DeBakey High School for Health Professions
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| DeBakey High School for Health Professions | |
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| Houston, Texas, United States |
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| School district | HISD |
| Principal | Charlesetta Deason |
| Students | 706 (2004-2005) |
| Type | Public School (US) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Viper |
| TEA Rating | Exemplary (2005-2006) |
| Magnet | Medical Professions |
| Homepage | hs.houstonisd.org/DeBakeyhs/ |
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.
It has been named the number one public high school in Houston by the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Press. DeBakey, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District, and is located east of the Texas Medical Center, being the only HISD magnet high school for health professions. The school was named after Michael E. DeBakey, a famous heart surgeon. DeBakey does not automatically take in students from the surrounding neighborhood; thus, the surrounding neighborhood is zoned to Yates High School.[1]
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[edit] Renovation
The High School for Health Professions opened in 1972 as part of a partnership between HISD and the Baylor College of Medicine. The school was renamed after Michael E. DeBakey in 1996.[2]
Plans for the school to be relocated within the Texas Medical Center were made, but soon canceled because the Houston Independent School District decided to renovate instead. Renovations started August 2006 and ended in 2007. [1]
The Supreme Education Council of Qatar plans to open a branch version of DeBakey, DeBakey High School for Health Professions at Qatar, in its country, with Charlesetta Deason, formerly principal of the Houston school, as the head of the Qatar school.[2]
[edit] School uniforms
Students in the school have been required to wear school uniforms since the 1997-1998 school year.[3]
[edit] Student Body
As of 2005-2006 school year, the school was made up of 63% female and 37% male students. Of these, 36% were African American, 32% were Asian of mostly Southeast Asian background, 26% were Hispanic, <1% were Native American, and 6% were White. Nearly 100% of DeBakey students passed the TAKS. [2]
The school offers more than twenty-five clubs for its diverse population. Clubs include Health Occupation Students of America, BSU (Black Student Union), VISA (Vietnamese International Student Association), various honor societies including chapters of the BETA club, the National Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society.[4]
[edit] Transportation
Houston ISD provides school bus transportation to students who live more than two miles from DeBakey or students with major transportation obstacles. Many students choose to ride the bus, as many live more than eight to twenty miles away from the school campus. The average time to reach the school by riding school bus is one hour, so other students choose to carpool or drive themselves to school.
METRO routes that serve DeBakey High School include 60 (South MacGregor/Hardy) and 68 (Brays Bayou Crosstown).
[edit] Before DeBakey
DeBakey has no actual feeder patterns since it is a magnet school. DeBakey takes children from many Houston ISD middle schools.
Some students who are enrolled in private schools in the 8th grade choose to go to DeBakey for high school.[5][6]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Judith R. Campbell, a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Yates High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ a b "DeBakey principal taking school's premise abroad." Houston Chronicle. May 28, 2008.
- ^ "Standard Dress Code." DeBakey High School for Health Professions.
- ^ "Clubs." DeBakey High School for Health Professions.
- ^ "About Us." St. Mark's Episcopal School.
- ^ "Presbyterian School Class of 2004." Presbyterian School.
- ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District
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