Nimitz High School (Harris County, Texas)

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Nimitz High School
Address

2005 W.W. Thorne Drive Houston, TX 77073
Established

1976
Community

Urban
Type

Public
Students

2,451 students
Grades

9 to 12
Principal

Watson Wright
Assistant Principals
  • Tyrone Blocker
  • Rebecca Brite
  • Scott Corrick
  • Lydia Davis
  • Clifford Jackson
  • Alex Jordan
  • Sharon Parramore
  • Cassandra Richard
Nickname

NHS, Nimitz, Big Nimitz, Big Coogs House
Mascot

The Cougars
Colors

Navy Blue and Gold
Yearbook

The Logge
Website

Nimitz High School

Chester W. Nimitz Senior High School is a public secondary school made of two campuses located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. The campuses have Houston addresses. The school serves portions of Houston, the Aldine Independent School District portion of Humble, and unincorporated areas of Harris County. Nimitz is one of five high schools in the Aldine ISD. The main campus (often referred to as "Big Nimitz") serves grades 10 through 12, while Nimitz Ninth Grade Center (often referred to as "Little Nimitz") serves grade 9.

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[edit] History

Nimitz first opened its doors in the fall of 1978, relieving both Aldine and MacArthur High School. Located near the border of Houston, Spring, and Humble, it was and still is the only high school located in the far northeast region of the Aldine ISD. Originally a predominately white campus, Nimitz was forced to desegregate by Brown v. Board of Education. Minority students were shipped from all over the Aldine area to attend Nimitz High School. The school has had a few major and minor renovations since it first opened. The campus was relieved of its ninth graders with the opening of its freshmen campus in the fall of 1999. Nimitz gained 215 Hurricane Katrina evacuees after the hurricane struck New Orleans, Louisiana, and nearby coastal areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in 2005.

[edit] Demographics

The ethnic distribution at Nimitz High School is

  • 45% African American
  • 43% Hispanic
  • 9% White
  • 3% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 1% Other.

[edit] Advanced Placement & Honor Courses Provided at NHS

  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Chemistry
  • Economics: Macro
  • English Language & Composition
  • English Literature & Composition
  • French Language
  • French Literature
  • Government & Politics: U.S.
  • Psychology
  • Spanish Language
  • U.S. History

[edit] Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating

  • In 2006-2007 this school was rated "Academically Acceptable"
  • In 2005-2006, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable"

[edit] Neighborhoods served

While the school has a Houston address, it serves students in portions of Humble (including communities such as Inverness Forest, Woodcreek, Memorial Hills, Kenswick, Foxwood, and Deerbrook Estates), portions of the Greater Greenspoint area (including communities such as Green Briar, Lincoln Green East, McKamy Meadows, The Bristol, City View, and Green Oak Park), and a portion of the Acres Homes Community.

[edit] Recent News

  • Ivan Hepworth of Nimitz Senior High School and Shirley Willingham of Houston Academy were named Aldine ISD’s Teachers of the Year during the district’s annual Teacher of the Year Breakfast, held Friday, April 4, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
  • The Nimitz Senior High School cheerleading squad brought home the national title from the CheerUSA National Competition, held recently in Galveston. It was the second straight year the Nimitz squad won the national title at this competition. The squad competed in the varsity division and scored 658 points out of a possible 700 points. In addition to the overall national title, the team finished first in the choreography competition.

[edit] Athletics

Nimitz High School is a member of Region 19-5A of the University Interscholastic League.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Feeder Patern

Elementary schools that feed into Nimitz High School include:

Intermediate schools that feed into Nimitz High School include:

Middle schools that feed into Nimitz High School include:

[edit] Clubs and Activities

Academic Decathlon, Anime Club, Athletic Trainers (Student), Band, Baseball, Black History Club, Book Club, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Boys Track, Cheerleading, Choir, Cougars Care, Criminal Justice Club, Determined Intelligent Vivacious Achievers (DIVAs), Football, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), Gamma Psi Mu, Girls Basketball, Girls Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Girls Track, Golf, Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), History Fair, Ladies of Elegance (LOE), National Honor Society, ROTC, Softball, Speech and Debate, Starboard Angels Dance Team, Student Council, Swimming, Tennis, Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE), UIL Art, UIL Computer Applications, UIL Drama, UIL Science, UIL Spelling, Volleyball, and Yearbook.

[edit] External links