The National Council of Teachers of English has named 133 elementary and secondary schools as “centers of excellence” for 1987.
Located in 38 states and two Canadian provinces, the schools were chosen in recognition of their high-quality programs in English-language arts. Since the program is intended to promote excellence in the teaching of English, ncte officials note, the schools being honored have agreed to supply written descriptions of their programs and to arrange for educators from other schools to sit in on classes. Educators are encouraged to visit the schools or to write them for information about the programs cited.
Listed below are the names and addresses of the schools, as well as contact people and program titles.
Alabama
Jim Pearson School
School Road
Alexander City, Ala. 35010
Contact: Barbara Thompson
Thematic Curriculum With Shared Book/Shared Journal
Alaska
Dryden Middle School
0014 Crazy Horse Drive
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Contact: Thomas A. Drazdowski
The RTD4 Team
McNeil Canyon Elementary School
Pouch 15015 Fritz Creek Branch via
Homer, Alaska 99603
Contact: Debbie Piper
Writing in a Natural Environment
Monroe Catholic High School
15 Monroe St.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Contact: Kathleen Norris
The Four Year Curriculum
Arizona
B Building, Holbrook High School
55 North 8th Ave.
Holbrook, Ariz. 86025
Contact: Phyllis McGinnes
Advanced Placement English
in Curriculum
Kayenta Intermediate School
P.O. Box 337 K.U.S.D. #27
Kayenta, Ariz. 86033
Contact: Tess Ritchhart
Language Experience
John Jacobs School
4421 North 23rd Ave.
Phoenix, Ariz. 85023
Contact: Merle Valenzuela
Literature Reading Program
Madison School District
601 North 16th St.
Phoenix, Ariz. 85016
Contact: Jody Chambers
Madison Writing Project
Sechrist Elementary School
Ft. Valley Road
Flagstaff, Ariz. 86001
Contact: Peggy VerVelde
Program for Learning Competent
Teaching
Williams Elementary School
01 North 7th
Williams, Ariz. 86046
Contact: Peggy VerVelde
Program for Learning Competent
Teaching
California
Mira Costa High School
01 Peck Ave.
Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266
Contact: Diana Jacobson
Writing Program
Luther Burbank Junior High School
700 West Jeffries Ave.
Burbank, Calif. 91505
Contact: Jean Hill
The Write Stuff
Huntington Park High School
020 Miles Ave.
Huntington Park, Calif. 90255
Contact: Patricia Ellis
The Huntington Park Writers’
