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Northside High School (Houston)

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{{Infobox school

| name = Northside High School

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| image = DavisHighSchoolHouston.JPG

| caption = The building when it was Jefferson Davis High School

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| district = Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD)

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| type = Public

| grades = 9–12

| address = 1101 Quitman Street

| city = Houston

| state = Texas

| zipcode = 77009

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|29.78342|-95.3585|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}

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| enrollment = 1,168 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4823640&SchoolPageNum=13&ID=482364002434|title=NORTHSIDE H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=August 20, 2024}}

| staff = 77.95 (FTE)

| ratio = 14.98

| communities =

| campus = Urban

| mascot = Panther

| colors = {{color box|purple}} {{color box|gray}}

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| website = https://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/22301

}}

Northside High School, formerly Jefferson Davis High School, is a secondary school located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of Northside, Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77009. The school was previously named after Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America.{{cite web|url=http://abc13.com/education/hisd-approves-name-changes-for-seven-schools/1336016/|title=HISD approves name changes for seven schools|publisher=KTRK-TV|date=2016-05-13|access-date=2019-04-24}}

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The mascot of Northside is the Panther.{{cite web |url= http://hs.houstonisd.org/DavisHS/ |title= Jefferson Davis High School |access-date= 2008-09-09 |publisher= Houston Independent School District |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130509060510/http://hs.houstonisd.org/davishs/ |archive-date= 2013-05-09 |url-status= dead }}

The school also has a Hotel and Restaurant Management magnet program.

The HISD board voted to give the school its current name in 2016.Clemons, Tracy. "[http://abc13.com/education/hisd-approves-name-changes-for-seven-schools/1336016/ HISD approves name changes for seven schools]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160520044825/http://abc13.com/education/hisd-approves-name-changes-for-seven-schools/1336016/ Archive]). KTRK-TV. Thursday May 12, 2016. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.

History

Davis was previously reserved for white children but it desegregated by 1970.

In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High. The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college.{{cite news |url= http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/522843/project_grad_facing_more_challenges/index.html |title= Project GRAD Facing More Challenges |access-date=2008-09-09 |last= Radcliffe |first= Jennifer |date= 2006-07-01 |newspaper= Houston Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522051658/http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/522843/project_grad_facing_more_challenges/index.html|archive-date=2011-05-22}}

Prior to 1996 it was renovated through the Renewal A bond program, which spent $5.5 million on Davis. In 1996 it had 1,800 students.{{cite news|author=Kliewer, Terry|url=http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/96/10/13/schools/facilities.2-2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991008051242/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/96/10/13/schools/facilities.2-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1999-10-08|title=Overcrowded, aging facilities a growing problem|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=1996-10-08|access-date=2019-04-23}}

Campus

In 1996 the school had terrazzo floors. At the time it had one temporary building used for classes and two others for other purposes; it had a fewer number compared to some other schools because it was not overcrowded. In 1996 Terry Kliewer of the Houston Chronicle praised the building's features and maintenance, and stated that it "exemplifies what is possible when an old building gets good maintenance and timely remodeling."

Neighborhoods served by Northside

Northside High School serves{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Northside_HS.pdf|title=Northside High School Attendance Zone|publisher=Houston Independent School District|access-date=2019-04-24}} Near Northside,Meeks, Flori. "[http://www.chron.com/heights/news/article/Near-Northside-sees-past-as-key-to-progress-3953712.php Near Northside sees past as key to progress]." Houston Chronicle. October 16, 2012. Retrieved on December 20, 2012. "Near Northside is bounded by Burnett Street to the south, Interstate 45 to the west, Hardy Street to the East and roughly Cavalcade to the north." Northside Village, Irvington,{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Lindale Park,{{cite web|url=http://www.lindalepark.org/uploads/3/4/8/4/34842722/lpcc_bylaws_and_amendments_1-4.pdf|title=Lindale Park Civic Club Bylaws|publisher=Lindale Park Civic Club|date=1991-12-29|access-date=2020-06-02|page=1|quote=The Lindale Park Civic Club is generally bounded on[...]}} a portion of the Fifth Ward,{{Handbook of Texas|id=hpfhk|name=Fifth Ward, Houston}} Retrieved on June 25, 2009. and most of Downtown Houston.

The school serves Irvington Village, a public housing unit and Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit, both of the Houston Housing Authority."[http://www.housingforhouston.com/public-housing/housing-developments/fulton-village.aspx Fulton Village]." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. "3300 Elser Street Houston, Texas 77009""[http://www.housingforhouston.com/public-housing/housing-developments/irvinton-village.aspx Irvington Village]." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2019. "2901 Fulton Houston, Texas 77009" The school's boundary also includes the

Four Seasons Hotel Houston residences,{{cite web|url=https://www.fourseasons.com/residences/private_residences/houston/|title=Private Residences Houston|publisher=Four Seasons Hotels|accessdate=2022-10-14}} - This source establishes that the Four Seasons has permanent residences. [https://www.fourseasons.com/houston/ Address is established here]: "1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas 77010-3017, USA" - Compare the address to the school district boundary maps. Houston House Apartments,{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonhouseapts.com/|title=Home|publisher=Houston House Apartments|accessdate=2022-10-14|quote=1617 Fannin Houston, TX 77002}} One Park Place,{{cite web|url=https://www.oneparkplacehouston.com/|title=Home|publisher=One Park Place|accessdate=2022-10-14|quote=1400 McKinney Street HOUSTON, TX 77010}} and The Rice.{{cite web|url=https://www.livetherice.com/residents/|title=Residents|publisher=The Rice|accessdate=2022-10-15|quote=909 Texas Avenue Houston, TX 77002}}

Student body

During the 2022-2023 school year, 1,168 students were enrolled at Northside. 94% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Extracurricular activities

In the summer of 2016, the former JDMB (Jeff Davis Marching Band), was reorganized into the Northside Marching Band. The Panther Band is directed by Timothy D. Richardson, a graduate of Prairie View A&M University, who took over the band program in 2015. The band specializes in show style marching, with certain elements implemented from corps style marching.

In 2015 the Mariachi Pantera had 28 students. It travels out of state. The Pantera had issues with lack of interest in 2014 but had recovered the following year.Alvarez, Olivia Flores. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2015/01/masterminds_2015_winners.php Meet the 2015 MasterMinds Winners: A Historian, an Artist and a Student Mariachi Orchestra]." Houston Press. Tuesday January 20, 2015. Retrieved on January 25, 2015.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools feeding into Davis include:

  • Ketelsen"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Ketelsen_ES.pdf Ketelsen Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Looscan"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Looscan_ES.pdf Looscan Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Clemente Martinez"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Martinez_C_ES.pdf Clemente Martinez Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Sherman"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Sherman_ES.pdf Sherman Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.

Partial:

  • Crockett"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Crockett_ES.pdf Crockett Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Gregory-Lincoln Education Center"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Gregory-Lincoln_ES_K8.pdf Gregory-Lincoln Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Herrera"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Herrera_ES.pdf Herrera Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Jefferson"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Jefferson_ES.pdf Jefferson Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.
  • Ross"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RossES.pdf Ross Elementary Attendance Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516193104/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/rossES.pdf |date=2006-05-16 }}." Houston Independent School District.
  • Travis"[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Travis_ES.pdf Travis Elementary Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.

All of Marshall Middle School's attendance zone is within the Davis High School attendance zone."[https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/32468/boundarymaps/Marshall_MS.pdf Marshall Middle Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District.

Middle schools that have portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include:

Notable alumni

See also

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References

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Further reading

External links

  • [http://www.houstonisd.org/davishigh Northside High School]
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