Sharpstown International School
| Principal Administrator | Thuy M. Le-Thai |
| Grade levels | 6 - 12 |
| Founded | 2011 |
| School type | Public school (U.S.) |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Enrollment | 1,000 students (2012-2013 school year) |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Spartans |
| School colors | Maroon, Khaki |
| Magnet | International Studies |
| School Hours | 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM |
| Average Class Size | 22 |
Sharpstown International School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas located at Coordinates: 29°41′54″N 95°31′54″W / 29.69833°N 95.53167°W 8330 Triola Lane with a ZIP code of 77036. Sharpstown International School, which serves grades 6 through 12, is part of the Houston Independent School District. As of 2012 it is now an all-magnet school.[1]
The Houston I.S.D. in partnership with Asia Society International Studies Schools Network, developed a new, small high school in August 2007 called the International High School at Sharpstown. In 2011-2012 school year, International High School and Sharpstown Middle School was consolidated to be the first sixth through twelve grade levels Magnet program in HISD, with an international studies focus called Sharpstown International School.
Sharpstown International School provides all students the opportunity of a personalized learning environment and prepare all students for active roles as global citizens and develop students’ international knowledge and skills by deepen students’ understanding of the world culture. Students are representative of over 45 countries of the world, over 35 different languages. Majority of students speak Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Urdu and Persian.
Sharpstown International School, which is located in the Sharpstown area, offering pre-AP and Advance Placement courses, including elective courses with international studies focus such as Model UN, AP foreign language classes, student exchange programs, Comparative and Graduate Portfolio System of ISSN to students who wish to attend college. The school was named after its community.
Sharpstown International offers two foreign language classes, Spanish and Chinese.
The school's mascot for its sports team is the "Spartan".
Sharpstown International offers an annual International Festival. International Festival happens every first Tuesday of December with many games and activities both students and parents can enjoy throughout the night.
History
Sharpstown International School was originally built in 1967 as a high school. It was named Sharpstown Junior/Senior High School housing grades 7–12. The area around the school grew quickly and, in the early 1970s, a new Sharpstown Senior High campus (serving grades 10–12) was built on Bissonnet Street. The older campus became Sharpstown Junior High, serving grades 7–9. At the beginning of the 1980–81 school year, Sharpstown Junior High became Sharpstown Middle School (grades 6–8), and Sharpstown Senior High became Sharpstown High School.
In 2011 Sharpstown Middle was consolidated with Sharpstown International High School to form a new 6-12 school, Sharpstown International School. The new 6-12 International Studies Magnet school has no zones or attendance boundaries. Students who are eligible for the Magnet program come from all Houston Independent School District attendance zones. Sugar Grove Middle School took portions of the boundary from the old Sharpstown Middle School.[2] As of 2012, Sharpstown International School now has no boundary, with Sugar Grove Middle School and Sharpstown High School controlling its former middle and high school boundaries.[3][4]
Location
Sharpstown International School is in the Sharpstown area of Houston. It is a few minutes away from the Houston Baptist University on Fondren and U.S. Highway 59 (Texas) - "Southwest Freeway". It is also a few minutes from the Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest on Beechnut and U.S. Highway 59.
Student body
Sharpstown International School is a diversed campus that reflect the population of its urban city of Houston. Students are representatives of more than 45 countries and approximately 35 different languages are spoken.
Neighborhoods served by Sharpstown
Sharpstown International School has no zone/boundary because of its Magnet program.
Transportation
Houston ISD provides school buses for Magnet students and to those who live more than two miles away from the school.
School uniforms
Sharpstown International School has a mandatory school uniform policy.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to Sharpstown may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
References
- ↑ "Home." Sharpstown International School. Retrieved on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Board of Education Meeting April 14, 2011." Houston Independent School District. Item D10 and Attachment D10. Retrieved on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Sharpstown High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ↑ "Sugar Grove Middle Attendance Boundary." Houston Independent School District.
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