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Chávez High School
César E. Chávez High School[1] is a secondary school located at 8501 Howard in Houston, Texas, United States.
Chavez High School, which is a part of the Houston Independent School District, serves grades 9 through 12. Chavez serves several areas of Houston outside of the 610 Loop in southeast Houston, including the neighborhoods of Glenbrook Valley, Gulf Freeway Oaks, and Park Place.
Chavez High School serves a mainly Hispanic and immigrant population located nearby Hobby Airport.[citation needed] Chavez High School was named after Cesar E. Chavez.
The school has the Environmental Science program for HISD. The school's principal is (as of June 2006) Daniel DeLeon. The school's mascot is the "lobo" (Spanish for "wolf").
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History
By 1991 the East End area schools Austin High School and Milby High School had among the largest enrollments in Texas. In December of that year school district trustees voted to construct a new high school in September 1995 instead of 1997 due to the severity of overcrowding.[2] By 1997 the new high school had not yet been constructed; area community leaders and parents anticipated the construction of Chávez as Austin and Milby were still overcrowded.[3]
In the fall of 2000, Chávez opened and took most of Milby's traditional neighborhoods. In turn Milby absorbed some students from Austin.[4]
A group called the Unidos Contra Environmental Racism (UCER) protested the school's proximity to many chemical plants soon after it opened;[5] the school is less than one quarter mile from plants owned by Texas Petroleum, Denka Chemical, USS Chemical, and Goodyear Chemical. Juan Parras, the leader of the UCER group, stated that the school would take the brunt of a chemical leak.[6] Heather Browne, a spokesperson for Houston ISD, stated that the Chavez site was tested for environmental hazards in the air and soil in 1992 and 1996; no problems were found in the tests. Browne also stated that one park, three public swimming pools, the City Hall of South Houston, and one golf course are within 2 miles (3.2 km) of Chavez.[7]
In 2007, an Associated Press/Johns Hopkins University study referred to Chávez as a "dropout factory" where at least 40% of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year.[8] During that year 21% of high school age children zoned to Chávez chose to attend a different Houston ISD school.[9]
School uniform
All students at Chavez are required to wear school uniforms.[10] All articles of clothing must be either black, white, or navy blue. Trousers must be "dickie" or "docker" style. Jackets must be solid color of black, tan or white, and hoods may not be worn when on campus. Shoelaces must be white or black.
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; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.[11]
Student body
As of 2009 Chávez's enrollment mostly consists of low income Hispanic and Latino students.[12]
Chavez had 2,297 students [13] as of the 2006-2007 school year.
The racial breakup is as follows:
- 82% Hispanic American
- 13% African American
- 3% White American
- 3% Asian American
- Less than 1% Native American
78% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Feeder pattern
Elementary schools that feed into Chavez [14] include:
- Bonner [15]
- Park Place [16]
- Patterson [17]
- Bellfort Academy (partial) (4-5) [18]
- Cornelius (partial) [19]
- Lewis (partial) (K-3) [18]
- Rucker (partial) [20]
- Sanchez (partial) [21]
Middle schools that feed into Chavez include:
Notable alumni
Juan Díaz (2001) World Boxing Association's Lightweight Champion in 2004; also the Mexican National Tournament Lightweight Champion in 2000 [25]
See also
References
- ^ Houston Independent School District listing for Chavez High School
- ^ "News briefs." Houston Chronicle. Friday December 13, 1991. A34. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- ^ Rodriguez, Lori. "NEIGHBORLY NEEDS/Help for homeless touches raw nerve in the East End." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 16, 1997. A1. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- ^ Berryhill, Michael. "The Unchanging Face of Milby." Houston Press. October 9, 1997. 7. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- ^ Auliff, Lily. "New High School Under Fire For Environmental Concerns." Citizens' Environmental Coalition Houston. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- ^ Sierra, Javier. "A Toxic Bone." Sierra Club. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- ^ Dunne, Dianne Weaver. "Environmental Injustice: Poor and Minorities Suffer Most from Sick Schools." Education World. 2003. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- ^ Scharrer, Gary. "Report points to 'dropout factories'." Houston Chronicle. October 31, 2007
- ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "Critics: In HISD, too many don't go where zoned / Black leaders argue bond has no fix to get kids back to schools in their neighborhoods." Houston Chronicle. Sunday October 14, 2007. B1 MetFront.
- ^ "Dress Code," Chávez High School
- ^ "DOCKET NO. 008-R5-901." Texas Education Agency. Accessed October 13, 2008.
- ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "More students than expected play catch-up." Houston Chronicle. December 21, 2009. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ "Cesar Chávez High School" Profile," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Chávez High School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Bonner Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Park Place Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Patterson Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ a b "Lewis Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Cornelius Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Rucker Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Sanchez Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Ortiz Middle Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Deady Middle Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Stevenson Middle Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "HISD - Distinguished HISD Alumni". HISD. http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD#. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
External links
- Chavez High School
- Chavez Lobo Football - American football
- Haynes Whaley Architecture page on Chavez High School
- FKP Architecture page on Chavez High School's interior
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