Workshop
Holmes Junior High School
220 Drexel Drive
Davis, Calif. 95616
Contact: Kent Gill
Literature-Centered Language Arts
Program
Palo Alto High School
0 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, Calif. 94301
Contact: Joan Schrick
The Reading Center
Valley High School
300 Ehrhardt Ave.
Sacramento, Calif. 95823
Contact: Maureen Jordon
Performing Arts--Theatre
Colorado
Byers Learning Center, Room 118
50 South Pearl
Denver, Colo. 80209
Contact: Mary Ann Bash
Instructional Assistance Project
Zerger Elementary School
9050 Field St.
Westminster, Colo. 80020
Contact: Sue Ann Cook
Writing
Connecticut
Trumbull High School
2 Strobel Road
Trumbull, Conn. 06611
Contact: Paul Cervoni
Program in Oral Communications
Florida
Cooper City High School
9401 Stirling Road
Cooper City, Fla. 33328
Contacts: Audrey Dunn and Mary
McClintock
Humanities: A Bridge to Ourselves
Television: A Reflection of American
Values
Developmental Research School
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fla. 32306-3025
Contact: Patricia Tolbert
drs Developmental Program
Piper High School
8000 N.W. 44th St.
Sunrise, Fla. 33321
Contact: Robin Gold
Piper High School Drama
Sabal Palm Elementary School
7101 N.E. 7th Ave.
North Miami Beach, Fla. 33162
Contact: Joyce Fine
Shakespeare Goes to 3rd and 4th
Grade
Georgia
Northside High School
875 Northside Drive
Atlanta, Ga. 30305
Contact: Rosemary Lockard
Northside Writes
Idaho
South Junior High School
29 West Greenhurst
Nampa, Idaho 83651
Contact: Marjorie Lake
Junior High Language Arts
Illinois
Barrington High School
16 West Main St.
Barrington, Ill. 60010
Contact: L. Dale Griffith
Junior English and the Interrelated
Arts
Carbondale Community High School
00 North Springer Ave.
Carbondale, Ill. 62901
Contact: Greg Johnson
English Language Arts Program
Evanston Township High School
600 Dodge Ave.
Evanston, Ill 60204
Contact: Malcolm E. Stern
Humanities: For All Freshmen
Fenton High School
000 West Green St.
Bensenville, Ill. 60106
Contact: Angela A. Durkin
Developmental Reading
Glenbard West High School
70 Crescent Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, Ill. 60134
Contact: Ellen Ljung
The Learning Skills Center
Henking School
941 Linneman St.
Glenview, Ill. 60025
Contact: Charles Sentell
The Language Arts Program
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
999 Kedzie Ave.
Flossmoor, Ill. 60422
Contact: Leslie R. Wilson
English Synergistic Series
Winnetka Public Schools
235 Oak St.
Winnetka, Ill. 60093
Contact: Janet Aliapoulios
Teacher Support Program
University High School
212 West Springfield Ave.
Urbana, Ill. 61801
Contact: Audrey Wells
The Inside Out Classroom: An Inter-
disciplinary Approach to Senior Year
Indiana
Columbus North High School
400 25th St.
Columbus, Ind. 47201
Contact: Shirley A. Lyster
Integrated Language Arts Program:
Modified Phase Elective Program
Batchelor Middle School
900 Gordon Pike
Bloomington, Ind. 47401
Contact: Helen Hollingsworth
Writing Skills
Iowa
Bettendorf Middle School
030 Middle Road
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
Contact: Leo Schubert
Writing Workshop
Pleasant Valley Community High
School
Belmont Road
Pleasant Valley, Iowa 52767
Contact: Rex Grove
pcvhs Writing Lab
Roosevelt Elementary School
11 Greenwood Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Contact: Sylvia Forsyth
Roosevelt Literacy Program
Centerville High School
Tenth and Liberty
Centerville, Iowa 52544
Contact: Joan Hoffman
Community Involvement Program:
Job Profile
City High School
900 Morningside Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Contact: Lu Salisbury
Language Arts: Education is Helping the Child Realize his Potentialities
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
School
401 Houston
Manhattan, Kan. 66502
Contact: Karen Rappoport
Whole Language Literacy Program:
Writing
Louisiana
Capitol Senior High School
000 North 23rd St.
Baton Rouge, La. 70802
Contact: Evelyn Alford
Capitol High Writing Center
Maine
Mt. Ararat School
Route 201
Topsham, Maine 04086
The Reading Center
Gifted Program
Brookside School
Pleasant Street School
Junior High School
Drummond Ave.
