Needville High School
Needville High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (with a Needville postal address)[3] and a part of the Needville Independent School District. It is classified as a 4A school by the UIL. The school serves residents of Needville, Fairchilds, a portion of Pleak,[4] and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point.[citation needed] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]
| Needville High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°22′15″N 95°48′09″W / 29.37083°N 95.80250°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Committed to Educational Excellence |
| Established | 1948 |
| School district | Needville Independent School District |
| Principal | Steve Adamson[1] |
| Faculty | 73.38 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,034 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.09[2] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
| Nickname | Bluejays/Lady Jays |
| Yearbook | Bluejay |
| Website | www |
Students in grades 9-12 from the neighboring Damon Independent School District also attended Needville High School prior to the opening of Damon High School.[citation needed] Damon ISD signed a contract with Needville ISD in 1949 so Damon ISD residents could go to school at Needville High.[6]
Athletics edit
The Needville Blue Jays compete in these sports -[7]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball, Interior Design, Exterior Design
State Titles edit
History edit
2007 Fire edit
The original Needville High School building was reported on fire at around 3:45 AM on April 24, 2007. 21 area fire departments responded but by 6:00 AM the building was still a fireball. As of 7:00 PM, the 1937 building was reduced to smoldering rubble with fire fighters and investigators still at the scene along with spectators. One computer lab, two mobile computer labs, three copiers, one Coke machine, and TAKS tests taken last week were lost to the fire.
The fire came in the wake of a $60 million bond issue, $49 million of which was earmarked for a new high school.
(sources:[12][13][14][15][16])
2018 Stoneman Douglas Walkout Suspensions edit
In the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the school received backlash after superintendent Curtis Rhodes threatened to suspend students who participated in walk out protests.[17] The school's Facebook page was subsequently taken down.[18]
2020 Mask Incident edit
After the George Floyd Protests of 2020, a student was asked to remove their "BLM Mask" as it could cause conflict with fellow pupils. However, this was not enforced for students who wore masks with messages in support of Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. Eventually, the school revised this ban to apply to all political messages, with only plain masks (surgical or cloth), or masks with the US flag, Texas flag, or the Needville High School logo. [19]
2022 Hair Incident edit
Family files lawsuit against Needville ISD after student says he was denied graduation due to length of his hair.
Administration edit
- Principal: Steve Adamson[1]
- Assistant principals: Derek Maresh, Kristin Wyatt, Heather Cordova
- Administration Secretary: Berni Reyes
References edit
- ^ a b "Needville High School". www.needvilleisd.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "NEEDVILLE H S School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Needville High School". Needville Independent School District. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
16400 Fritzella Road Needville, Texas TX 77461
- It has a Needville address but is outside of the Needville city limits - ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- ^ "History of the District 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Needville Independent School District. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ UIL Softball Archives December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Boys Track Archives March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Volleyball Archives December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Needville volleyball win state championship".
- ^ Local Paper report 1
- ^ Local Paper report 2
- ^ Dunn, Bob (2007-04-23). . Fort Bend Now. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Hanson, Eric (2007-05-08). "Teen admits to Needville school fire". Houston Chronicle.
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- ^ "Needville ISD not allowing student demonstrations amid national call for walk outs". 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Texas school's Facebook page down after superintendent threatens to suspend students who walk out". 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Needville ISD bans all political masks following dispute over student's Black Lives Matter mask". 20 September 2020.
External links edit
- Official website
- at the Wayback Machine (archive index)