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The Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is a middle and secondary school located in Philadelphia. It is a magnet school, located in the Spring Garden neighborhood. Prior to 1958 the school building was used by the Philadelphia High School for Girls and the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places under that name in 1986.〔B. Mintz, ''(Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey: Richardson L. Wright School )''. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, July 1986. Accessed 2010-09-30. To access this file type "public" as your ID and "public" as your password.〕 Masterman is ranked highly in the School District of Philadelphia, and is considered one of the best college-preparatory public schools in the tri-county area. The school has twice been named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.〔http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf〕〔http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf〕 U.S. News & World Report ranked it as the top public school in Pennsylvania in 2014, and as the 60th in the nation.〔http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/pennsylvania/rankings〕 ==History== The Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School was established in September 1958 as an academic magnet school for elementary school students in grades 4, 5 and 6. A junior high school program was initiated in 1959, and a senior high school was added in 1976. In 1990 Masterman was re-organized as a middle school (grades 5-8) and a high school (grades 9-12). Masterman is located in the former Philadelphia High School for Girls building. Students are admitted from all areas of Philadelphia based on academic performance, and staff members are selected based on professional expertise. The mission of the school is the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and learning. The senior high school is a preparatory school for select students of superior ability. The school was named for Julia Reynolds Masterman. Masterman was instrumental in establishing the Philadelphia Home and School Council and served as its first president. The Masterman family still participates in school events and contributes awards at commencement. In 2007, Masterman was a filming location for the 2008 M. Night Shyamalan film ''The Happening'' starring Mark Wahlberg.〔IMDb Locations http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/locations〕 The film shows interior shots of a science lab on the fourth floor, the auditorium, and the main corridor of the first floor hallway, along with various other shots of the school. In 2010, President Barack Obama chose Masterman as the site of his second annual back-to-school speech, which was broadcast nationally. There, he spoke about how the core of America's future is represented by the students of this generation. In 2014 Jessica Brown, a Masterman alumna who had previously worked as a principal intern there, became the school principal.〔Medina, Regina. "(Masterman's new principal feeling right at home )" ((Archive )). ''Philadelphia Daily News''. September 23, 2014. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia R. Masterman School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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