Jersey Village High School
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Jersey Village High School (est. 1972) is located in Jersey Village, Texas, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Ralph Funk serves as its principal.
Jersey Village High School serves the city of Jersey Village, small sections of Houston, and unincorporated sections of Harris County.
The school mascot is the Falcon, which is similar to the original Atlanta Falcons logo, and the colors are purple and gold. Students from JVHS show their school pride and identify themselves to each other by flashing their left hand, palm outward, with the thumb, index finger, and middle finger erect so that the three fingers approximate the shape of "JV".
As of September 15, 2006, 3,183 students were enrolled at JVHS.
Jersey Village was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000. [1]
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Newsworthy events
On May 21, 1998, a student brought a .38 caliber handgun in his backpack. The gun discharged when the student dropped the backpack, hitting a 15-year old female student. [2].
Notable alumni
- Chamillionaire, musician, class of 1999[3]
Feeder patterns
The following feeder patterns are current as of 2006:
Bang, Frazier, Gleason, Holbrook, Post, Reed, and Willbern Elementary Schools feed into JVHS.
Cook Middle School completely feeds into JVHS while Dean Middle School partially feeds into JVHS.
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