About Us

Mission Statement
Wake County Public School System will provide relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

Motto
Respect self, Respect others, Respect tradition! WE ARE TROJANS!

Magnet Theme
GMHS offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years, Career-related, and Diploma Programmes. The MYP, for ninth and tenth-grade students, provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers.

The Career-related program offers juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a career-related education an excellent foundation to support their further studies and ensure their preparedness for success in the workforce.

The Diploma Programme involves a rigorous and balanced two-year program of university-level coursework culminating in IB examinations. DP students also write a 4,000-word extended essay, complete a course in the theory of knowledge, and complete a number of creativity, service, and action and service (CAS) projects. Students who qualify through IB examinations receive the IB Diploma, recognized by universities worldwide.

Vision Statement
Garner Magnet High School is an internationally-minded environment where school and community stakeholders strive to inspire and engage all to become productive, reflective, respectful citizens who develop compassion and understand that other perspectives should be considered and can also be right. 

Values

• We establish structure, develop self-discipline, and maintain high expectations for ourselves and others.
• We communicate with respect, dignity, compassion, and honesty.
• We make reasoned, ethical decisions, promote digital integrity, and encourage social responsibility.
• We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action when responding to local and global problems/issues.
• We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences and recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live. 
• We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us.
• We create collaborative learning environments to work together effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.
• We develop skills for cross-curricular inquiry and research, both independently and with others.
• We reflect on our strengths and weaknesses in order to support and continue our learning.
• We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives-intellectual, physical, and emotional-to develop resilience in the face of challenges and change. 

Garner Magnet High School Song

Stand up and cheer for Garner Senior High.
Our name will lift high up above the sky.
The spirit of our team reflects its beam
On every Trojan here so give a mighty cheer.
Our mighty team is fighting - fighting on,
And victory will surely be our song.
Stand up and cheer for Garner Senior High - Trojan team...
Blue and Gold, Hey!

Garner Magnet High School Administration

Administration (as pictured, L-R)

Rendell Farrar, Assistant Principal

Matt Price, Principal 

Emily Davis, Assistant Principal

Mary Valcheff, Assistant Principal

Kasey Wilmers, Assistant Principal

Natalie Pulley, Assistant Principal