Sunnyside, Houston, Texas

Sunnyside is a community in south Houston, Texas, United States.

Sunnyside is outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 off State Highway 288 south of Downtown Houston and is predominantly African American. The community's slogan is "Sunnyside Pride."

A large landfill is located in the center of the community." [http://www.houstonhope.org/sunnyside.html Sunnyside] ." "Houston HOPE".]

History

When the community opened in the 1910s, H. H. Holmes, the founder, gave the land the name Sunny Side." [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0afe09c28afc3110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=2e2b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed September 24, 2008.]

As of January 2007, according to a "Houston Chronicle" article, Sunnyside has many issues with recreational drug use. PCP is cited by the article as a drug popular in Sunnyside. [" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4274295 Destructive force mars Sunnyside's rebirth] ," "Houston Chronicle", January 27, 2007]

On August 30, 2007, the "Houston Chronicle" published an article about a syphilis outbreak in Houston. Marlene McNeese-Ward, the Houston Health Department chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, stated "We're really looking at Acres Homes especially, and Sunnyside, but there's not too many ZIP codes ... where we're not seeing any (cases)" [" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4414099 Houston targets syphilis increase] ," "Houston Chronicle", August 29, 2007] .

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The community is zoned to Houston Independent School District schools.

The schools serving Sunnyside proper include [http://es.houstonisd.org/younges Young Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/YoungES.pdf Young Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , [http://ms.houstonisd.org/attucksms Attucks Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/AttucksMS.pdf Attucks Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , and Worthing High School. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WorthingHS.pdf Worthing High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

Young Elementary opened as Sunny Side Elementary School in 1918; HISD renamed the school in June 1999 after Sunnyside residents petitioned for a renaming of the school. Young shares its campus with South Administrative Alternative Elementary and Drug-Free School. Attucks and Worthing opened in 1958.

Carnegie Vanguard High School, an HISD magnet school, is near Sunnyside.

operates the [http://www.kipphouston.org/kipp/KIPP_Spirit_College_Prep_EN.asp KIPP Spirit College Preparatory School] , a 5th Grade charter school, near Sunnyside.

Gallery of public schools

Public libraries

Sunnyside is served by W. L. D. Johnson Branch of Houston Public Library.

Infrastructure

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southeast Patrol Division [" [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/southeast.htm Crime Statistics for Southeast Patrol Division] ." "City of Houston".] , headquartered at 8300 Mykawa." [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support] ." "City of Houston".]

The Sunnyside Storefront Station is located at 3511 Reed Road.

The Houston Fire Department Station 55 Sunnyside is near Sunnyside at 11212 Cullen Boulevard at Selinski [http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/firestations/index.html] .

The closest United States Postal Service post office is the Martin Luther King Post Office at 9444 Cullen Boulevard, 77051-9998.

Parks and recreation

The city operates the [http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/cc-sunnyside.html Sunnyside Community Center] .

Community services

The American Red Cross operates the Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office at 4605 Wilmington. [" [http://www.houstonredcross.org/chapterlocations/sehouston/ Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office] ." "American Red Cross Greater Houston".]

Gallery

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.houstonhope.org/sunnyside.html Houston HOPE section on Sunnyside]
* [http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/houston/sssp/ Sunny Side South Park Neighborhood Association]