Waltrip High School

S.P. Waltrip High School
Established 1959
Type Public Secondary
Principal Steve Siebenaler
Grades 9–12
Location Houston, Texas,, USA
District Houston Independent School District
Colors Red and Gray
Mascot Rams
Yearbook Aries
Newspaper The Waltrip Tribune
Website http://hs.houstonisd.org/waltriphs

Stephen Pool Waltrip High School is a secondary school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.

Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.

Waltrip has Houston ISD's Research and Technology magnet program.

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History

Waltrip High School opened in 1960 to serve many newly-developed post-World War II subdivisions, and relieved Reagan High School of many students when it did so. It was relieved by Scarborough Junior-Senior High School when that school opened in 1969. The school remained majority white until the early 1990s, when the school was equally white, black, and Hispanic.[1]

In 1997 a portion of the Reagan High School boundary was rezoned to Waltrip.[2] By the 2000s, Waltrip became majority Hispanic.[1]

Waltrip has become one of the highest performing comprehensive high schools in Houston ISD by being named "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency, one of the few urban high schools in Houston ISD to receive such a designation. (Reference: Texas Education Agency website).[3]

School song

The Waltrip school song, "Our Waltrip High", was written by alumni Jon Enloe with music by Joe Stuessy, both from the Class of 1961.[4]

Waltrip High, we sing to thee,
Our loyalty we raise.
Strong and noble always,
These tributes we now praise.
Honor, faith and courage,
These we testify.
Thee we'll always honor,
Our Waltrip High

Long we shall remember thee,
May mem'ries never fade.
Honesty, integrity,
These traits we have portrayed.
Qualities we'll cherish,
Always glorify.
Thee we'll always honor,
Our Waltrip High.

Neighborhoods served by Waltrip

Neighborhoods served by Waltrip include Garden Oaks, Timbergrove Manor, Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park Plaza, Lazybrook, Shady Acres, most of Oak Forest, Candlelight Plaza and a small portion of the Houston Heights.

A townhome complex called Cottage Grove is zoned to Waltrip.

At one point, all of the Houston Heights was zoned to Reagan. In 1997, a small portion was rezoned to Waltrip.[2]

Student body

As of 2006, the student body [5] is predominantly Hispanic.

The makeup of the 1,808 students enrolled during the 2008-2009 school year was:

Approximately 73% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.

Athletics

The Athletics Department at Waltrip consists of the following teams:

Dress code

Waltrip students are required to wear red, gray, or navy polo shirts and khaki or navy bottoms.[6]

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with school uniforms (the definition includes dress codes which limit colors) may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [7]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip [8] include:

Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "A Brief History of: S. P. Waltrip High School." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "1996-1997 HISD ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES," Houston Independent School District. June 30, 1997. Retrieved on December 13, 2010. "Redirect students residing in a geographic "arm" west of Shepherd from Reagan to Waltrip"
  3. ^ Texas Education Agency
  4. ^ "School Song." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Waltrip High School" Profile, Houston Independent School District
  6. ^ "The Waltrip High School Official Dress Code," Waltrip High School
  7. ^ "School Uniforms," Texas Education Agency
  8. ^ "Waltrip High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  9. ^ "Durham Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Oak Forest Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  11. ^ "Sinclair Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  12. ^ "Stevens Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  13. ^ "Garden Oaks Elementary School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  14. ^ "Helms Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  15. ^ "Highland Heights Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  16. ^ "Love Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  17. ^ "Memorial Elementary School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  18. ^ "Stevenson Elementary School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  19. ^ "Black Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  20. ^ "Hamilton Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  21. ^ "Williams Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  22. ^ "World Wrestling Entertainment Bio"
  23. ^ a b c d e f "Distinguished HISD Alumni." Houston Independent School District.
  24. ^ "Houston City Council Bio"
  25. ^ "Waltrip Trivia Page," Waltrip High School
  26. ^ "[1]," Ward & Ames
  27. ^ "In Memory of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman - 1993." Waltrip High School. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.

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