Westside High School
Address
14201 Briar Forest Houston, TX 77077
Coordinates	29°45′34″N, 95°38′16″W
Information
School district	Houston Independent School District
Principal	Paul Castro
Enrollment	3,047 Houston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Mr. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center The first Hattie Mae White Administration Building. ...
School type	Suburban public secondary school
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Mascot	Wesley The Wolf
Team name	The Wolves
Color(s)	Blue, Black and Silver
Yearbook	Canidae
Newspaper	The Howler
Founded	2000
Communities served	portions of the Westchase District, South Eldridge Parkway portion of the Houston Energy Corridor, Walnut Bend, Briargrove Park
Homepage	Westside High School

Westside High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Houston Independent School District. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... A street sign indicating Westchase For the community near Tampa , see Westchase, Florida. ... The Energy Corridor is a district of Houston, Texas that lies along Memorial Drive and Eldridge Parkway. ... Walnut Bend is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Houston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center The first Hattie Mae White Administration Building. ...

As of 2007, its principal is Paul Castro, who has been in the position since the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year; Castro had been principal at West Briar Middle School prior to becoming the principal of Westside. Westside had one other principal, Scott VanBeck, who opened the school in 2000 and is the Superintendent of HISD's West District as of 2007. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The school is located at 14201 Briar Forest in Houston, Texas, in the 77077 zip code area. Westside High School is outside of State Highway Beltway 8, east of State Highway 6, inside State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway), and south of Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) in the Briar Forest area. Houston redirects here. ... Mr. ... Northbound at Interstate Highway 10 on the west side of Houston State Highway Beltway 8 (BW8), the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is a beltway around the city of Houston, Texas, United States, lying entirely within Harris County. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Junction Location Galveston County SH 146 near League City I 45 near League City Brazoria County SH 6 near Alvin SH 35 near Alvin SH 288 north of FM 1462 Fort Bend County US 59 Sugar Land US 90A Sugar Land FM 1093 east of Fulshear Harris County I 10... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ...

Westside is HISD's Magnet School for Integrated Technology^[1]. The program allows students to look at technology from one of five different aspects: Fine Arts, Business, Media Relations, Applied Science/Health Science and Computing Sciences. During the first year, all students will take a technology survey course, a modular course that will introduce the students to the five strands of the program. The second year, students will be asked to choose one of the five strands on which to focus their elective courses.

Westside High School is also known for its academic programs, ranking #463, #196, and #230 in Newsweek Magazine's 2005 ^[2], 2006 ^[3], and 2007 ^[4] lists, respectively, of the top 1,200 high schools in the United States. Among the school's faculty is the 2005 Houston Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the Year, Nobuo Cedric French. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Many students in other parts of Houston ISD transfer to Westside to escape home schools that do not have a good academic performance, causing the attendance figures of those schools to suffer. ^[5]

The school's mascot for its sports teams is the "Wolves".

History

Westside first opened in 2000, removing about 1,000 students from Lee High School which was experiencing overcrowding at the time.^[6] Lee High School (names after Robert E. Lee and formerly named Robert E. Lee High School) is a secondary school located at 6529 Beverly Hill in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. ...

On June 22, 2005 a prank attack involving Molotov cocktails thrown at the building in the middle of the night resulted in minor damage. One classroom sustained a broken window and fire damage. As it was during summer break, no school activities were interrupted.^[7] Molotov cocktail is the generic name for a variety of crude incendiary weapons. ...

According to the October 2006 "For Your Information" newsletter, Westside was one of four high schools that took the most Hurricane Katrina evacuees. This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...

At about 2:30 PM on April 10, 2008 17-year old Vincent Agwuoke, scheduled to graduate from Westside that June after attending Westside for almost four years, entered the deep end of a school pool during a Physics class; a news article stated that students could not see the boy, apparently unable to swim, as his dark clothing blended with the painted lane. Agwuoke's body was taken out of the water and emergency crews performed CPR. He was taken to Hermann Memorial City Hospital. Agwuoke was pronounced dead at the hospital.^[8][9][10] is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). ... Memorial Hermann Hospital Memorial Hermann Hospital is a hospital located in Houston, Texas inside the Texas Medical Center. ...

Recognitions

Westside is known for a dance troupe which has been featured in People magazine and on Good Morning America. At one point, a reality show was planned for the troupe.^[11] People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ...

