Humble High School

Humble High School
Address
1700 Wilson Road Humble , TX 77338 USA Humble High's facade
Information
Funding type	Public
Opened	1967
School district	Humble ISD
Principal	Charles Ned (acting principal)
Grades	9-12
Colour(s)	Purple, White
Mascot	Wildcat
Website	http://www.humbleisd.net/hhs

Humble High School is a secondary school located in Humble, Texas.

Humble High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Humble Independent School District. The 9th grade building became Ross Sterling Middle School in August 2007, so grades 9 through 12 are housed in one building as of 2008. The school is undergoing a major renovation project, which began in June 2006 and be completed in August 2008.

HHS serves the city of Humble as well as unincorporated communities north of Beltway 8.

History

Renovation

Humble High School is being renovated to comply with Texas Education Agency current standards for class size. Bond funds will provide a new two-story classroom addition to replace the 40-year-old classroom wing. The school will gain 15 science classrooms, three teaching theaters, seven business labs, practice areas for dance and drill team and a new black box theater. Throughout the school, there will be new carpet and paint. Also, electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning systems will be installed. The campus is designed around "houses" to facilitate students receiving more personalized attention. In total, 103,000 square feet (9,600 m²) will be added and 355,000 square feet (33,000 m²) will be renovated. Currently, there are nine portable buildings at Humble High in which 450 students attend class. Five more portables were added in the summer of 2005 to accommodate new students for the 2005-2006 school year. Once renovations are complete, Humble High will have a capacity of 2,400 students without portable buildings.

Mission statement

"Our Mission here at Humble High School is to 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 society."

Special Programs

Humble High School offers several foreign languages including Spanish, French, 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, French, and Sign language.
The International Baccalaureate program was introduced to Humble High in the begining of the 2007-2008 year, and applicants were interviewed a year eralier. The 2009 class will be the first IB students to graduate from Humble High School with an IB diploma.
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.

Notable alumni

view from faculty's parking lot

• Joel Osteen- Pastor of Lakewood Church
• Pinc Gator - Rapper
• Ryan Berry - Pitcher at Rice
• Franka Potente - German actress
• David Boston - Professional football player
• Bertrand Berry - Professional football player
• David Givens - Professional football player
• Jerrod Johnson - Quarterback at Texas A&M
• Sammy Davis - Professional football player
• Kimberly Holland - Playboy Playmate
• Brandon McGinn - Linebacker at Kansas Wesleyan
• J.Yoon - Korean violinist and bass guitarist; member of popular Korean rock-balad band M.C the Max

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)

Fight Song

The fightsong 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!

Humble High school trivia

Did you know...

• The 1st class to graduate from Humble in 1911 consisted of 3 students.

In 1927, HHS was placed on the list of schools accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

• During the Depression, HHS teachers were asked to work one week free.
• In 1965, enrollment had grown so much that a new, more modern high school was built at 1700 Wilson Road complete with stadium, vocational buildings, and paved parking lots.
• The first class to graduate from the current HHS campus was in 1968.

External links

• Humble High School