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 Attention all parents! Within this section, you may gain important information regarding schools in Highlands. Simply click on Local School Information to search all schools. This section will display contact information, test score data and socioeconomic information for your school.
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Highlands Elementary
200 E. Wallisville
Highlands, TX 77562
Principal Ruth Perrin
Facts About Our School...
a.. Enrollment-760; 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% African American, and 1% Other
b.. Title I Campus since 2000
c.. US Department of Education training site Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers with Technology
d.. University of Houston Student Intern site
e.. Partners In Education with The Highlands Rotary Club through the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Program
f.. Paired campus with Hopper Primary, which serves grades prekindergarten through first
g.. Originally opened in 1926 as part of Crosby ISD; in 1928, joined GCCISD
h.. Rebuilt in 1992
i.. Texas Successful Schools Award System Honoree Our Programs, Services, and Activities
a.. Grades two through five
b.. Academic teams providing quality instruction in reading, math,
science, social studies
c.. Specialists providing programs in physical education, art, music and, computer skills
d.. Dyslexia Program
e.. Special Education
f.. Bilingual Education
g.. Gifted and Talented (GATE) Program
h.. Ventures-Accelerated Program
i.. Master teaching combined with highly integrated technology emphasis
j.. All classrooms networked with computers and labs
k.. Volunteer Parent Program
l.. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
m.. Student Recognition Program
n.. American Heart Association's 'Jump Rope for Heart'-- 22 years
AHA! recognized as top performer
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Highlands Junior High
1212 E. Wallisville
Highlands, TX 77562
Principal Kevin Foxworth
'Soar Above the Rest with HJS' is the slogan of the Highlands Junior School Golden Eagles. Each day the black, white, and gold flag of Highlands Junior flies with the red, white, and blue American and Texas flags. The Golden Eagle is emblazoned on the black field of the flag. We soar toward excellence in education, with teachers setting high expectations and students working toward high goals.
The close-knit community of Highlands, McNair, and the surrounding area provides a nurturing environment for family life. Highlands Junior School takes great pride in working with parents and community members to provide our children with the best education possible.
Mission Statement.........
The mission of Highlands Junior School is to serve the diverse and distinguishable needs of this age group while encouraging and leading them to develop intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
Goals.............
The Highlands Junior School Instructional Leadership Team will lead the campus to focus on the following goals:
1.. Students will be lead to develop responsible learning and behavioral patterns.
2.. The network among the instructional staff, parents, students, site administrators, district level administrators, and the community will be strengthened to continue to improve the quality of student learning.
3.. A minimum of eighty percent of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students will pass all classes while the instructional staff maintains the high academic standards and expectations of GCCISD.
Special programs
a.. Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE) for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students who qualify.
b.. Pre-Advanced Placement courses for sixth,seventh and eighth grade students who qualify.
c.. Special Education classes in math and language arts for qualified students.
d.. Dyslexia specialist for qualified students
e.. Community-In-Schools
f.. Life Skills classes for all qualified students
g.. Spanish credit by exam for interested students
h.. Duke Talent Search for seventh graders Students at Highlands Junior School can participate in a number of exciting activities and organizations, which include:
a.. Girls' and boys' athletic programs for seventh and eighth graders
b.. History Fair
c.. Science Fair
d.. UIL academic competition
e.. Christian Student Union
f.. Student Council
g.. National Junior Honor Society
Students' achievements are recognized through honor roll and perfect attendance parties every six weeks and numerous special awards presented throughout the school year.
Highlands Junior School is organized around effective middle school practices as defined by the Texas Education Agency, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, and National Middle School Association.
Facts about our school...
Highlands Junior School has served Highlands, McNair, and the surrounding area since 1958. Now in our 47th year, we are teaching the children of residents who were once HJS students themselves!
Our 110,734 square foot building is situated on 55.2 acres of land, and renovations were completed in 1968, 1992, 1995, and 1997.
According to our August 2004 membership report, 723 students were enrolled for classes, with 51% white, 27% Hispanic, 21% African-American, and 1% Other.
Kevin Foxworth
Kevin Foxworth will be the new principal of Highlands
Junior School. Foxworth began teaching and coaching in
Goose Creek in 1997 at Horace Mann Junior School after
serving as a Youth Pastor at Calvary Chapel Assembly of
God Church. He then taught at Sterling High School for
a year before being promoted to Assistant Principal at
Sterling in 2000. In 2008, he became an assistant principal
at Goose Creek Memorial High School . Foxworth is a
product of Goose Creek schools. He attended James
Bowie Elementary School , Cedar Bayou Junior School , and
Robert E. Lee High School, where he was a member of the
tennis team.
Foxworth graduated from Union University in Jackson ,
Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree, and later
gained his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration
at the University of Houston-Clear Lake .
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Goose Creek Memorial High School
Phone: (281)421-4499
6001 E. Wallisville Rd.
Baytown, TX 77521
Principal Al Richard
Welcome to Goose Creek Memorial!
'ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING'
'Expect the Best' is the motto of Goose Creek Memorial High School, where students and staff are committed to success and learning.
Our mission, beliefs, and goals...
It is our belief that all students can learn and perform successfully.
Goose Creek Memorial High School provides an opportunity for all students to achieve their maximum potential in an academically, challenging, and safe atmosphere.
Campus goals...
The Memorial staff and Instructional Leadership Team have worked in conjunction with the principal to determine our focus on the following areas as we set our goals for the 2008-2009 school year:
a.. Mastering TEKS objectives
b.. SAT scores
c.. Advanced Placement Scores
d.. Student Attendance
e.. English as a Second Language Program
f.. Staff Development
g.. Parent Communication
h.. Campus Security
Our programs and activities...
At Goose Creek Memorial High School, we offer a wide variety of programs and activities that are designed to meet the needs of our students.
>From academics to clubs and organizations, everybody is somebody
at GCM.
Students have a number of choices when it comes to extracurricular programs based upon their individual interests. Examples are theater arts, band, dance team, orchestra, journalism, art, homemaking, Marine ROTC, or a number of athletics programs, including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, swimming, tennis, water polo, and golf. For students who are planning a technical career, we offer classes in woodworking, distributive education, business, drafting, agriculture, computer science, auto mechanics, and more.
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Goose Creek CISD
Web site
4544 I-10 East
P.O. Box 30
Baytown, TX 77521
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Chinquapin Preparatory School
Web site
Phone: 281-426-5551
Chinquapin Preparatory School provides a challenging, college-preparatory education (grades 6-12) to able and motivated youth from low-income families in the Greater Houston area. Chinquapin Prep is privately managed and funded. Parents pay a minimal tuition that typically covers only three percent of the annual cost of educating our students.
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