San Jacinto High School
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San Jacinto High School was a secondary school located at 1300 Holman Street in Houston, Texas; now part of the Houston Community College Central College, Central Campus.
San Jacinto High School was located in the area now known as Midtown. The school was established in 1926 after Central High School, which was located near Downtown Houston, was closed. From 1927 until 1934, the campus was also the first home to Houston Junior College, which eventually became the University of Houston.
In 1962 a technical program was added to the campus. The neighborhood program ended in 1971, and the technical program was abolished in 1985. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts was housed at San Jacinto from 1971 to 1981. Houston Community College System purchased the school grounds. The San Jacinto Memorial Museum is on the school grounds.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dr. Denton Cooley [1][2][3]
- Walter Cronkite (1933)[3]
- Albert Bel Fay (1930) Houston businessman and Republican party activist
- A. J. Foyt, Jr. (also attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools and Lamar High School - did not graduate from San Jacinto)[3]
- Glenn McCarthy (Oilman and entrepreneur)[3]
- Maxine Mesinger (gossip columnist)[4]
- David Westheimer (author)[3]
- Kathy Whitmire[3]
- Gale Storm (born Josephine Cottle) (actress, singer)[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "UT-Austin Names New Sports Arena in Honor of Dr. Denton A. Cooley." Texas Medical Center. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Proud Products of Texas Public Schools." Texas Association of School Boards. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Maxine Mesinger Papers, 1965-2001." University of Houston. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- ^ O'Hare, Peggy. "Houston's Storm led American Idol life in '30s Margie star who died at 87 won U.S. talent competition here." Tuesday June 30, 2009. B3. Retrieved on July 23, 2009.
