Furr High School
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Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas.
Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program.
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[edit] History
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Furr as a "dropout factory" [1].
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Furr
Furr serves several Houston neighborhoods in eastern Houston inside and outside the 610 Loop, including Clinton Park, Pleasantville, Songwood Homes, Oates Prairie and Northshore-area neighborhoods north of Market Street and west of the Greens Bayou. The school also serves the Houston ISD portion of Jacinto City (areas north of Market Street).
[edit] School uniforms
Furr requires school uniforms [1] for its students.
Uniforms consist of white polo or oxford shirts and khaki trousers, shorts, skirts, or jumpers.
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 [2]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Furr:
- Oates
- Pleasantville
- Port Houston
- Robinson
- Whittier
One middle school, Holland Middle School, feeds into Furr.
[edit] Notable alumni
- [3]Paula Arnold - Former Houston ISD board member and cofounder of Arnold & Langrand Communications
- Carolyn Campbell - Reporter for Houston's CBS Channel 11 (KHOU-TV)
- [4] Rick Rios - Grammy nominated musician
- Anthony Young - Professional baseball player who played for the New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Cleveland Indians
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Houston Independent School District
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| Alternative and magnet K-12 schools | T. H. Rogers |
| Alternative 7-12 schools | C.L.C. |
| High schools | Austin | Bellaire | Chávez | Davis | Furr | Sam Houston | Jones | Kashmere | Lamar | Lee | Madison | Milby Reagan | Scarborough | Sharpstown | Sterling | Waltrip | Washington | Westbury | Westside | Wheatley | Worthing | Yates |
| Alternative and magnet high schools | Carnegie Vanguard | Challenge Early College | DeBakey | East Early College Eastwood Academy | H.S.P.V.A. | Barbara Jordan | H.S.L.E.C.J. | Liberty (Newcomer) |
| Alternative 9-11 schools | Houston Academy for International Studies |
| K-8 schools | Gregory-Lincoln | Woodson |
| Alternative and magnet K-8 schools | Briarmeadow | Kandy Stripe | Rice |
| 1-8 schools | E.O. Smith |
| Middle schools | Attucks | Black | Burbank MS | Clifton | Cullen | Deady | Dowling | Edison | Fleming | Fondren MS | Fonville | Grady Hamilton | Hartman | Henry | Hogg | Holland | Jackson | Johnston | Key | Long | Lanier | Marshall | McReynolds Ortíz | Pershing | Pin Oak | Revere | Ryan | Sharpstown | Stevenson | Thomas | Welch | West Briar |
| Elementary schools | Briargrove | Longfellow | Neff | Poe | River Oaks | Roberts | Twain | Walnut Bend | West University | Others |
