Furr High School

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Furr High School

Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.

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

Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program.

[edit] History

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Furr as a "dropout factory" ^[1].

[edit] Neighborhoods served by Furr

Furr serves^[2] several Houston neighborhoods in eastern Houston inside and outside the 610 Loop, including Clinton Park, Pleasantville, Port Houston, Songwood Homes, Oates Prairie and Northshore-area neighborhoods north of Market Street and west of the Greens Bayou. The school also serves the Houston ISD portion of Jacinto City (areas north of Market Street).

[edit] School uniforms

Furr requires school uniforms ^[3] for its students.

Uniforms consist of white polo or oxford shirts and khaki trousers, shorts, skirts, or jumpers.

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 ^[4]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Furr^[2]:

• Oates^[5]
• Pleasantville^[6]
• Port Houston^[7]
• Robinson^[8]
• Whittier^[9]

One middle school, Holland Middle School, feeds into Furr^[10].

[edit] Notable alumni

• Paula Arnold - Former Houston ISD board member and cofounder of Arnold & Langrand Communications^[11]
• Carolyn Campbell - Reporter for Houston's CBS Channel 11 (KHOU-TV)^[11]
• Anthony Young - Professional baseball player who played for the New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Cleveland Indians^[11]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Furr High School