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__MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: __
The mission of the White Plains City School District is to educate and inspire all students, while nurturing their dreams, so they learn continually, think critically, pursue their aspirations and contribute to a diverse and dynamic world. [|White Plains] is a thriving suburban city of about 50,000 people located approximately 25 miles northeast of [|New York City]. White Plains High School, located on a beautiful 75-acre campus, offers almost 400 courses to ninth through twelfth graders. The district takes great pride in the school's rich diversity, unique breadth of educational opportunity, impressive facilities and highly qualified staff.
 * Hello from White Plains, New York! **

From Advanced Placement courses in all major subjects to participation in the Advanced College Experience (ACE) Program at Westchester Community College, the quality of the school's programs is reflected each year in the honors and awards acheived by indivdiual students, teams, and clubs. Extracurricular programs include more than 50 clubs, the literary publication The Roar, and performing arts groups. In additoin, the school competitively fields over 45 New York State Secion I athletic teams. The school makes available for its students two gymnasiums, a swimming pool, a weight room, a track field and football field (Loucks Field), a soccer field, baseball and softball fields, and tennis courts.

The school was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a School of Excellence in 1986-87.

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 * __FUN FACTS: __**

Scenes from //The Beaver//, a film directed by Jodi Foster and starring Mel Gibson and Foster, were filed at the high school in the fall of 2009.

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