Waterville, Maine 04901
Contact: Dorothy Raymond
Individualized Reading Program
Maryland
North Harford High School
11 Pylesville Road
Pylesville, Md. 21132
Contact: James L. Mason
Journalism/Student Publications
Springbrook High School
01 Valleybrook Drive
Silver Spring, Md. 20904
Contact: Nancy Traubitz
Cross-Disciplinary Units in the
English Department
Westminster High School
225 Washington Road
Westminster, Md. 21157
Contact: Barry Gelsinger
The Writing Program
Massachusetts
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin
School
59 Broadway
Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Contact: Bob Riordan
Writing and Staff Development in the Teaching of Writing
Michigan
Vicksburg High School
01 East Highway
Vicksburg, Mich. 49097
Contact: Patricia Puia
Cross-Disciplinary Humanities
Program
St. Michael School
14 West College Ave.
Marquette, Mich. 49855
Contact: Sister Carol Schlicksup
Integrated Language Arts Program
Seaholm High School
436 West Lincoln
Birmingham, Mich. 48009
Contact: John Klemme
Flexible Scheduling Program
Oakley Park Elementary School
015 Oakley Park Road
Walled Lake, Mich. 48088
Contact: Heidi Wilkins
Let Them Write
Minnesota
Lakeville High School
9455 Kenwood Trail
Lakeville, Minn. 55044
Contact: Ed Mako
Word Processing and the Process of Writing
John Marshall High School
510 14th St., N.W.
Rochester, Minn. 55901
Contact: Ted Kueker
Teacher Aide Program
Hopkins High School
400 Lindbergh Drive
Minnetonka, Minn. 55343
Contact: James Motzko
Senior High Writing Program
Missouri
Hazelwood West Junior/Senior High
School
#1 Wildcat Lane
Hazelwood, Mo. 63042
Contact: Anne Wright
Hazelwood West Writing Lab
Horton Watkins High School
201 South Warson Road
St. Louis, Mo. 63124
Contact: Bill Heyde
Innovation (Writing)
Parkway South High School
801 Hanna Road
Manchester, Mo. 63021
Contact: Patrick Berger
Reading/Writing Across the
Curriculum
Pattonville High School
497 Creve Coeur Mill Road
Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043
Contact: Susan Heggarty
Writing Center
Pettibone Elementary School
00 North St.
Hannibal, Mo. 63401
Contact: Jill Janes
Whole Language Literature-Based
Program
Rock Bridge High School
303 South Providence Road
Columbia, Mo. 65203
Contact: Khaki Westerfield
Reading and English in Tandem
Rock Bridge High School
303 South Providence Road
Columbia, Mo. 65203
Contact: Donna Loyd
Writing in Content Areas
Hickman High School
104 North Providence Road
Columbia, Mo. 65201
Contact: Donna Loyd
Writing in Content Areas
Hickman High School
104 North Providence Road
Columbia, Mo. 65201
Contact: Anne Marshall
American Culture
Truman High School
301 South Noland Road
Independence, Mo. 64055
Contact: Ronald D. Clemons
Journalism/Publications
Center Senior High School
8715 Holmes
Kansas City, Mo. 64131
Contact: Mary Lu Foreman
Literary Magazine
Montana
Frenchtown High School
Frenchtown, Mont. 59834
Contact: Rick Unruh
Computer-Assisted Writing Program
Ponderosa Elementary School
188 King Ave. East
Billings, Mont. 59101
Contact: Carole Jones
Chapter I Help One Student
to Succeed
Nebraska
Hastings Senior High School
00 West 14th
Hastings, Neb. 68901
Contact: Betty Kort
Prairie Humanists, Past and Present
Lincoln Southeast High School
930 South 37th St.
Lincoln, Neb. 68506
Contact: Louise E. Alfrey
Contemporary Literature Guest
Adult Listener Program
New Hampshire
Contoocook Valley School District
Route 202 North
Peterborough, N.H. 03458
Contact: Paula Flemming
Becoming a District of Writers
Wheelock School
4 Adams St.
Keene, N.H. 03431
Contact: Ann Ayotte
Write On With Us
New Jersey
Roselle Catholic High School
Raritan Road
Roselle, N.J. 07203
Contact: Julius Gottilla
English II: Speech
Tenakill School
75 High St.
Closter, N.J. 07624
Contact: Edith Ziegler
Building Communication of Readers
and Writers
Hightstown High School
Leshin Lane
Hightstown, N.J. 08520
Contact: Kevin Akey
Humanities Program
Ethel McKnight School
Twin Rivers Drive
East Windsor, N.J. 08520
Contact: Carole Messersmith
Writing and Reading Workshops
in a K-5 School
Birchwood School
Art St.
