Jersey Village High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas, United States
Purple & gold
Jersey Village High School is located in Jersey Village, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. The school, which serves grades nine through twelve, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Maggie Wiley serves as its principal, replacing previous Ralph Funk.
Jersey Village High School serves the city of Jersey Village, small sections of Houston, and unincorporated sections of Harris County.[citation needed] A portion of the Near Northwest district is served by the school.[2]
The school mascot is the Falcon, which is similar to the original Atlanta Falcons logo, and the colors are purple and gold.
History
In 1972, Jersey Village High opened its doors to high school students in the area, becoming the second currently standing high school in the Cypress Fairbanks School District, coming after Cy-Fair High School.[3][4]
To protect teachers, students, and staff from COVID-19, in early 2020, students of Jersey Village High School, as well as the rest of the schools in the district, were moved from a traditional on-campus learning environment and into a remote and online learning program. At the start of the 2020–2021 school year, the district decided to have students and teachers return to campus, a decision which was protested by many teachers in the district, including many at Jersey Village High.[5]
In October 2021, Jersey Village High School's band was one of four bands selected to advance from the UIL Area I Marching Band Contest.[6]
Clubs/organizations
Jersey Village High School offers before- and after-school clubs including:
- Environmental Club
- HOPE Club
- Guitar Club
- Key Club
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Debate/Speech Club
- Water Polo
- Technology Student Organization (TSA)
- HOSA
- JV Players Drama Troupe
- Science National Honor Society
- Book Club[7]
- Robotics Team [8][9]
Academics
Jersey Village was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999–2000.[10] In the 2018–19 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 86 out of 100.[11]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 3,346 students enrolled for 2020–21 was:
- African American: 11.4%
- Hispanic: 59.6%
- White: 13.7%
- Native American: 0.5%
- Asian: 12.5%
- Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
59.4% of Jersey Village students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.[1]
Notable alumni
- Adger Armstrong, professional football player, Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, class of 1976[12]
- Howie Behrens, guitarist for Pushmonkey, class of 1988[13]
- Joseph Cao, first Vietnamese-American to be elected to Congress[14]
- Chamillionaire, rapper, class of 1998[15]
- Ryan Delahoussaye, musician, member of the band Blue October[16]
- Sandy Gbandi, MLS, class of 2002[17]
- Paul Jetton, NFL football player, class of 1983[18]
- Joseph Kahn, film director, class of 1990[citation needed]
- Lindsey Morgan, actress[19][20]
- Chris Paul, professional football player for the Washington Commanders, class of 2017[21][22]
- Nick Stavinoha, professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals[23]
- Paul Wall, rapper, class of 1998[24]
- Selvin Young, NFL, Denver Broncos, class of 2002[25]
References
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - JERSEY VILLAGE H S (481611001186)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Demographics." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
- ^ "About CFISD / History of CFISD". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "About Us / History". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Cy-Fair teachers to protest district's reopening plan at board meeting". khou.com. August 9, 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Pryce, Chevall (2021-11-05). "Cy-Fair school notebook: CFISD bands qualify for state competition". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Clubs / Student Clubs". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "About". www.jerseyvoltage.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "FRC Event Web : Team 4587". frc-events.firstinspires.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "JERSEY VILLAGE H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Adger Armstrong". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Howie Behrens". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007.
- ^ "The Candidate" by Michelle Krupa, Times-Picayune, 2008 December 8, p. A2.
- ^ "Ain't Nobody Real but Me". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Delahoussaye". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Sandy Gbandi". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Paul Jetton". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Lindsey Morgan - The DOPE MAG InterviewArchived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lindsey Morgan". Jersey Village High School Classmates Website. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05.
- ^ "Chris Paul (OG): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.commanders.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ Poorman, Jon (2022-05-01). "Jersey Village's Chris Paul drafted by Commanders, other locals sign as FAs". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Nick Stavinoha". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Rap and Hip Hop Stars Who Went to College". Study.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Selvin Young". www.jvalumni.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
External links
Schools portal
Texas portal
Media related to Jersey Village High School at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Jersey Village High School (schools.cfisd.net/jersey/index.html) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) and schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/jersey/index.html
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