Sunnyside, Houston, Texas
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Sunnyside is a community in south Houston, Texas, United States.
Sunnyside is outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 off State Highway 288 south of Downtown Houston and is predominantly African American. The community's slogan is "Sunnyside Pride."
A large landfill is located in the center of the community.[1]
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[edit] History
As of January 2007, according to a Houston Chronicle article, Sunnyside has many issues with recreational drug use. PCP is cited by the article as a drug popular in Sunnyside. [2]
On August 30, 2007, the Houston Chronicle published an article about a syphilis outbreak in Houston. Marlene McNeese-Ward, the Houston Health Department chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, stated "We're really looking at Acres Homes especially, and Sunnyside, but there's not too many ZIP codes ... where we're not seeing any (cases)" [3].
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
The community is zoned to Houston Independent School District schools.
The schools serving Sunnyside proper include:
- Young Elementary School[4] (formerly Sunnyside Elementary School)
- Attucks Middle School[5]
- Worthing High School[6]
Carnegie Vanguard High School, an HISD magnet school, is near Sunnyside.
KIPP: the Knowledge Is Power Program operates the KIPP Spirit College Preparatory School, a 5th Grade charter school, near Sunnyside.
[edit] Gallery of public schools
 Young Elementary School |
 Attucks Middle School |
 Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school located near Sunnyside. |
[edit] Public libraries
Sunnyside is served by W. L. D. Johnson Branch of Houston Public Library.
[edit] Infrastructure
The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southeast Patrol Division [7], headquartered at 8300 Mykawa.[8]
The Sunnyside Storefront Station is located at 3511 Reed Road.[8]
The Houston Fire Department Station 55 Sunnyside is near Sunnyside at 11212 Cullen Boulevard at Selinski [1].
The closest United States Postal Service post office is the Martin Luther King Post Office at 9444 Cullen Boulevard, 77051-9998.
[edit] Parks and recreation
The city operates the Sunnyside Community Center.
[edit] Community services
The American Red Cross operates the Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office at 4605 Wilmington.[9]
[edit] Gallery
 Fire Station 55 Sunnyside |
 Sunnyside Park |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Sunnyside." Houston HOPE.
- ^ "Destructive force mars Sunnyside's rebirth," Houston Chronicle, January 27, 2007
- ^ "Houston targets syphilis increase," Houston Chronicle, August 29, 2007
- ^ "Young Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Attucks Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Worthing High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Crime Statistics for Southeast Patrol Division." City of Houston.
- ^ a b "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.
- ^ "Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office." American Red Cross Greater Houston.
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