Waltrip High School
| S.P. Waltrip High School | |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Steve Siebenaler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Houston, Texas,, USA |
| District | Houston Independent School District |
| Colors | Red and Gray |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Yearbook | Aries |
| Newspaper | The Waltrip Tribune |
| Website | http://hs.houstonisd.org/waltriphs |
Stephen Pool Waltrip High School is a secondary school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018. Coordinates: 29°49′10″N 95°26′03″W / 29.819442°N 95.434284°W
Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Waltrip has Houston ISD's Research and Technology magnet program.
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[edit] History
Waltrip High School opened in 1960 to serve many newly-developed post-World War II subdivisions, and relieved Reagan High School of many students when it did so. It was relieved by Scarborough Junior-Senior High School when that school opened in 1969. The school remained majority white until the early 1990s, when the school was equally white, black, and Hispanic.[1]
In 1997 a portion of the Reagan High School boundary was rezoned to Waltrip.[2] By the 2000s, Waltrip became majority Hispanic.[1]
Waltrip has become one of the highest performing comprehensive high schools in Houston ISD by being named "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency[when?], one of the few urban high schools in Houston ISD to receive such a designation. (Reference: Texas Education Agency website).[3][citation needed]
Around 2012, each year a total of 400 students transfer from Booker T. Washington High School to Waltrip and Reagan.[4]
[edit] School song
The Waltrip school song, "Our Waltrip High", was written by alumni Jon Enloe with music by Joe Stuessy, both from the Class of 1961.[5]
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Waltrip
Neighborhoods served by Waltrip include Garden Oaks, Timbergrove Manor, Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park Plaza, Lazybrook, Shady Acres, most of Oak Forest, Candlelight Plaza and a small portion of the Houston Heights.
A townhome complex called Cottage Grove is zoned to Waltrip.
At one point, all of the Houston Heights was zoned to Reagan. In 1997, a small portion was rezoned to Waltrip.[2]
[edit] Student body
As of 2006, the student body [6] is predominantly Hispanic.
The makeup of the 1,808 students enrolled during the 2008-2009 school year was:
- 67% Hispanic American
- 17% White American
- 14% African American
- <1% Asian American
- <1% Native American
Approximately 73% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.
[edit] Athletics
The Athletics Department at Waltrip consists of the following teams:
- Football
- Basketball (Boys and Girls)
- Baseball
- Softball
- Golf (Boys and Girls)
- Track & Field (Boys and Girls)
- Volleyball
- Soccer (Boys and Girls)
- Swimming (Boys and Girls)
- Tennis (Boys and Girls)
- Cheerleading (Boys and Girls)
[edit] Dress code
Waltrip students are required to wear red, gray, or navy polo shirts and khaki or navy bottoms.[7]
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with school uniforms (the definition includes dress codes which limit colors) may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [8]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip [9] include:
- Durham [10]
- Oak Forest [11]
- Sinclair [12]
- Stevens [13]
- Garden Oaks [14] (partial)
- Helms [15] (partial)
- Highland Heights [16] (partial)
- Love [17] (partial)
- Memorial [18] (partial)
- Stevenson [19] (partial)
Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include:
- Frank Black [20] (partial)
- Clifton (partial)
- Hamilton [21] (partial)
- Lanier (partial)
- Williams [22] (partial)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mark Calaway - WWE professional wrestler known as The Undertaker. [23]
- Keenan McCardell - Professional American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[24]
- Shelley Duvall - Actress and producer[24]
- Toni Lawrence - Former Houston City Councilwoman [25]
- Debra Maffett - Miss America 1983.[24]
- Van Malone - Professional American football player for the Detroit Lions[24]
- Barbara Olson - Conservative commentator and September 11, 2001 attacks victim [26]
- Patrick Swayze - Actor and dancer.[24]
- John H. Whitmire - A Texas senator[24]
- Danny Ward - Acclaimed musician and event producer[27]
- Elizabeth Pena and Jenny Ertman - murder victims - Waltrip High School contains a memorial to the girls [28]
- Brandon Strange - Producer and contributor on Sporting News Radio and 1560 The Game (KGOW) in Houston, Texas. Also believed to be the masked wrestler "Pedro Del Norte" of Rio Grande Valley Wrestling.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "A Brief History of: S. P. Waltrip High School." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "1996-1997 HISD ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES," Houston Independent School District. June 30, 1997. Retrieved on December 13, 2010. "Redirect students residing in a geographic "arm" west of Shepherd from Reagan to Waltrip"
- ^ Texas Education Agency
- ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "Effort to save historic Booker T. High gains steam." Houston Chronicle. Thursday February 2, 2012. Retrieved on February 2, 2012.
- ^ "School Song." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Waltrip High School" Profile, Houston Independent School District
- ^ "The Waltrip High School Official Dress Code," Waltrip High School
- ^ "School Uniforms," Texas Education Agency
- ^ "Waltrip High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Durham Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Oak Forest Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Sinclair Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Stevens Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Garden Oaks Elementary School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Helms Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Highland Heights Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Love Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Memorial Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Stevenson Elementary School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Black Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Hamilton Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Williams Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ^ "World Wrestling Entertainment Bio"
- ^ a b c d e f "Distinguished HISD Alumni." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Houston City Council Bio"
- ^ "Waltrip Trivia Page," Waltrip High School
- ^ "[1]," Ward & Ames
- ^ "In Memory of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman - 1993." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.
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