Needville High School

Needville High School
Location
16319 Hwy 36 South Needville, Texas 77461 United States
Coordinates	29°22′15″N 95°48′09″W / 29.37083°N 95.8025°W / 29.37083; -95.8025Coordinates: 29°22′15″N 95°48′09″W / 29.37083°N 95.8025°W / 29.37083; -95.8025
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Committed to Educational Excellence
Established	1948
School district	Needville Independent School District
Principal	Richard Janacek
Faculty	53.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	820[2]  (2006)
Student to teacher ratio	14.7[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue & White
Team name	Blue Jays
Website	Needville High School

Needville High School is a public secondary school located in Needville, Texas, United States. The school serves residents of Needville, Fairchilds, and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point. Students in grades 9-12 from the neighboring Damon Independent School District also attend Needville High School.

History

2008 fire

The original Needville High School building was reported on fire at about 3:45 AM on the date of April 24, 2008. 21 area fire departments responded but by 6:00 AM the building was still a fire ball. As of 7:00 PM, the 1937 building, was reduced to smoldering rubble with fire fighters and investigators still at the scene along with spectators. One computer lab, two mobile computer labs, three copiers, one Coke machine, and TAKS tests taken last week were lost to the fire.

The fire came in the wake of a $60 million bond issue, $49 million of which was earmarked for a new high school.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Needville H S". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=483231003584&ID=483231003584. Retrieved 2008-03-20. "Total Students: 792 (2005-06)" 
2. ^ "Brief Facts". Needville Independent School District. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309045756/http://www.needvilleisd.com/brief_facts.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

• About NHS. Needville High School. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.

External links

• Needville High School Official Website
• Local Paper report 1
• Local Paper report 2
• Ft.Bend Now report
• FOX report