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West Mecklenburg High School, colloquially known as West Meck is a high school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System and was opened in 1951. The sports teams are known as the Hawks. Besides providing the standard state-mandated high school curriculum, the school also hosts several programs designed for advanced study, including the Academy for Medical Science, the Academy for Tourism and Travel, and Academy of International Languages. Upon opening in 1951, the school's original mascot was known as the West Meck Indian. The yearbook correlated the same theme by being known as "The Tomahawk" which it is still called to this day (09/2010). == Notable alumni == *Chad Tracy - Chad played his college ball at ECU and then went on to play for a few different MLB teams. Tracy's career started off promising, but injuries has slowed him down. * Robert Montgomery - Mr. Montgomery (class of 1980) became the Senior Deputy Attorney General for the State of North Carolina in March 2014.〔http://www.ncdoj.gov/News-and-Alerts/News-Releases-and-Advisories/Press-Releases/AG-Cooper-names-new-head-of-Criminal-Division.aspx〕 In October 2014 Mr Montgomery argued the case "Heien vs North Carolina" before the United States Supreme Court.〔http://www.c-span.org/video/?321933-1/heien-v-north-carolina-oral-argument-audio〕 The US Supreme Court in December 2014 ruled 8-1 in favor of the position of the State of North Carolina, represented by Mr. Montgomery.〔http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/12/opinion-analysis-reasonable-mistakes-of-law-by-police-do-not-violate-the-fourth-amendment/〕 Mr. Montgomery is also an Adjunct Professor at the Campbell University School of Law.〔http://law.campbell.edu/page.cfm?id=470&n=robert-montgomery〕 * Richard Nielsen (class of 1981) published a humorous nonfiction book in December 2014, "UFOs Over Reston," which includes a reference to West Mecklenburg High School.〔http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Over-Reston-practical-joke/dp/1491218355/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1423540547&sr=8-1〕 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「West Mecklenburg High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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