- Booker T. Washington High School (Houston, Texas)
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Official name Booker T. Washington Senior High School Principal Mark Bedell [3] Location 119 East 39th Street Enrollment 1,072 (2005–2006) Established 1893 "Old Colored High" Mascot Golden Eagle School colors Royal Blue and Gold Booker T. Washington High School is a secondary school located at 119 East 39th Street in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77018.
Booker T. Washington, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Booker T. Washington has a neighborhood program that serves neighborhoods outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 in the northwest part of Houston, including the neighborhoods of Independence Heights, Highland Heights, and most of Acres Homes. The school was named after education pioneer Booker T. Washington.
The High School For Engineering Professions is located in the Booker T. Washington campus.
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History
The school was established in 1893 in Houston's Fourth Ward as "Colored High." The first location for the school, 303 West Dallas, is considered to be within Downtown Houston as of 2007.[1] In 1928 it was renamed Booker T. Washington High School.
It moved to its present-day location in Independence Heights in 1959[2] Lockett Junior High School, which closed in June 1968, was established in the former Washington campus.[1]
After Franklyn Wesley retired as principal, Houston ISD chose Mark Bedell, formerly an assistant principal at Worthing High School, as the principal.[3] Victor Keys, an assistant principal and an alumna of Washington, will remain as an assistant principal. Some alumni of Washington High School and members of the community around the school protested the decision to hire Bedell because they wished for the district to hire Keys instead of Bedell.[4][5]
Wesley died September 11, 2007, at age 88. Wesley served as the principal of the campus for more than 40 years. He worked as an educator for more than 65 years, spending all of the years except for 10 in HISD.
In 2007, a Johns Hopkins University study commissioned by the Associated Press cited Washington as a "dropout factory" where at least 40% of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year.[6]
Transportation
Houston ISD provides school bus transportation to students who live more than two miles away from the school. Students zoned to the school and students who are enrolled in the magnet program are eligible for bus transportation.
The METRO city bus line also operates the 66 Yale bus line, which stops at the intersection of Yale Street and Cockerel Street.
School uniforms
Washington requires its students to wear school uniforms consisting of polo shirts with school logos and khaki, navy, or black trousers or skirts.[7] The Texas Education Agency specifies that parents with children in their zoned schools may opt out of uniform policies.[8]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Students must pay a dollar to wear jeans on Fridays.
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Washington High School[9]:
- Burrus[10]
- Hohl[11]
- Kennedy[12]
- Wesley[13]
- Garden Oaks (partial)[14]
- Highland Heights (partial)[15]
- Osborne (partial)[16]
- Roosevelt (partial)[17]
Most of M.C. Williams Middle School[18] and small parts of Black Middle School[19] and Alexander Hamilton Middle School[20] feed into Booker T. Washington.
Notable alumni
- Eldridge Dickey - Former quarterback/wide receiver for the AFL Oakland Raiders
- Mercury Hayes - Former NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins.[21]
- Jennifer Holliday - Grammy award winning singer and actress.[22]
- Lawrence Marshall - (Houston ISD board member)[22]
- Speedy Thomas - Former NFL receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, and New Orleans Saints.
References
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ School Days, School Days
- ^ [2]
- ^ HISD's pick for principal draws ire
- ^ HISD under fire after naming new Booker T. Washington principal
- ^ "Report points to 'dropout factories'." Houston Chronicle. October 31, 2007.
- ^ "Dress Code For Students." Booker T. Washington High School.
- ^ "School Uniforms", Texas Education Agency
- ^ "Washington High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Burrus Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Hohl Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Kennedy Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Wesley Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Garden Oaks Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Highland Heights Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Osborne Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Roosevelt Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Williams Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Black Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Hamilton Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ Signora, Michael (1995-11-18). "Wolverine senior flanker Hayes spices up Michigan's potent aerial assault". Collegian Inc. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1995/11/11-18-95cm/11-18-95m03-002.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ a b "Distinguished HISD Alumni." Houston Independent School District.
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