Scarborough High School (Texas)

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George Cameron Scarborough High School is a secondary school located at 4141 Costa Rica in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77092. Part of the Houston Independent School District, Scarborough serves grades nine through twelve and has Houston ISD's Architecture and Landscaping Design magnet Program.

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[edit] History

Named after its first principal, Scarborough was founded on a 21-acre plot on May 27, 1968. The school relieved Waltrip High School of many students. Originally, the school was for both Junior and Senior High, but it became just a high school in 1979 when Clifton Middle School opened.

[edit] Neighborhoods served

The neighborhoods served by Scarborough include Candlelight Oaks, Candlelight Oaks Village, Forest Pines, Forest West, and part of Oak Forest.

[edit] Student body

The enrolled student body, which totaled 888 during the 2004-2005 school year, is predominantly Hispanic.

[edit] Strict dress code and school uniforms

Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, Scarborough has a strict dress code with school uniform trousers and skirts [1].

Uniforms had been previously established and then dismantled (there were no uniforms in the 2005-2006 school year [2]).

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [3]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

[edit] Feeder pattern

Feeder elementary schools include all of Kate Smith and portions of Benbrook, and Wainwright.

Feeder middle schools include Clifton and portions of Black.

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