Flour Bluff High School
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Flour Bluff High School is a public high school
in Corpus Christi
, Texas
(USA
). It is part of the Flour Bluff Independent School District
.
The Texas Education Agency
's 2009 accountability rating was "Recognized"
Facility:
cadets have, as of 2008, won the high school military drill team national championships for 14 years.
The Academic Decathlon team has, as of 2006, gone on to the state competition twelve years.
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming/Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.
Paul Carroll Holter III and John Paul Barta, both killed in action serving in the armed forces
High school
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in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it 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...
(USA
United States
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). It is part of the Flour Bluff Independent School District
Flour Bluff Independent School District
Flour Bluff Independent School District is a public school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas .The district serves the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi as well as high school students from the London Independent School District....
.
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...
's 2009 accountability rating was "Recognized"
Student demographics
As of the 2009-2010 school year, Flour Bluff High had a total of 1,821 students (66.4% White, 23.3% Hispanic, 5.5% African American, 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% Native American). 30.4% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged.Facility:
- Opened in 1967
- New additions and renovations completed in 1999
- 91 Classrooms
- Cafetorium (900 capacity)
- Teaching Theater (150 capacity)
- Auditorium (1325 capacity)
- 2 Gymnasiums
- Library
- Football/athletic field
Extra-curricular activities
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cadets have, as of 2008, won the high school military drill team national championships for 14 years.
The Academic Decathlon team has, as of 2006, gone on to the state competition twelve years.
Athletics
The Flour Bluff Hornets compete in these sports -Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming/Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.
Notable alumni
- Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I...
, actor - JD Gonzalez, Vice president of programming for Univision Radio.
Paul Carroll Holter III and John Paul Barta, both killed in action serving in the armed forces