Dover, N.J. 07801
Contact: Dolly Cinquino
K-8 esl
Bartle School
Mansfield St.
Highland Park, N.J. 08904
Contact:Harriet Schweitzer
Project Tool/Chest
Mahwah Township Public Schools
Ridge Road
Mahwah, N.J. 07430
Contact: Mary Murphy
Writing Program
New York
Ditmas Junior High School 62
00 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218
Contact: Rose Reissman
Writing Institute
The Fleming School
0 East 62nd St.
New York, N.Y 10021
Contact: John M. Barrett
Writing Through the Years
The International High School
3-10 Thomson Ave.
Long Island City
New York, N.Y. 11101
Contact: Marsha Slater
Integrated esl Program
Katonah-Lewisboro Schools
Katonah-Lewisboro School District
Katonah, N.Y. 10536
Contact: Kathleen Lauterbach
Teaching of Writing Network
Liverpool Central School District
800 4th St.
Liverpool, N.Y. 13088
Contact: Marian B. Schoenheit
Writing Workshop
Paul D. Schreiber High School
01 Campus Drive
Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
Contact: John Broza
English/Reading Program
for the Less Able
Writing Program
Scotia-Glenville High School
Sacandaga Road
Scotia, N.Y. 12302
Contact: Mary Hardt
The Joy of Communication
Public School 192
00 West 138th St.
New York, N.Y. 10031
Contact: Rita Compain
Open Sesame Program
St. Catherine Academy
250 Williamsbridge Road
Bronx, N.Y. 10469
Contact: Mary Nicolari
English/Social Studies Honors Program
Wayne Central High School
200 Ontario Center Road
Ontario Center, N.Y. 14520
Contact: Nancy DeMarte
Senior English Research
Project--The Future
Weber Junior High School
Port Washington Boulevard
Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
Contact: George Williams
Integrated Studies, Grade 8
North Carolina
Chatham County Public Schools
Harnett County Public Schools
Lee County Public Schools
Central Carolina Technical College
105 Kelly Drive
Sanford, N.C. 27330
Contact: Nancy Turner
Tri-County English Alliance
Providence Day School
800 Sardis Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28226
Contact: Kathy Taylor
The Writing Process Applied K-12
North Dakota
Grand Forks Public Schools
Grand Forks, N.D. 58201
Contact: Pat Johnston
riley (Reading is Lasting Enjoyment
For You)
