Sam Houston High School, Houston
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| Principal Administrator | Aida Tello |
| Founded | 1878 |
| School type | Public School (U.S.) |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Template:Coor dms (Houston, Texas, United States) |
| Enrollment | 2,715 students |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| School colors | Black, Yellow |
Sam Houston High School is a secondary school located at 9400 Irvington Boulevard in Houston, Texas. Houston High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Houston Independent School District. Several areas outside of the 610 Loop that are far north of Downtown and south of the neighborhood of Aldine are zoned to Houston.
The school has the oldest high school newspaper in Texas, the Aegis, established in 1889. The world's first girls' Military Drill Squad, initially the Black Battalion, but now called the Tigerettes, originated at Houston High School.
Sam Houston High School Baseball Field is located at Template:Coor dms.
Sam Houston, along with Jack Yates High School and Kashmere High School, are the three high schools in Houston ISD which have been consistently low-performing in test scores from 2001 to 2005. Because of this problem, there are movements to have the state or another organization take over the schools for a period so the test scores will be at acceptable levels.
History
It was founded in Downtown Houston in 1878 as Houston Academy. Since then, it had undergone several name changes.
- Houston Academy - 1878 to 1881
- Clopper Institute - 1881 to 1886
- Houston Normal School - 1886 to 1895
- Houston High School - 1895 to 1926
- Central High School - 1926 to 1955
- Sam Houston High School - 1955 to present, after Sam Houston
In 1955, Houston High School moved from its Capital Street location in downtown to its current location.
External link
- Sam Houston High School Homepage (http://hs.houstonisd.org/HoustonHS/)