Sterling High School (Houston)

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Ross Shaw Sterling High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas.

Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.

The school was named after Ross S. Sterling. Sterling has Houston ISD's magnet program for Aviation Sciences.

Contents 1 Neighborhoods served by Sterling 2 School uniforms 3 Feeder patterns 4 Notable Alumni 5 External links

[edit] Neighborhoods served by Sterling

Houston neighborhoods served by Sterling include Autumn Glen [1], Crestmont, Crestmont Park, Garden Villas, Kingdom Come [2], King Estates, Edgewood, El Tesoro [3], Panay Park Plaza, Houston Skyscraper Shadows, Gulf Meadows, Airport Gardens, a portion of South Acres Estates, a portion of Minnetex Place, and a portion of Santa Rosa.

[edit] School uniforms

Sterling requires school uniforms [4].

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 [5]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

[edit] Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include

• Codwell
• Frost
• Mitchell

(partial)

• Alcott
• Cornelius
• Gregg
• Grimes
• Law
• Mading
• Rhoads
• Seguín

While a portion of Lewis Elementary School's attendance zone corresponds with Sterling's, all of the area is occupied by Hobby Airport.

Middle schools that feed into Sterling include Thomas, Woodson K-8 School's middle school program (areas east of Cullen Boulevard), and Hartman (partial).

[edit] Notable Alumni

• [6] Yolanda Adams - Gospel singer
• Clyde Drexler - Former NBA Basketball player for the Portland Trailblazers and Houston Rockets.
• Zina Garrison - Retired tennis player

[edit] External links

• Sterling High School

	v • d • e Houston Independent School District
Alternative and magnet K-12 schools	T. H. Rogers
Alternative 7-12 schools	C.L.C.
High schools	Austin | Bellaire | Chávez | Davis | Furr | Sam Houston | Jones | Kashmere | Lamar | Lee | Madison | Milby Reagan | Scarborough | Sharpstown | Sterling | Waltrip | Washington | Westbury | Westside | Wheatley | Worthing | Yates
Magnet-Only High schools	Carnegie Vanguard | Challenge Early College | DeBakey | H.S.P.V.A. | Barbara Jordan | H.S.L.E.C.J.
K-8 schools	Gregory-Lincoln | Woodson
K-8 magnet schools	Briarmeadow | Kandy Stripe | Rice
1-8 schools	E.O. Smith
Middle schools	Attucks | Black | Burbank MS | Clifton | Cullen | Deady | Dowling | Edison | Fleming | Fondren MS | Fonville | Grady Hamilton | Hartman | Henry | Hogg | Holland | Jackson | Johnston | Key | Long | Lanier | Marshall | McReynolds Ortíz | Pershing | Pin Oak | Revere | Ryan | Sharpstown | Stevenson | Thomas | Welch | West Briar
Elementary schools	Briargrove | Longfellow | Neff | Poe | River Oaks | Roberts | Twain | West University | Others