M. B. Smiley High School
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M.B. Smiley High School is a public secondary school in Houston, Texas, United States. Smiley, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the North Forest Independent School District. M.B. Smiley is featured in the film Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story, which aired on Lifetime.
Marilyn Gambrell, a parole officer who became a teacher, started a program called "No More Victims", which was designed to prevent children of incarcerated individuals from going to prison.
[edit] History
On July 20, 2007, some teenagers vandalized Forest Brook High School with a water hose. [1][2] After the vandalism of Forest Brook High School, North Forest ISD decided to merge Forest Brook's population into Smiley until Forest Brook is repaired. Some parents and observers criticized the decision, fearing territorial rivalries would cause tension between Forest Brook and Smiley students. School officials states that the repair would take at least four months.[3] Forest Brook re-opened in the spring.
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Smiley as a "dropout factory" [4].
In March 2008 North Forest ISD announced that it will consolidate its two high schools.[5][6] The new school, located in the Forest Brook location, will be named North Forest High School.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Police search for school vandals." KTRK-TV.
- ^ "Damage forces students to share campus," Houston Chronicle, July 21, 2007
- ^ "Temporary school merger just doesn't add up for some in North Forest ISD." KHOU.
- ^ "Report points to 'dropout factories'," Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2007
- ^ "North Forest votes to merge schools." Houston Chronicle. March 15, 2008.
- ^ "North Forest ISD to merge Smiley, Forest Brook High; Tidwell, Hillard Elementary." KHOU.
- ^ "North Forest picks name for merged school." Houston Chronicle. May 19, 2008.