Ohio
Barrington Elementary School
780 Barrington Road
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
Contact: Mark Carter
Informal Alternative Program
Columbus School for Girls,
Drexel House
85 South Drexel Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43209
Contact: Leslie Mass
Preschool/Kindergarten Integrated
Language Arts Program
Finneytown High School
8916 Fontainebleau Terrace
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Contact: Burton McCollom
Theatre Program
Indian Hill High School
845 Drake Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Contact: Elizabeth Ackley
Composition Program
Moreland Elementary School
65000 Van Aken Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Contact: Regie Routman
First Grade Literacy Program
Schroder Paideia Junior
High School
500 Lumford Place
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
Contact: Mark Dressman
Integrated Language Arts Program
Southview High School
225 Sylvania Ave.
Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Contact: Nanette Fetter
Advanced Placement Literature
and Composition
West High School
79 South Powell Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Contact: Sheila Cantlebary
Apple Classroom of Tomorrow
Youngstown Public Schools
0 West Wood St.
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Contact: Richard Sheely
Collaborative Efforts in
English Teaching
Youngstown State University
Department of English
Youngstown, Ohio 44555-0001
Contact: Barbara Brothers
Collaborative Efforts in
English Teaching
Oklahoma
Holland Hall School
666 East 81st St.
Tulsa, Okla. 74137
Contact: Steve Kennedy
English Language Arts, K-12
Oregon
Beaverton High School
3000 S.W. Second St.
Beaverton, Ore. 97005
Contact: Teresa Y. Brandon
Reader-Response Inquiry
Literature Program
Pennsylvania
Sewickley Academy Senior High
School
15 Academy Ave.
Sewickley, Pa. 15143
Contact: Victoria Polinko
Essential English Skills
Strath Haven High School
05 South Providence Road
Wallingford, Pa. 19086
Contact: Mark Taylor
Cross-Disciplinary Writing Program
South Carolina
Wade Hampton High School
00 Pine Knoll Drive
Greenville, S.C. 29609
Contact: Nancy Whitaker
Drama Department
Texas
Carlisle Elementary School
525 Old Orchard Drive
Plano, Tex. 75023
Contact: Judith Gasser
Literacy Development as a
Composing Process
North East Independent School
District
0333 Broadway
San Antonio, Tex. 78217
Contact: Fran Everidge
North East Writing Workshops
Ysleta ISD Administration and
Cultural Arts Center
9600 Sims
El Paso, Tex. 79925
Contact: Ginna L. Rhodes
The Writing Center
Hillcrest Junior High School
800 Hilton Ave.
El Paso, Tex. 79907
Contact: Sharon Knipp
The Reading Center
Carlos Watkins Junior High School
800 Cairnvillage
Houston, Tex. 77084
Contact: Teri A. Coburn
Writing Across the Curriculum
Brazosport Independent School
District
01 West Brazoswood Drive
Clute, Tex. 77531
Contact: Judy Gandy
Staff Development in Language Arts
Alamo Heights Junior High School
607 North New Braunfels
San Antonio, Tex. 78209
Contact: Kristine Riemann
Alamo Heights Junior High School
Writing Labs
Valley View Middle School
8674 North Loop
El Paso, Tex. 79907
Contact: Jackie Groh
Cross-Disciplinary Reading
Programs
Ysleta Junior High School
8691 Independence
El Paso, Tex. 79907
Contact: Pat Ware
Cross-Disciplinary Reading
Programs
Utah
Manti High School
North 1st West
Manti, Utah 84642
Contact: Dixie Dorius Bond
English 9-12
Virginia
Albemarle County Schools
01 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Va. 22901
Contact: Mallory S. Loehr
Pen Pal Staff Development Model
Washington
Edison Elementary School
315 East Adler St.
Walla Walla, Wash. 99362
Contact: Karen Smeed
Whole Language Primary
Classrooms
West Virginia
Parkersburg High School
101 Dudley Ave.
Parkersburg, W.Va. 26101
Contact: Malvin “Dan” Daniel
Using Computers to Teach Writing
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette Senior
High School
02 Pflaum Road
Madison, Wis. 53716
Contact: Evelyne Berge
English Skills
Rufus King High School for
the College Bound
801 West Olive St.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53209
Contact: Sandra Stark
Gifted--Advanced Placement
Community Elementary School
00 Elm High Drive
Edgerton, Wis. 53534
Contact: Velma L. Dauer
Language-Based Kindergarten
Reading Program
Wausau West High School
200 West Wausau Ave.
Wausau, Wis. 54401
Contact: Greg Venne
West High Writing Lab
West Salem Elementary School
30 West Garland St.
West Salem, Wis. 54669
Contact: Jeff Maas
Writing Program
Canada
MacDonald High School
7 Maple Ave.
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
Canada H9X 2E5
Contact: Marilyn Wray
Integrated Language Arts/Language
for Life
Seigniory Elementary School
50 Seigniory
Pointe Claire, Quebec
Canada H9R 4R5
Contact: Lorna Varden
The Writing Process
University Elementary School
035 Utah Drive, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N 3Z9
Contact: Marj Klem
Year 2-3 Language Arts Program
McArthur Elementary School
3535-134 St.
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5L 1W3
Contact: Lila Pulos
Cooperative Language Arts Program
LaPerle Elementary School
8715-97 A Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5T 4C1
Contact: M. Dale
Learning Styles in an Integrated
Language Arts Program
Crawford Plains School
210-12 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6L 5V6
Contact: Linda Duncan
Language Arts Program
