Alief Hastings High School
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Alief Hastings High School is a secondary school
in the Alief neighborhood of Houston
, Texas
, United States
. Originally named Alief Junior-Senior High School, the school's present location opened in 1972.
Alief Hastings is a part of the Alief Independent School District
and it serves grades 9 through 12. Ninth-graders are in the Alief Hastings Ninth Grade Center (6750 Cook Road, City of Houston, 77072) while tenth through twelfth graders are on the main campus (4410 Cook Road, City of Houston, 77072). The campuses had a combined enrollment of 4207 students as of the 2002-2003 school year. The opening of Alief Taylor High School
reduced the overall class size at Alief Hastings significantly. Alief Elsik High School
is considered to be the sister school of Alief Hastings.
The school's mascot is the "Fighting Bears."
In 2011 Hastings was rated "Academically Acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
: the lottery can result in either Elsik
, Hastings, or Taylor
. If a student was selected by lottery to attend a high school different from the high school of a relative currently attending or graduated from, the student may opt to transfer to that respective school.
Students may also complete an application for the district's magnet high school, Kerr
.
The campus demographic is 48.8% Hispanic, 36.1% Black, 11.7% Asian and 3.3% White in the 2009-2010 school year
Neighborhoods served by AISD include Alief
, most of the New Chinatown, most of Westchase
, Bellaire West, and most of Leawood.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the Alief neighborhood of Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. Originally named Alief Junior-Senior High School, the school's present location opened in 1972.
Alief Hastings is a part of the Alief Independent School District
Alief Independent School District
Alief Independent School District is a school district that is based in southwest Houston, Texas, United States.Alief ISD, which covers of land, covers a small portion of southwest Houston and parts of unincorporated Harris County...
and it serves grades 9 through 12. Ninth-graders are in the Alief Hastings Ninth Grade Center (6750 Cook Road, City of Houston, 77072) while tenth through twelfth graders are on the main campus (4410 Cook Road, City of Houston, 77072). The campuses had a combined enrollment of 4207 students as of the 2002-2003 school year. The opening of Alief Taylor High School
Alief Taylor High School
Alief Taylor High School is a public high school, located in Alief Independent School District in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. Opened in 2001, Alief Taylor is the newest high school in Alief ISD...
reduced the overall class size at Alief Hastings significantly. Alief Elsik High School
Alief Elsik High School
Alief Elsik High School is a secondary school located in the Alief region of Houston, Texas.Elsik is divided into two campuses: the main campus , and the Alief Elsik Ninth Grade Center , which serves ninth graders...
is considered to be the sister school of Alief Hastings.
The school's mascot is the "Fighting Bears."
In 2011 Hastings was rated "Academically Acceptable
Academically Acceptable
- Academically Acceptable :An academically acceptable rating is the one many U.S state educators use for grading schools with the most basic teaching. This rating is often common in poor areas in the U.S, such as Chicago or Newark, New Jersey....
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
.
History
Peggy Miller, a teacher, said that when she started being the school's yearbook advisor at Hastings, 18 years prior to 2008, the number of copies of yearbooks sold was 80% of the total number of students. Around 2008, the copies of yearbooks sold was 10-15% that of the total number of students. In 2008 Miller said "They all want them, but it's like, who's got $60? They would rather go buy their tennis shoes or buy a grill for their mouth or something. A book is not as significant today to a child." In 2008 Miller introduced color pages in an effort to entice students to buy more yearbooks.Campus students
All Alief ISD elementary, intermediate, and middle schools feed into Hastings as high school placement in Alief ISD is determined by a computerized lotteryLottery
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
: the lottery can result in either Elsik
Alief Elsik High School
Alief Elsik High School is a secondary school located in the Alief region of Houston, Texas.Elsik is divided into two campuses: the main campus , and the Alief Elsik Ninth Grade Center , which serves ninth graders...
, Hastings, or Taylor
Alief Taylor High School
Alief Taylor High School is a public high school, located in Alief Independent School District in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. Opened in 2001, Alief Taylor is the newest high school in Alief ISD...
. If a student was selected by lottery to attend a high school different from the high school of a relative currently attending or graduated from, the student may opt to transfer to that respective school.
Students may also complete an application for the district's magnet high school, Kerr
Alief Kerr High School
Alief Kerr High School is a secondary school located in the Alief community, near the city of Houston in an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, in the United States. The school is a part of the Alief Independent School District and serves grades 9 through 12...
.
The campus demographic is 48.8% Hispanic, 36.1% Black, 11.7% Asian and 3.3% White in the 2009-2010 school year
Neighborhoods served by AISD include Alief
Alief, Houston, Texas
Alief is a community in Harris County, Texas, United States that is mostly within the city limits of Houston. The Alief Community Association defines the boundaries of Alief as, "Westheimer on the north, Sam Houston Tollway on the east, Fort Bend County Line on the west and Highway 59 on the...
, most of the New Chinatown, most of Westchase
Westchase, Houston, Texas
Westchase is a business management district, with some residential and retail elements, located in western Houston, Texas, United States. The district is bounded roughly by Westheimer Road on the north, Gessner Road on the east, Wilcrest Drive on the west, and the Westpark Tollway on the south...
, Bellaire West, and most of Leawood.
Notable alumni
- Ronnie AmadiRonnie AmadiRonnie Amadi is a professional Canadian and Arena football defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Blizzard as a street free agent in 2007. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Amadi graduated from Alief Hastings High School in...
- Current CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
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. - Donnie AveryDonnie AveryDonnie D. Avery is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Houston.-Early years:...
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. - Pat CombsPat CombsPatrick Dennis Combs is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1989 and 1992....
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- musician - Tembi LockeTembi LockeTembi Locke is an American actress who has appeared in over 40 television shows.-Biography:Born in Houston, Texas, Locke graduated from Alief Hastings High School in Houston and Wesleyan University in Connecticut....
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- Monique TruongMonique TruongMonique T.D. Truong is a Vietnamese American writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Truong left Vietnam for the United States in 1975 and graduated from high school in Houston, Texas...
- novelist, The Book of Salt - Rodrique WrightRodrique WrightRodrique Charles Wright is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Current NFL football player for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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, East Coast Hockey League - Richard YooRichard YooRichard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the popular web hosting company Rackspace, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach.-Personal Life and Education:...
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