Garland High School is a high school located in Garland, Texas, which serves grades 9-12. It is a part of the Garland Independent School District. The school is a member of the AP program, the IB program, and is known for its football team, the Garland Owls. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History Garland High School was founded in 1902, and was established in the former Garland College. Around 1912 the building was expanded and renovated. It is the oldest of the district's high schools, having celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the 2001–2002 school year. The school celebrated its 70th anniversary at the current location (referring to the current building) in the 2006–2007 school year. Garland High School is also the Arts Magnet for the District with its Performing Arts Endorsement Program, and also renowned for its International Baccalaureate program. The film WUSS was shot at Garland High, as well as the 2016 LGBT-Comedy film “Hurricane Bianca”, starring drag queen Bianca Del Rio. Campus , certain agricultural and athletic programs are held off-campus since there is insufficient space to house them. The current GHS campus was built in 17 distinct pieces. Academic programs The school attracts many students from around the city because of its variety of rigorous academic programs such as the IB program and long history. International Baccalaureate The IB Program is a two-year educational program available to eleventh and twelfth grade students attending Garland High School. This program, following standard IB policies, requires a schedule of six academic subjects both years (English, history, language, math, science, and the additional sixth subject) as well as a Theory of Knowledge class junior year. Other programs that can be taken alone (meaning the student is not an IB student) but count as IB classes are IB Art and IB Theatre. IB Art - Students study art and design and are evaluated towards their final years on the merits of their Investigation Workbooks or art portfolio. This is followed by an art show and allows for students to independently evaluate themselves during the process. School of Performing Arts (As of the 2018-19 school year, the Performing Arts Endorsement (PAE) has changed into the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVAPA) program.) The School of Performing Arts was approved by the GISD School Board. Graduates of the School of Performing Arts receive the Performing