Eisenhower High School (Houston, Texas)

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Location
7922 Antoine Drive Houston, TX 77088 (10-12)
Information
Established 1972
Principal Benjamin Ibarra
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 3,186
Color(s) Black and Gold
Mascot Eagles
Website

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a public secondary school located in Near Northwest and in Houston, Texas, United States.[1][2]

Eisenhower is a part of the Aldine Independent School District. The main campus is located at 7922 Antoine Drive, while the Eisenhower 9th Grade School is located at 3550 West Gulfbank Road.

The Inwood Forest community and the western portion of the Acres Homes community are served by Eisenhower. In addition, the unincorporated Harris County communities of Bammel Trace [1], Mount Royal Village [2], Parkland Place [3], Greensfield Village, and Willow Springs Villas [4], are zoned to Eisenhower.

Eisenhower offers a broad range of Advanced Placement courses, including chemistry, world history, calculus (AB and BC), macroeconomics, English, Spanish, Psychology and art history[5]. Eisenhower also sends at least two projects each year to the National History Day competition in Washington D.C.[6], while having a top-tiered Academic Decathlon team that has progressed to the state competition for the past three years[7].

The school is nicknamed "Big Ike" and "Ike," after Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname.

The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1988-89. [3]

History

Eisenhower High School opened in 1972. Eisenhower was the first desegrated senior high school in the Aldine Independent School District. [8].

Eisenhower 9th Grade School opened in 1999, relieving Eisenhower High School [9].

References

  1. ^ "Boundaries." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Area Map." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)

External links

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