Waller High School
Encyclopedia
Waller High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated
Harris County
, Texas
, United States
.
The school is part of the Waller Independent School District
; it serves Waller
, Pine Island
, Prairie View
, unincorporated sections of Waller County (including Fields Store
), and unincorporated sections of Harris County (including Hockley
).
Brian Merrell is the Principal of Waller High School.
The 2004-2005 Waller High School Computer Science Team won the UIL 4A State Championship.
The 2004-2005 Waller High School Computer Science Team won the TCEA Large School (4A-5A) State Co-Championship.
The 2007 Bulldog football team went 4 rounds deep in the playoffs, losing to Dayton in the regional final.
The 2008-09 Girls basketball team ended a 20+ year playoff drought by advancing to the postseason.
The district also has a new 10,000 seat stadium adjacent to the High School which opened on August 28, 2009.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The school is part of the Waller Independent School District
Waller Independent School District
Waller Independent School District is a public school district based in Waller, Texas .In addition to Waller, the district serves the cities of Prairie View and Pine Island...
; it serves Waller
Waller, Texas
Waller is a city in Texas, United States, partly in Waller County and partly in Harris County within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 2,092 at the 2000 census. The Waller area is located along U.S. Highway 290 forty-one miles northwest of Downtown...
, Pine Island
Pine Island, Texas
Pine Island is a town in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pine Island is located at ....
, Prairie View
Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,410 at the 2000 census.Prairie View A&M University is located in the city.-Geography:Prairie View is located at ....
, unincorporated sections of Waller County (including Fields Store
Fields Store, Texas
Fields Store is a settlement in unincorporated northeast Waller County, Texas, United States.The community is located at the junction of Farm to Market Road 362 and Farm to Market Road 1488.-Education:...
), and unincorporated sections of Harris County (including Hockley
Hockley, Texas
Hockley, Texas is an unincorporated community located in Harris County, Texas, United States along on Texas State Highway 6, approximately five miles southeast of the city hall of Waller, and thirty-six miles northwest of Downtown Houston....
).
Brian Merrell is the Principal of Waller High School.
Academics
The 2003-2004 Waller High School Computer Science Team won the UIL 4A State Championship.The 2004-2005 Waller High School Computer Science Team won the UIL 4A State Championship.
The 2004-2005 Waller High School Computer Science Team won the TCEA Large School (4A-5A) State Co-Championship.
Athletics
The 2007-08 Waller Girls Wrestling Team won both the 2008 State Duals title as well as District 22-5A and Region III-5A titles.The 2007 Bulldog football team went 4 rounds deep in the playoffs, losing to Dayton in the regional final.
The 2008-09 Girls basketball team ended a 20+ year playoff drought by advancing to the postseason.
The district also has a new 10,000 seat stadium adjacent to the High School which opened on August 28, 2009.