Westside High School has multiple state-ranked athletics programs. Westside won the Division II State Lacrosse title in 2004. Westside High School also is a haven for nonconventional athletics programs, as it has a rugby team incorporated with a public high school in the Houston Independent School District. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center The first Hattie Mae White Administration Building. ...

Athletics

Westside High School's sports' mascot is the "Wolves." The girls teams are sometimes known as the "Lady Wolves".

Front of Westside High School

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Organizations and Clubs

Westside has about 50 different clubs and organizations in addition to its athletic programs^[13].

Special Interest: Asian Cultural Society, Bike Club, BSA Advancement, BPA, Chinese Club, Christians on Campus, Close Up, Ecology Club, EOE Step Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fitness Club, French Club, Future Farmers of America, Future Teachers of America, Gaming/Anime Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Guitar Hero Club, History Club, Hot Air Balloon Club, Howlin' Respect, Humanities, Investment Club, Latin Club, Math Club, Movie Buffs, Name That Book, They Say Literacy Magazine Club, SECME Ultimate Frisbee, Young Democrats, Young Republicans Mission The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit organization that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. ... The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. ... The pride flag, news articles, and flyers for social events on this high school bulletin board represent the diverse support and advocacy purposes that GSAs serve. ... Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a Frisbee or similar flying disc most commonly weighing 175 g. ... The Young Democrats of America (YDA) has been the official youth arm of the Democratic Party since 1932. ... The Young Republicans is an organization for members of the Republican Party of the United States between the ages of 18 and 40. ...

Performing Arts: Art Club (2D and 3D Animation, Drawing and Painting), Marching Band, National Thespian Honor Society, Orchestra, Band, Speech and Debate Team, Tri-Music Honor Society, Westside Choir, Westside Pride Dance Team

Academics and Honors: Asian Honor Society, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl Established in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) is recognition program for middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. ... Spanish National Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica)? See also National Honor Society French National Honor Society External links Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Categories: Honor society stubs | Organization stubs | Honor societies ... Quizbowl (or Quiz-bowl or quiz bowl) is a family of games of questions and answers on all topics of human knowledge, commonly played in high school and college. ...

Service and Spirit: Cheerleaders, Drill Team, Ecology Club, Interact Club, Key Club, JROTC, L.I.F.E, Recycling Club, S.A.V.E. Club, SADD Key Club International is the oldest and largest[3] service program for high school students. ...

News: Canidae (Yearbook), The Howler (Newspaper)

Outback Program

Westside High School athletics logo

Westside has a three-year entrepreneurship program designed by the National Restaurant Education Foundation to educate students about how businesses run^[14]. Outback Steakhouse sponsors the program and helped build a full-scale commercial kitchen and dining hall directly into the school. Image File history File links Wolf_logo_001. ... Image File history File links Wolf_logo_001. ... Outback Steakhouse is a casual dining American restaurant chain based in Tampa, Texas with over 900 locations in 23 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. ...

Students learn the production aspect of the restaurant business in addition to basic business principles and cooking methods in the first year of the program, culminating in SaveServe certification by the end of the second year.

Aside from the program itself, the restaurant is open to students and the general public during lunchtime hours in the school year. Outback also caters exclusively for school functions.

Areas served

When Westside opened in 2000, it relieved Lee High School of about 1,000 students that year.^[15] Lee High School (names after Robert E. Lee and formerly named Robert E. Lee High School) is a secondary school located at 6529 Beverly Hill in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. ...

The Westside High School zone^[16] covers small portions of the Westchase district that are north of Westheimer and the South Eldridge Parkway portion of the Houston Energy Corridor. Westside also covers several other neighborhoods, including Ashford Hill, Ashford West, Ashford South, the Houston ISD part of Ashford Forest, Walnut Bend, Briar Oaks, Briargrove Park, Briar Village, Briarhills, Lakeside Enclave, Lakeside Forest, Lakeside Landing, Lakeside Place, Parkway Villages, Reflections, Shadowbriar, and April Village. A street sign indicating Westchase For the community near Tampa , see Westchase, Florida. ... The Energy Corridor is a district of Houston, Texas that lies along Memorial Drive and Eldridge Parkway. ... Walnut Bend is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Briargrove Park is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. ...

Several gated communities, including Lakes of Parkway, are zoned to Westside High School.

