers a college preparatory curriculum. There are accelerated course offerings in all the academic areas. In addition to a full range of academic courses, many vocational education programs are available to students at Normandy or at Parma City School District's other high school, Valley Forge. Twenty-one credits minimum used to be required for graduation. However, since the failure of the levy, it has been reduced to 20. Math, social studies, computer literacy and science courses remain integral to this requirement.
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