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Humble High School

1700 Wilson Rd, Humble, TX, 77338-6118 -

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Definition of Terms

Humble High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Harris County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

4536 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

279 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1268 students

Grade 10 - 1113 students

Grade 11 - 1256 students

Grade 12 - 899 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	25%	37%
% Black	27%	13%
% White	44%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Humble Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	41	5
Number of Students Managed	29,706 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$219,690,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$252,901,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,395	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$8,513	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	93%	97%

Christmas in Humble begins with lights, annual parade (Humble Observer)
posted on December 1, 2009 at 10:45:29 pm
Standing on both sides of Main Street, spectators will greet participants in the 19th annual city of Humble Christmas Parade of Lights on Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. “This event is just a good way for the community to come out and it is Humble’s way to kick off the holiday season,” Sgt. Perry Burkeen, chairman of the city’s Christmas Parade Committee, said.
A&M's Johnson Likes Team's Chances Against Longhorns Thursday (KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 05:26:36 am
The 6-foot-5 junior has already set single-season school records for completions (241), passing yards (2,875), touchdown passes (24) and 300-yard games (4). He's also thrown more TD passes and fewer interceptions than Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy, a contender for the Heisman trophy.
Texas and Big 12 Football Capsules: Father's memory stays close to A&M quarterback (The Brownsville Herald)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:41:15 am
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson can't remember a time in his life without football or the Aggies. Growing up in a Houston suburb, Johnson always found maroon-and-white coffee mugs in the cabinets, Aggies jerseys around the house, ornaments with A&M logos on the Christmas tree.
Father's memory stays close to A&M quarterback (SportingNews)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 07:46:10 pm
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson can't remember a time in his life without football or the Aggies.
University of Houston hosts Humble students (Humble Observer)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:19:08 am
On Friday, Nov. 13, Humble High School’s AVID students along with members of the Spanish Club and Hispanic Executive Society International went on a trip to the University of Houston in order to get a vision of what college is going to be like for them.

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Humble High School is a secondary school located in Humble, Texas, United States.
Humble High School (HHS), which serves grades 9 through 12, serves the city of Humble, the Moonshine Hill area of Houston, and unincorporated communities north of Beltway 8. The campus serves the entire Humble area, and a small part of Atascocita, an unincorporated community five miles outside of Humble. The school opened in 1929 as Charles Bender High School, but became Humble High in its present location at 1700 Wilson Road in 1965.
Until 2007, ninth grade students attended the Humble Ninth Grade Campus, located adjacent to the Humble High campus at 1131 Wilson Road. That building was transformed into Ross Sterling Middle School in 2007, and the ninth graders moved into the newly completed freshman annex at the high school.
The Principal
Charles Ned was named acting principal of Humble High School upon the passing of Principal Larry Johnson in December 2007. Ned had been serving as associate principal of the building, but took over for the remainder of the 07-08 school year. In the summer of 2008, the Humble ISD Board named Ned as the permanent, full time Principal of Humble High School. Dr. Doug Monk, who had been an assistant principal, filled Ned's spot as associate principal. Under his leadership, the students, parents, faculty, and overall Humble community coped with the inconveniences of the final phase of construction renovation on the HHS campus, and noticeable growth is also being seen in TAKS scores. Before arriving at HHS, Ned was an administrator at the former Humble Ninth Grade Campus as well as Kingwood High.
Mission Statement
"Our Humble High School Community will engage students through a challenging, supportive, caring, and collaborative learning environment that will ensure the academic, social, and emotional growth necessary for our students to be productive members of an international society.
Student enrollment
As of around 2008, the student enrollment at Humble High is made up of 40 percent Hispanic, 20 percent Caucasian, 38 percent African-American, and 2 percent Asian.
Fifty-four percent of the students qualify for free and reduced priced meals. The student population has two home languages. These languages, in order of student enrollment, are English and Spanish. Humble High has several funded programs which focus on helping “at risk” students and the special needs of all students, such as Advancement Via Individual Determination. This assistance is provided by having both during and after-school programs with specialized instruction. They also host a very prestigious program known as the International Baccalaureate Program. Humble High also has a gifted and talented program for identified students as well as sheltered instructional classes for students new to the country.
Humble ISD will open its newest high school, Summer Creek HS, in August 2009. Humble High's enrollment is expected to drastically decrease due to Summer Creek taking in most of its enrollment from several communities that line Beltway 8. HHS could become a 4A school as a result of the opening of SCHS.
Attendance and Mobility

Student attendance rates at Humble High School have remained steady over the past few years. Humble High has an average daily attendance of 94 percent. Enrollment numbers decrease approximately by 8 percent annually. The mobility rate is currently at about 20 percent.