Students residing in the Lee attendance zone^[17], including the Uptown district, the neighborhoods of Briargrove, Briarcroft, Larchmont, Briar Meadow, Gulfton, Tanglewilde, Shenandoah, Sharpstown Country Club Estates, Woodlake Forest, Jeanetta, and St. George Place (Lamar Terrace), and small portions of Westchase east of Gessner, may go to Lamar High, Lee High, or Westside High School. Small portions of the city of Hunters Creek Village and Piney Point Village are zoned to Lee with Lamar and Westside as options. ^[18] Uptown Houston Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. ... Briargrove is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Gulfton is a section of western Houston, Texas, United States. ... A sign marking St. ... Lamar High School Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School is a secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77098. ... Lee High School (names after Robert E. Lee and formerly named Robert E. Lee High School) is a secondary school located at 6529 Beverly Hill in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. ... Hunters Creek Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... A sign at the city limits Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. ...

In late 2005, the school absorbed more than 200 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who had moved into the Westside zone. This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...

Feeder patterns

Feeding from the Westside boundary

Elementary schools that directly feed into Westside^[16] include:

• Ashford (Pre-K through 2) ^[19]
• Askew (Kindergarten through 4) ^[20]
• Barbara Bush ^[21]
• Daily ^[22]
• Shadowbriar (3 through 5) ^[19][20](3rd through 5th graders in the Ashford zone and 5th graders in the Askew zone attend Shadowbriar)
• Walnut Bend ^[23]
• Emerson (partial) (the rest of Emerson indirectly feeds into Westside) ^[24]

Middle schools that directly feed into Westside include all of West Briar ^[25] and parts of Revere ^[26]. Residents of the Westside attendance zone and the Revere attendance zone may apply to West Briar. Walnut Bend Elementary School is a primary school located in Houston, Texas. ...

Residents of the Emerson Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School, so the K-8 school feeds into Westside.^[27]

Feeding from the Lee boundary

Other schools also feed into Westside, since students zoned to Lee High School^[17] also have the option to go to Westside High School or Lamar High School. ^[18] Lamar High School Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School is a secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77098. ...

Elementary schools that feed into Lee (and therefore also feed into Westside) include:

Middle schools that feed into Lee (and therefore also feed into Westside) include: Pat Neff Elementary School Pat Morris Neff Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, Texas located at 8200 Carvel Lane with a zip code of 77036. ...

• Grady ^[40]

Partial:

• Long ^[41]
• Pershing ^[42]
• Revere ^[26]
• Sharpstown ^[43]

K-8 schools that feed into Lee (and therefore also feed into Westside) include: John J. Pershing Middle School is a secondary school located at 3838 Bluebonnet in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77025. ... Sharpstown Middle School Sharpstown Middle School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas located at 8330 Triola Lane with a zip code of 77036. ...

• Pilgrim ^[44]

All pupils zoned to Long and Pershing Middle Schools may attend Pin Oak Middle School.^[45] Accordingly, Pin Oak also feeds into Lee High School. Pin Oak Middle School Pin Oak Middle School is a secondary school that is located in Bellaire, Texas. ...

Residents of the Briargrove, Emerson, Pilgrim, and Piney Point elementary attendance zones may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School, so the K-8 school feeds into Lee.^[27]

Feeding from magnet schools

Some students who graduate from T. H. Rogers School in the 8th grade choose to go to Westside. T.H. Rogers School Thomas H. Rogers School [1] is a primary and secondary school located at 5840 San Felipe in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. ...

Feeding from private schools

Students of some private schools, such as John Paul II School, matriculate to Westside. ^[46]

Transportation

Houston ISD provides school buses for students who live more than two miles away from the school or who have major obstacles between their houses and the school. Students are eligible if they are zoned to Westside or are in the Westside magnet program. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

A METRO bus stop (Briar Forest Drive @ Briar Home Drive) is located next to the school. Bus line 53 (Downtown/Galleria) stops at Briar Forest and Briar Home. A group of METRO buses parked at the Texas Medical Center Transit Center The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates bus, lift bus, and light rail service in Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston. ...

See also

Houston Portal

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External links

• Westside High School home page
• Westside Academic Forum
• Westside Alumni Site
• Westside High School sports
• Westside High School Band Program
• CBS news article on the dance troupe
• Newsweek Top 1,200 High Schools Ranking

References