Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas
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| Principal Administrator | Tim Salem |
| Founded | 1955 |
| School type | Public school (U.S.) |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Bellaire, Texas, United States |
| Enrollment | 3,236 students |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| School colors | Red, White |
Bellaire High School is a magnet/IB school located at 5100 Maple Street in Bellaire, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77401. It is part of the Houston Independent School District. It is denoted as a magnet foreign language program offering a wide array of languages taught from Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Japanese, Hebrew, and Italian.
All pupils in the city of Bellaire are zoned to Bellaire High School. Several parts of Houston that are around the city of Bellaire are zoned to Bellaire High School. A small portion of Southside Place is zoned to Bellaire High School.
The school handles grades nine through twelve. Bellaire High School has neighborhood, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate programs. Annually one of the top schools in Texas and the US, with some of the highest numbers of National Merit Scholars and Semifinalists.
The school ranked number 80 according to the Challenge Index by Jay Mathews. The Challenge Index ranks schools by the number of AP and IB tests taken by students at a school in 2002 divided by the number of graduating seniors.
The school is famous for its baseball program which is annually ranked as one top teams state-wide and nationally, producing numerous future college stars and major leaguers. The debate team is also well-known and frequently places high nationally.
Notable Alumni
- Emeka Okafor (Charlotte Bobcats center; 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year)
- Dennis Quaid
- Randy Quaid
- Brent Spiner (played Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- John Moores (founder of BMC software and owner of the San Diego Padres)
- Chuck Knoblauch (former MLB second baseman)
- José Cruz, Jr. (outfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- Richard Linklater (director of Dazed and Confused)
- Marianne Williamson (best-selling author)
- Thomas Schlamme (Emmy winning television director and producer of The West Wing)
- Robert Wuhl (Emmy winning television writer and actor of Arli$$)
External link
- Bellaire High School Homepage (http://www.bellaire.org/)
- The Challenge Index; at the website of another high school (http://www.csh.k12.ny.us/highschool/data/TheTopHighSchools.htm)
- Famous Bellaire Alumni from Famous-Alumni.Com (http://www.famous-alumni.com/bellaire_bellaire_tx.html)