Clear Lake High School (Houston, Texas)

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Clear Lake High School
Location
Houston, Texas, USA
Information
School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English

Clear Lake High School is a public secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Clear Creek Independent School District. The school serves portions of Houston (including most of Clear Lake City) and Pasadena and the cities of Seabrook, El Lago, and Taylor Lake Village. Its colors are red, blue, and white. Its mascot and symbol is the Falcon.

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[edit] History

Clear Lake High School opened in 1972 [1] to alleviate over-crowding at what was then the district's only high school, Clear Creek High School. The first class graduated in 1973[citation needed]. The current campus emcompasses a ninth grade center, field house, and athletic fields, all adjacent to the University of Houston–Clear Lake.

For the 1986-87 school year Clear Lake High School became a National Blue Ribbon School.[1]

[edit] 1984 suicides

In the 1980s, the high school was perhaps most known for the six suicides that occurred in September and October of 1984. The New York Times reported that there were rumors of a suicide pact that included up to thirty students, but that this story turned out to be "a lark." Psychologists were sent to the school to deal with any residual stress that resulted from these events, though Clear Lake High School today has a higher than average suicide rate among students compared to other high schools in the country. The New York Times reports that the suicides of the 1980s were quickly forgotten.[2][3]

[edit] Administration and teachers

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The current principal of Clear Lake High School is Dr. Christopher A. Moran. He was named to the position prior to the 2006-2007 school year.

[edit] Academics and extra-curricular activities

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2007 the CLHS Orchestra, conducted by Bryan Buffaloe and Kevin Black, finished in 2nd place in the state for string orchestra performance and 3rd place in the state for full orchestra performance, its best finish ever for multiple events in the Texas Music Educators Association. In addition, the Clear Lake Speech and Debate Team left other teams trailing in the dust this year. They won the UIL CX District Championship. They won the Best Speech and Debate Team Award for District 24-5A; with Sean Riegert advancing to the regional competition in prose. The CLHS Scholars' bowl team again took first place at the NHS Scholars' Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, and swept the individual-category competitions. The CLHS Earth Angels, representing TEAM USA, won first place in the Global Enterprise Challenge in Wales in June. The Clear Lake Rocketry Club made it to the National Finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge in The Plains, VA in May.[2]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  2. ^ Associated Press (1984-10-14). Houston Suburb Institutes Anti-Suicide Plan. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.
  3. ^ Haitch, Richard (1985-01-20). Follow-up on the News; Suicide Outbreak. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.

[edit] See also

Houston Portal


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