Second Baptist School
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Second Baptist School is a private primary and secondary school in the Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States.
SBS serves approximately 1,000 students from PK – 12. As a self-supporting agency of the Second Baptist Church of Houston, the school has access to nearly 1,000,000 square feet (100,000 m²) of educational and recreational facilities on a 42 acre, Memorial area campus.
The School Mascot is the Eagle.
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[edit] History and Founding
In 1946-47, a group of Houstonians established an elementary school. On February 3, 1947, Second Baptist School opened its doors to 14 kindergarten students.
In 1974, the Middle School began with 6th grade and each year another grade was added to complete the middle school level. In 1979, the Upper School began with the 10th grade and by 1982, the school provided an instructional curriculum of grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.
[edit] Faculty
Leading the 2007-2008 school year as the new head of the upper school is Mr. Ellisor who transferred into the Head of Upper School with his family. The Upper School Dean of Students is Mr. Nathan Barber, who is also joining the Second Baptist School for the first time. Former head of upper school Mr. Jeff Williams is the head of the middle school. Leading the lower school is Mrs. Tamara Gallagher. Dr. J. Brett Jacobsen is the Superintendent of Second Baptist.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Aaron Thompson (Florida Marlins)
- Kyle Reynolds (Chicago Cubs)
- Russell Dixon (Houston Astros)
- Glenn January (CFL)
[edit] References
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