Principal’s Message
As principal of the School of Science and Engineering Magnet High School, allow me to welcome you to our website. Science and Engineering Magnet (SEM) is a college preparatory public school, which was created in 1982. Our school offers a variety of courses designed to allow students to acquire the necessary skills required to compete globally in the areas of Science and Engineering.
We are a school with an exciting and rigorous learning environment for both students and staff. We currently serve 400 students in grades nine through twelve. Applicants are selected from the general Dallas ISD population. Admission to the School of Science and Engineering is based upon a student’s achievements and interest. All SEM students are required to participate in a comprehensive Pre-Advanced Placement and Advanced Placement curriculum. Our school offers Fast-Tracks in math, science, English and computer science. All students have the opportunity to go at their own speed by taking double the number of classes. Science, math and English concepts are integrated throughout SEM’s curriculum in order to demonstrate the interdependence of math, science and engineering technology.
The teaching staff at SEM share a common goal of preparing our students for the rigorous demands that today’s colleges of science and engineering place on students. Our faculty includes exceptional teachers with over 75 percent having advanced degrees in the areas they teach. Our staff remains committed in all that we do to uphold the high standards that have earned the School of Science and Engineering several awards and honors. We are a 2005 Blue Ribbon High School~(Nationally Recognized School of Excellence) and ranked #2 by Newsweek (June 2009) as one of the best public high schools in the United States. We are also the proud recipient of the 2008 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement, which recognizes our exceptional Advanced Placement program as #1 in the state of Texas.
We appreciate your interest in our school and hope that you enjoy learning more about us. It is truly an honor to serve as the principal of SEM as we continue to strive to be the best Science and Engineering school in the world. Please feel free to explore our website for additional information about the School of Science and Engineering Magnet High School.
Jovan C. Wells
Principal