Jersey Village High School
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| Jersey Village High School | |
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| 7600 Solomon St Houston, TX 77040 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
| Principal | Ralph Funk |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2967 (as of 9/15/09) |
| Color(s) | Purple & Gold |
| Athletics | UIL 5A |
| Athletics conference | University Interscholastic League |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Newspaper | Peregrine |
| Information | (713) 896-3400 |
| Website | Jersey Village High School website |
Jersey Village High School (est. 1972) is located in Jersey Village, Texas, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Ralph Funk serves as its principal.
Jersey Village High School serves the city of Jersey Village, small sections of Houston, and unincorporated sections of Harris County.
The school mascot is the Falcon, which is similar to the original Atlanta Falcons logo, and the colors are purple and gold. Students from Jersey Village High School show their school pride and identify themselves to each other by flashing their left hand, palm outward, with the thumb, index finger, and middle finger erect so that the three fingers approximate the shape of "JV".
Jersey Village was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000. [1]
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[edit] History
On May 21, 1998, a student brought a .38 caliber handgun in his backpack. The gun discharged when the student dropped the backpack, and the bullet hit a 15-year old female student in the leg.[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Chamillionaire, Rapper, class of 1998[3]
- Anh "Joseph" Cao, first Vietnamese-American to be elected to Congress[4]
- Paul Wall, Rapper
- Joseph Kahn, Director
[edit] Feeder patterns
Schools that feed into Jersey Village include:[5]
- Elementary schools: Bang, Reed, Frazier (partial), Gleason (partial), Holbrook (partial), Post (partial), Willbern (partial)[6]
- Middle schools: Cook, Dean (partial)[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ Tartaro, Joseph P. "Are We Asking the Right Questions?" The New Gun Week. June 1, 1998.
- ^ "Ain't Nobody Real but Me." The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "The Candidate" by Michelle Krupa, Times-Picayune, 2008 December 8, p. A2.
- ^ "High School Attendance Zones (9-10) 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.
- ^ "Elementary School Attendance Zones 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.
- ^ "Middle School Attendance Zones 2008-2009." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Accessed September 12, 2008.
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