Hightower High School
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| L. V. Hightower High School | |
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| 3333 Hurricane Lane Missouri City, Texas USA |
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| School district | Fort Bend ISD |
| Principal | Patricia Paquin |
| Enrollment |
2834 |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Schedule type | A/B block schedule |
| Accreditation(s) | Texas Education Agency and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Color(s) | Hunter green, Silver, and Black |
| Established | 1998 |
| Nickname | Hurricanes |
| Mascot | Poseidon |
| Yearbook | Eye of the Hurricane |
| Newspaper | Hurricane Watch |
| Homepage | Hightower High School |
L.V. Hightower High School is a secondary school (grades 9-12) located at 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, Texas, United States.
Hightower is administered by Fort Bend Independent School District and its mascot is Poseidon, but they are known as the Hightower Hurricanes.
Hightower serves parts of Missouri City (including Lake Shore Harbour), all of the city of Arcola, the unincorporated area of Fresno, and the master-planned community of Sienna Plantation, which is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Missouri City. In addition Hightower serves the unincorporated area of Juliff.
The school is named after Lockhart Valentine (L.V.) Hightower, a former principal in the district.
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[edit] History
Hightower opened on August 13, 1998 and was dedicated on October 11 of the same year [1]. At the time, there were only 50 teachers and less than 600 students were enrolled at Hightower. As of October 2006, that number has grown to 2,834 students enrolled on the campus, which makes Hightower the largest school in the FBISD. The campus was built to accommodate around 2,200 students.
[edit] Patricia Paquin controversy
On June 29, 2006, the Houston Press featured an article[2] about Pavlos Karnezis, a 12th grade honors student who was sent to jail and later expelled from school for bringing a knife to class. Although disciplinary protocol meant that Patricia Paquin, the Hightower High School principal, was entitled to give him a lesser punishment because of his disciplinary record, she expelled him. Karnezis' parents, Thomas and Kathy, fought and had the decision overturned.
There was a great deal of unhappiness with the Paquin's decision to expel Karnezis, as indicated in the two referenced articles. Seven response letters to the editor sent that were printed in the following issue also tilted strongly against Paquin.[3]
[edit] Kimberly Dawn Hollis
On February 5, 2007, teacher and coach of the Girls Basketball team, Kimberly Dawn Hollis, resigned from the district. The reason was not uncovered until the 15th. Coach Hollis turned herself into authorities for having a sexual relationship with a teenaged student.[4] "It happened over about a six-month period from June to December," said Fort Bend ISD Police Chief J. L. Campbell.
The student has not revealed her name to the public yet and more is still being uncovered. The student was not a member of the basketball team.
[edit] Associations
Hightower is one of several schools in Fort Bend that offer specialized career programs. Classes in medical sciences, engineering, computer media, and television production are offered at the campus. Any student in the Fort Bend school district can apply to Hightower to attend these classes.[5]
In 2006, Hightower qualified 16 students for the National HOSA competition in Anaheim, of which all 16 placed top 4 or higher in their respective categories. [6] In addition, 2 students qualified for the FBLA national competition in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2007, Hightower High School qualified 31 students for the National HOSA Conference in Orlando, Florida, the most out of any school in the nation. They will compete in mid-June, 2007.
Hightower High School also has an active Robotics team, which has placed in several local and statewide competitions.[7]
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools [8] feed into Hightower [9]:
- Burton
- Goodman
- Parks
- Scanlan Oaks (partial)
- Sienna Crossing (partial)
The following middle schools [10] feed into Hightower:
- Baines (partial)
- Lake Olympia (partial)
[edit] Notable Alumni
- DJ Augustin - Former point guard for the University of Texas Longhorns.[11]
- Doug Delony - FOX 26 / KRIV Houston television news personality.[12]
- Cory Rodgers - Former NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers, and current player for the British Columbia Lions. (Class of 2002)[13]
- Herbert Taylor - Current NFL Football player for the Kansas City Chiefs. (Class of 2002)[14]
[edit] References
- ^ "FBISD History"
- ^ "Cut Short", Houston Press, June 29, 2006
- ^ "Letters to the Editor", Houston Press, July 13, 2006
- ^ FBISD’s Hightower High School P.E. coach arrested
- ^ About Hightower High School
- ^ HOSA 2006 National Leadership Conference Winners
- ^ Hightower Robotics website
- ^ FBISD Elementary School Attendance Zones
- ^ FBISD High School Attendance Zones
- ^ FBISD Middle School Attendance Zones
- ^ DJ Augustin Biography - Texas Longhorns DJ Augustin Biography - DJ Augustin Bio
- ^ MyFox Houston | Doug 'My Tech Guy' Delony
- ^ BC Lions :: Official Site of the BC Lions
- ^ Player Bio: Herbert Taylor :: Football
[edit] External links
- Hightower High School
- PublicSchoolReview
- HHS Robotics
- Hightower VIPS
- HHS N.I.N.J.A.
- HHS Red Cross
- Marching Hurricane Band
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| High schools | Austin | Bush | Clements | Dulles | Elkins | Hightower | Kempner | Marshall | Travis | Willowridge |
| Middle schools | Fort Settlement | Sartartia |
