John H. Reagan High School (Houston, Texas)

John H. Reagan High School

Principal Administrator	Connie Berger
Founded	1927
School type	Public school (U.S.)
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Houston, Texas, United States
Enrollment	1,683 students (2003-2004 school year)
Campus surroundings	Urban
Mascot	Bulldog
School colors	Maroon, White

John H. Reagan High School is a high school in Houston, Texas.

Reagan, which enrolls students in grades nine through twelve, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Reagan is located in the Houston Heights neighborhood. Reagan, which was named after John H. Reagan, has HISD's computer magnet program.

The school gymnasium is the home court of the Houston Takers, a professional men's basketball team in the American Basketball Association.

As of 2008, the principal of Reagan High School is Connie Berger. [" [http://hs.houstonisd.org/reaganhs/Info/info_page.htm Info Page] ." "Reagan High School".]

History

Reagan was first established in 1904 as Houston Heights High School. ["The History of Houston Heights From Its Foundation in 1891 To Its Annexation in 1918". [http://community.rice.edu/focusresources/books/agatha/chapter3.html#5 3] .]

Houston Heights tied with Cleburne High School, 0-0, in the 1920 state championship football game, and was declared a co-champion with Cleburne. [Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362] This is the first state football championship game recognized by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.

The campus as it is known today was established in 1927. The campus was designed by John Staub and William Ward Watkin, who were designers of the original campus of Rice University. Reagan was first established as an all-white high school. Reagan was relieved by Waltrip High School when Waltrip opened in 1959. [" [http://hs.houstonisd.org/waltriphs/history.htm A Brief History of: S. P. Waltrip High School] ," "Waltrip High School"] Reagan was desegregated in 1970 and its student body started to become increasingly Hispanic; by 1988 Reagan was mostly Hispanic. [" [http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2364002562/school.aspx Reagan High School] ." "SchoolDigger".]

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Reagan as a "dropout factory" [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5259695.html Report points to 'dropout factories'] ," "Houston Chronicle", October 31, 2007] .

chool Remodeling

Reagan underwent a major remodeling in the 21st century. Set to end in the summer of 2007, the renovations to Reagan were to include the building of a new cafeteria, new gymnasium complex, an additional academic building, a new vocational building, and a library.

Notable alumni

* Red Adair (Notable oil well firefighter who extinguished the "The Devil's Cigarette Lighter")" [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Distinguished HISD Alumni] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
* A. J. Foyt, Sr. - father of A. J. Foyt, Jr.
* Mary Kay - founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
* Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (Criminal defense attorney)
* Larry Hovis (actor)
* Raymond Knight (U.S. Army Air Corps)
* Everett Augustus "Squatty" Lyons (retired Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 4)
* Dan Rather (Journalist)
* Craig Reynolds (professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Houston Astros)
* Martha Wong, former Texas state representative

Demographics

As of the 2006-2007 school year, Reagan High School had an enrollment of 1,707 students. Racial breakdown was as follows:
*88%—Hispanic American
* 7%—African-American
* 4%—White
* 1%—Asian American
* 0%—Native Americans

73% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/profiles/Reagan_HS.pdf Reagan High School] " Profile. "Houston Independent School District".]

Neighborhoods served by Reagan

Reagan takes students from most of the Houston Heights neighborhood, " [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/ReaganHS.pdf Reagan High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] a portion of Downtown Houston, the Fourth Ward, East Norhill, Woodland Heights, Brooksmith, Magnolia Grove [" [http://www.magnoliagrove.org/images/newsletter_mgcc_sep07.pdf September 2007 Newsletter] ." "Magnolia Grove". Accessed October 10, 2008.] , Stude, Proctor Plaza [http://www.proctorplaza.com/about/history.php] , the Old Sixth Ward, and a small portion of Midtown. Other parts of Houston northwest of downtown within the 610 Loop are zoned to Reagan as well.Originally, all of the Houston Heights was zoned to Reagan. In 1997, a small portion was rezoned to Waltrip. [" [http://web.archive.org/web/19970630192140/http://www.houston.isd.tenet.edu/MAX.HTM 1996-1997 HISD ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

Feeder patterns

Middle schools feeding into Reagan include Gregory-Lincoln Education Center [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/GregoryLincolnMS.pdf Gregory-Lincoln Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , Alexander Hamilton [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HamiltonMS.pdf Hamilton Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , Hogg [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HoggMS.pdf Hogg Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , and E. O. Smith Education Center [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/EOSmithMS.pdf E. O. Smith Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] .

Elementary schools that feed indirectly into Reagan through the above middle schools include Browning [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/BrowningES.pdf Browning Elementary Attendance Zone] " "Houston Independent School District",] Field [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/FieldES.pdf Field Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Harvard [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HarvardES.pdf Harvard Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] (partial)Crockett [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/CrockettES.pdf Crockett Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
Gregory-Lincoln Education Center [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/GregoryLincolnES.pdf Gregory-Lincoln Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Helms [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HelmsES.pdf Helms Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Jefferson [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/JeffersonES.pdf Jefferson Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Ketelsen [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/KetelsenES.pdf Ketelsen Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Love [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LoveES.pdf Love Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Memorial [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MemorialES.pdf Memorial Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , and Travis [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/TravisES.pdf Travis Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] .

chool uniforms

As of 2006, Reagan students are required to wear school uniforms. [" [http://hs.houstonisd.org/reaganhs/UniformSales.htm Uniform Sales] ." "Reagan High School".] Uniforms consist of white and maroon polo shirts with Reagan logos and black, khaki, or navy trousers.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [" [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html Uniforms] ." "Texas Education Agency".] ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

References

External links

* [http://hs.houstonisd.org/reaganhs/ Reagan High School]