Sterling High School (Houston)
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Ross Shaw Sterling High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas.
Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
The school was named after Ross S. Sterling. Sterling has Houston ISD's magnet program for Aviation Sciences.
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[edit] History
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Sterling as a "dropout factory" [1].
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Sterling
Houston neighborhoods served by Sterling include Autumn Glen [1], Crestmont, South Park, Crestmont Park, Garden Villas, Wayside, Kingdom Come [2], King Estates, Edgewood, El Tesoro [3], Panay Park [4], Houston Skyscraper Shadows, Gulf Meadows, Airport Gardens, a portion of South Acres, a portion of South Acres Estates, a portion of Minnetex Place, and a portion of Santa Rosa.
[edit] School uniforms
Sterling requires school uniforms [5].
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 [6]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include
- Codwell
- Frost
- Mitchell
(partial)
- Alcott
- Cornelius
- Gregg
- Grimes
- Law
- Mading
- Rhoads
- Seguín
While a portion of Lewis Elementary School's attendance zone corresponds with Sterling's, all of the area is occupied by Hobby Airport.
Middle schools that feed into Sterling include Thomas, Woodson K-8 School's middle school program (areas east of Cullen Boulevard), and Hartman (partial).
[edit] Notable alumni
- Yolanda Adams - gospel singer
- Clyde Drexler - former NBA basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets
- Zina Garrison - retired tennis player
- DJ Screw- former hip hop artist[7]
- Fat Pat- former rapper[8]
[edit] References
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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 |