History
Renovation
The first Humble High School class graduated in 1911 consisting of three students. The Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges accredited Humble High School in 1927. In 1965, due to growth, a new Humble High School campus opened at 1700 Wilson. The first class to graduate from that campus graduated in 1968.
Fight Song
The fight song for HHS is as follows:
Wildcats - W-I-L-D-C-A-T-S - we are the Wildcats.
We want the world to see another V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.
Victory is waiting for us, watching for us, we are the Wildcats.
Our boys are dressed in purple and white
And we are gonna win tonight. Fight!
Wildcat Alma Mater
In dear old Humble High School
Beneath the Texas sun,Where when our work is finished
Our time is spent in fun.
We love to work, we love to play;
Spending many a long, happy day.The faculty that aids us to reach a higher aim
Will share with us the glory of Humble's future fame.
We always like to strive and try
To keep our high school's ideals high.We strive together, work
and we help each other true;
In basketball and football,
In track and tennis, too.
We crown ourselves with glory bright
For the fame of the purple and white.And in those later days
When our lives have just begun
We will always remember
What our dear school has done.
We hate to think the time is nigh
When we part from dear old Humble High.
Special Programs
Humble High School offers several foreign language courses including Spanish, French, Latin, and Sign Language.
Although German was offered in the past, after a decrease in the course's interest, the course was removed from the curriculum.
Currently only Spanish is offered in the IB level, and AP courses are taught in Spanish and French.
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate program was introduced to Humble High in the beginning of the 2007-2008 year, after interviewing applicants a year earlier. The 2009 class will be the first IB students to graduate from Humble High School with an IB diploma.
Here is a snapshot of the 2007-08 IB program at Humble High School:
83 total students participating; 37 juniors in the full Diploma Program, (note: state average for full-Diploma students who participate in first year Diploma Program is 12); 21 10th grade students (4 pre-baccalaureate courses imbedded in their schedules), 25 ninth grade students (3 pre-baccalaureate courses imbedded in their schedules)
20% of students, grades 9-11, are transfer students; 2 from KHS, 14 from AHS; largest number of transfers in ninth grade.
Before school started, the IB staff hosted an IB Welcome Wagon for all incoming students, grades 9-11. The event gave the entire IB faculty a chance to work with the students outside of the classroom as well as help the students get to know one another. The students had an opportunity to tour the building and complete some service projects for the campus, one of which allowed the 11th graders to plant trees by the HHS baseball fields. In addition to this student event, the master schedule was able to accommodate the program's structure and the campus facilities are serving the staff and students well. Finally, the IB staff is working on building increased capacity for the program among their individual departments as well as seeking ways to expand the IB program and its philosophy beyond the IB classroom.
The HHS IB program takes service learning and community service seriously, as it is one of the main tenets of the IB vision. This year, the HHS IB program will team with Humble High, Eagle Springs Elementary, and Kingwood Park High in an effort to raise awareness and increase participation in The Race for the Cure.
15 HHS IB students will represent HHS at the state-wide CAS Conference in September. This event will be held at the Awty International School in September and will be followed by an international college fair for 10 and 11 grade IB students.
Several of the IB students have elected to participate in an international summer travel experience during the summer of 2008. These students will travel to Costa Rica for a 10 day experience that will allow them to practice their second language of study, participate in a Bio-Tour exploring the different climates found in Costa Rica, and spend a day at a Costa Rican day school where the students will bring donated school supplies and materials.
Besides IB, the school also offers the AVID program, a program designed to aid economically disadvantaged, and academically average first-generation students of both elementary and high schools into college.
Humble High is the only high school within Humble ISD to offer the cosmetology course.
Wildcats
Humble High’s first drill team became a reality Wednesday Sept. 15, 1971 when its charter members were chosen. Three judges selected 24 regular members and one alternate of the 45 girls that tried out. Tryouts consisted of a pom-pon and a tambourine routine. Purple skirts and white blouses set off by purple vests and hats and white boots constituted the uniform worn by theWildcatdets.
Notable alumni
Bertrand Berry- professional football player
Carlos Letona- professional soccer player
David Bahston-professional football player
David Givens- professional football player
David Kersh- musician
Franka Potente - Actress
Imad Baba- professional soccer player
Nidal Baba- professional soccer player
Jackie Battle- professional football player
Joel Osteen- Pastor
Kimberly Holland - Playboy Playmate
Sammy Davis- Professional football player
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Humble High School include :
Jack Fields
Humble
Lakeland
North Belt
River Pines
Park Lakes
Whispering Pines
Middle schools that feed into Humble High School include:
Humble Middle School
Sterling Middle School
Timberwood Middle School (partial)
External links
Humble High School

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