John Pershing Middle School is a secondary school located at 7000 Braes Boulevard in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77025. Pershing serves grades 6 through 8 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. In addition to portion of Houston, Pershing also serves Bellaire, Southside Place, and West University Place. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term public school has different meanings: In England and Wales, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word public is used much as... Downtown Houston City nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Incorporated 1837 Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area   â€” Land   â€” Water 601. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... Downtown Houston City nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Incorporated 1837 Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area   â€” Land   â€” Water 601. ... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... Bellaire is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Southside Place is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... West University Place, often called West University, or West U in short, is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ...

Pershing has a neighborhood program, a Pre-AP Gifted and Talented program, and a fine arts program. Pershing is seeking to obtain IB approval. The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...

Elementary schools that feed into Pershing include Condit, Horn, Lovett, Roberts, Shearn, Mark Twain, and West University. The majority of students who are zoned to Pershing either go to Bellaire High School or Lamar High School. A few areas zoned to Pershing feed into Madison High School, Westbury High School, or Lee High School (all pupils zoned to Lee may also choose to go to Lamar or Westside High School). Bellaire High School is a magnet/IB school located at 5100 Maple Street in Bellaire, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77401. ... Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a magnet/IB school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77098. ...

Notable alumni

• Dennis Quaid
• Randy Quaid
• Jaclyn Smith
• Kaye Stripling, former interim superintendent of HISD
• Marvin Zindler, ABC-13 news reporter who ended the Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. He appeared at the school's 75th anniversary in 2003.

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External links

• http://ms.houstonisd.org/PershingMS - Pershing home page
• http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/782/billtext/HR00172F.HTM - Capitol bill regarding Pershing Middle School