Waltrip High School
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Type | Public Secondary |
Established | 1959 |
School district | Houston Independent School District |
Principal | Dale Mitchell |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1635 |
Color(s) | Red and Gray |
Mascot | Rams |
Newspaper | The Waltrip Tribune |
Yearbook | Aries |
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.
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.
The school's namesake is a former principal at the defunct Houston Heights High School,[1] who transferred to Reagan High School after that school replaced Houston Heights High.[2]
Contents
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 was named after Stephen Pool Waltrip, a funeral home owner in the Houston Heights named principal of Reagan High School in 1918.[3]
The school remained majority white until the early 1990s, when the school was equally white, black, and Hispanic.[4]
In 1997 a portion of the Reagan High School boundary was rezoned to Waltrip.[5] By the 2000s, Waltrip became majority Hispanic.[4]
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).[6][citation needed]
Around 2012, each year a total of 400 students transfer from Booker T. Washington High School to Waltrip and Reagan.[7]
In 2015 Andria Schur got a job as the principal of a charter school in Dallas, Texas, causing her to leave her post as principal of Waltrip. Dale Mitchell, previously the principal of Sterling High School, became the principal of Waltrip.[8]
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.[9]
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, most of Cottage Grove,[10] 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.[5]
Student body
As of 2006, the student body [11] is predominantly Hispanic.
The makeup of the 1,808 students enrolled during the 2008-2009 school year was:
- 67% Hispanic
- 17% White
- 14% Black
- <1% Asian
- <1% Native American
Approximately 73% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.
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)
Facilities
The school houses the Waltrip High School Child Development Center, a preschool program for low income children.[12]
Dress code
Collared shirt (appropriate fit, NOT revealing), college shirt, or Waltrip spirit shirt. Blue jeans (NOT ripped, bleached, nor colors), solid khaki - pants, capris, or knee-length shorts (must touch/reach knee). Solid hoody or Waltrip hoody allowed.[13]
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;[14] parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip [15] include:
- Durham [16]
- Oak Forest [17]
- Sinclair [18]
- Stevens [19]
- Garden Oaks [20] (partial)
- Helms [21] (partial)
- Highland Heights [22] (partial)
- Love [23] (partial)
- Memorial [24] (partial)
- Stevenson [25] (partial)
Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include:
- Frank Black [26] (partial)
- Clifton (partial)
- Hamilton [27] (partial)
- Lanier (partial)
- Williams [28] (partial)
Notable alumni
- Mark Calaway - WWE professional wrestler known as The Undertaker.[29]
- Keenan McCardell - Professional American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[30]
- Shelley Duvall - Actress and producer[30]
- Toni Lawrence - Former Houston City Councilwoman [31]
- Debra Maffett - Miss America 1983.[30]
- Van Malone - Professional American football player for the Detroit Lions[30]
- Anita "Sweetie" Marbury - Mayor of Durango, Colorado[32]
- Barbara Olson - Conservative commentator and September 11, 2001 attacks victim [33]
- Patrick Swayze - Actor and dancer.[30]
- James David Walters - distinguished businessman: United States, Canandian provinces, and Hawaii.
- John H. Whitmire - A Texas senator[30]
- Danny Ward - Acclaimed musician and event producer[34]
- Elizabeth Pena and Jenny Ertman - murder victims - Waltrip High School contains a memorial to the girls [35]
- Rob Graves - Guitarist for the heavy metal band Ripper
References
- ↑ Sloan, Anne. Houston Heights. Arcadia Publishing, 2009. ISBN 0738571180, 9780738571188. p. 35.
- ↑ Sloan, Anne. Houston Heights. Arcadia Publishing, 2009. ISBN 0738571180, 9780738571188. p. 36.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A Brief History of: S. P. Waltrip High School." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
- ↑ Mellon, Ericka. "HISD names Yates, Sterling, Westbury High principals" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. June 5, 2015. Retrieved on November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "School Song." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on October 27, 2014.Source: Waltrip Alumni Association, Inc.
- ↑ "googlemap_cottagegrove.jpg." (Archive) Cottage Grove. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Waltrip High School" Profile, Houston Independent School District
- ↑ Lee, Renée C. "Program gives low income kids an early boost." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday April 24, 2012. Retrieved on April 25, 2012.
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 "Distinguished HISD Alumni." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Houston City Council Bio"
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "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.
Further reading
- Dr. Enloe, Jon. "Community energy needed for Waltrip resurgence" (Archive) (editorial). The Leader. September 5, 2013.
External links
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- High schools in Harris County, Texas
- Houston Independent School District
- Educational institutions established in 1959
- High schools in Houston, Texas
- Public high schools in Texas
- Magnet schools in Texas
- 1969 establishments in Texas