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South Houston High School

South Houston High School, nicknamed SOHO, is a High School located in South Houston, Texas, United States.

South Houston, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Pasadena Independent School District. As of 2008 the principal is Steve Fullen.

South Houston serves the city of South Houston and portions of Houston (including Easthaven) and Pasadena.

History

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Notable alumni

  • Nathan Isgur (1964): World class theoretical physicist; winner of Sakurai Prize in Physics; Chief Scientist of Jefferson Physics Lab.
  • Cheryl Williams Bolen (1964): Journalist and author of several historical romance novels.
  • Bobby Allen (1965): Lettered three years in football for Texas Tech, Red Raiders' leading receiver in 1968.
  • Emory Gadd (1965): South Belt community leader and Associate Pastor/Membership Involvement at Sagemont Church.
  • Dr. Paul Zanowiak (1965): Dentist, humanitarian, adventurer and free-lance photographer; established dental clinic at the foot of Mount Everest.
  • Suzanne Covington (1967): District court judge, Travis County, Texas.
  • Darrell Harris (1967): Founder, Star Song, Nashville, contemporary Christian music label featuring several top Christian music artists, including the Resurrection Band and the Newsboys, acquired in 1996 by EMI.
  • Katie Murphy Layman (1967): TV actress, appeared in Another World and other shows.
  • Michael Lindsey (1969): Southern California attorney and American Bar Association authority on anti-trust, franchise and intellectual properties law.
  • Ray Salazar (1969): Founding member of The Sound Investment, a popular Houston rock band from the late 1960s, opening act for several major touring performers, including The Who, the Beach Boys, Janis Joplin and Buffalo Springfield. Group scored a regional hit with "Don't Stop The Carnival."
  • Deborah Wrigley (1969): TV reporter for KTRK-TV in Houston.
  • Larry Brotherton (1970): Novelist, author of "Uvalde."
  • Al Carter (1970): Sports journalist and editor; former columnist for the Houston Chronicle, Houston Post and Dallas Morning News.
  • Sylvia Cisneros (1970): Former Chicago TV reporter; helped break the story of the John Wayne Gacy murder case in 1978.
  • Donella Coffey (1970): Movie/TV production assistant; movie producer, based in Hollywood.
  • Marvin Isgur (1970): Lawyer and U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston.
  • Mary Lund (1970): Nationally known family psychologist, based in Los Angeles.
  • Susan Cobb Duff (1971): Movie producer, mother/manager of actresses Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff.
  • Steve Englishbey (1972): Professional baseball player, first-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1972.
  • Wes Hubert (1976): Football player, All-Southwest Conference center for the Texas Longhorns in 1979.
  • Cynthia Cisneros: (1977), TV reporter for KTRK-TV in Houston.
  • Victoria Iloff Osteen (1979): Author, co-pastor of Lakeway Church, Houston, and wife of Lakeway pastor and best-selling authorJoel Osteen.
  • Chris Tremie (1988): Former Major League catcher with the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.

Sports

South Houston High School competes in football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, Dance (Jannettes), baseball, track/field, cross country, cheerleading, golf, marching band, tennis and swimming. The school has an NJROTC unit. The school also has the district's only fencing team - lead by an Olympic caliber coach - that competes across the USA.

Mascot, colors, and publications

The mascot for South Houston High School is Hector the Trojan. The school colors are red and black. The yearbook is called the Palladium. The student newspaper is called The Torch.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into South Houston include:

  • Fisher
  • Freeman
  • Jensen
  • Jessup
  • Walter Matthys
  • Pearl Hall
  • L.F. Smith
  • South Houston
  • Williams

Intermediate schools that feed into South Houston include Miller, Park View, Queens and South Houston.

Portions of the SHHS attendance boundary are served by Rick Schneider Middle School.

References

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