Westfield High School (Harris County, Texas)

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Westfield High School
Westfield High School.jpg
Location
Houston, Texas
United States
Information
Type Public school
Established 1981
School district Spring I.S.D
Superintendent Dr. Rodney E. Watson
Principal Dr. Walter Hunt
Enrollment 3,284
Color(s) Red, White, and Black
Mascot Mustangs
Website px?name=27.home Westfield High School

Westfield High School is a high school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States.

The school, which serves grades 9-12, is a part of the Spring Independent School District. The school, in the Westfield community, has a Houston, Texas postal address. At one time it also served Remington Ranch.[1]

The school was built in 1976, and was originally called "Spring High South", serving the district's freshmen and sophomore students while the junior and senior students attended the main Spring High School campus. In the 1981-1982 school year it became a full four-year high school and its name was changed to "Westfield."

Westfield High School is accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges.

In the spring of 2002, the school received designation as a Recognized School by the Texas Education Agency. For the last two years, the Lone Star Cup has ranked Westfield in the top five schools for excellence in academics and athletics in Texas 5-A schools.

Approximately 3,200 students in grades 10-12 attend Westfield beginning in mid-August and ending in early June. Most classes are 50 minutes long for seven periods a day. The fifth period is 70-minutes long to enable students to earn up to 7 credits per school year. The school year is divided into two, eighteen-week semesters.

History

In 1976 Spring High School South opened in 1976, taking ninth graders from Spring High School. In 1981 and 1982 Spring High South renamed itself Westfield High School and became its own four-year institution. In 2003 the Westfield Performing Arts Center opened. It includes a performance hall with 1,199 permanent seats. In January 2004 the former Bammel Middle School moved to a new location; its previous location became the Westfield Ninth Grade Center. In 2005 the performing arts center was renamed the Philip K. Geiger Performing Arts Center, after a former band director.[2]

In 2009 the Westfield Ninth Grade Center moved out of its building, and 9th grade students went to the main Westfield facility. The previous Westfield 9th building became Dr. Edward Roberson Middle School, A Math, Science and Fine Arts Academy, which opened in August 2009.[2][3]

Demographics

As of the 2008-2009 school year, the student ethnicity was composed of:

  • 47.0% African American
  • 36.8% Hispanic/Latino
  • 8.8% White (Non-Hispanic)
  • 7.4% Asian
  • 0.1% Native American

Advanced Placement and Honors Courses

Westfield High School offers various honors courses in math, English, social studies, science, and as well for certain elective courses.

The school also offers the following Advanced Placement courses:

  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • French Language
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Statistics
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science AB
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • European History
  • Art History
  • American Government and Politics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Biology
  • Physics C: Mechanics
  • Chemistry
  • Psychology

AP Environmental Science

Awards

  • Over 100 National Merit Scholars the last five years
  • 21 students received Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar awards, 3 received the Advanced Placement Scholars with Honors Award, and 8 students received the Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction Award for performance on the Advanced Placement Examinations.
  • UIL State Mathematics Team Competition Runner-Up - 2003, 2004
  • UIL State Social Studies Team Competition 4th Place - 2011
  • UIL Regional Social Studies Team Competition 1st Place - 2011
  • UIL District Academic Spring Meet champions four consecutive years
  • UIL Girl's Basketball State Champions - 2003
  • UIL Boy's Basketball Regional Quarter Finals - 2002 (District Champs)
  • UIL Football Quarter Finals 2002 (District Champs)
  • Girl's Diving District Champion - 2002
  • Girl's Track District Champions - 2002
  • Boy's Tennis District Champs - 2001, 2002
  • Regional and National Honor in Scholastic Writing and Art Competition
  • Madrigal Singers Superior Ratings Madrigal Festival - 2002
  • Treble Chamber 2nd Place Award Madrigal Festival - 2002
  • Band and Choir UIL Sweepstakes, Best in Class - 2002
  • John Phillip Sousa International Foundation "Sudler Flag of Honor" International Band Award
  • Five-Time UIL State Marching Band Champions
  • Bands of America Grand National Marching Band Championship, 1st place in Pre-lims, Semi-Finals and Finals - 2003
  • Bands of America San Antonio Super-Regional Champion - 2003
  • Big Red Marching Band awarded 1st place at the Lonestar Preview Marching Band Competition - 2003
  • Two-time Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Concert Honor Band
  • National Forensic League Students earned national honors in debate - 2002
  • JROTC awarded the Merit Achievement Award - 2002
  • Students earned national honors at NAACP ACT-SO Academic cultural competition
  • Students earned state honors at MEDALS cultural competition
  • JROTC Unit awarded Honor Unit with Distinction in 2007.
  • Big Red Marching Band awarded 1st place at the Lonestar Preview Marching Band Competition - 2006
  • WHS/Texas A&M University Professional Development School received national recognition by the Institute of Educational Inquiry for its exemplary student teaching program
  • Marching Band awarded first place at USSBA, winning most of the captions - 2007
  • The Big Red Band won first place at USSBA 2010, winning the caption awards for music, visual, and overall effect- 2010
  • The band also won first place at Lone Star Preview, winning the captions for Visuals, and General Effect- 2010
  • UIL Football state finalist 2004 (district champs)

Extracurricular

Clubs

Athletics

  • Boys Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Football
  • Girls Basketball
  • Swimming (Boys and Girls)
  • Westfield Trainers
  • Golf
  • Track
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Softball

Band

  • The Big Red Band

Cheerleading

  • Cheerleading

Choir

  • Choir

Honor Societies

  • National Honor Society
  • National Vocational Technical Honor Society
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • National Art Society

JROTC

  • Army JROTC

Drill Team

  • Lariettes

Step Teams

  • Westfield Royal Duchesses
  • Westfield D.U.K.E.S.

Student Government

  • Student Council

Feeder Schools

The Following Middle Schools feed into Westfield HS: [1]

  • Bammel Middle School
  • Stelle Claughton Middle School
  • Edwin M. Wells Middle School
  • Dr. Edward Roberson Middle School

The Following elementary schools feed into Westfield:

  • Bammel
  • Beneke
  • Clark Primary
  • Clark Intermediate
  • Cooper
  • Heritage
  • Lewis
  • Link
  • Meyer
  • Ponderosa
  • Reynolds (Oak Creek)
  • Thompson

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Student Attendance Zone Map 2004-2005." Spring Independent School District. August 21, 2004. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "75 Years of Education, 1935-2010." Spring Independent School District. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Spring ISD Will Open Middle School of Choice in August 2009. Spring Independent School District. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.
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  6. ↑ Campbell, Steve. "Daddy's girl helps raise A&M to new heights." Houston Chronicle. March 20, 2008.
  7. ↑ Manfull, Megan. "Houston native Tony Ugoh praised by Dungy." Houston Chronicle. February 22, 2008.
  8. ↑ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/7025401.html
  9. ↑ Swift, E. M. "All That Glitters." Sports Illustrated. December 14, 1992. 4. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.

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