Houston High School (Germantown, Tennessee)

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Houston High School
Motto	"The Best Getting Better"
Type	Public
Principal	Mr. John S. Aitken
Faculty	156 (2007)
Students	Holds Approximately 2300
Grades	9-12
Location	9755 Wolf River Blvd., Germantown, Tennessee, USA
Colors	Silver and Black
Mascot	Mustang
Newspaper	'The Pony Express'
Website	Houston High

Houston High School is a high school (Grades 9-12) located in Germantown, Tennessee. Its school colors are black and silver. The school's mascot is the Mustang. It is part of the Shelby County School System. One of its accomplishments is being the "Best of the Preps" in Shelby County Schools for the last nine years and counting. Houston also is known for its Athletics being one of the best in public High Schools. Also, Houston has one of the highest averages in ACT and SAT test scores of public schools in Shelby County and the United States.

1 Athletics
2 Mission Statement
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Athletics

Houston boasts many varsity athletics in both men's and women's sports, and even has a number of club organizations. School-sponsored varsity athletics include:

Football
Baseball
Basketball
Soccer
Golf
Track & Field
Cross Country
Hockey
Bowling
Cheerleading
Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling
www.houstonwrestling.org Dance
Softball

[edit] Mission Statement

The mission of Houston High School is to maintain high academic standards by challenging students to master skills that will enable them to become productive members of society.^[1]