Needville High School

Needville High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (with a Needville postal address)[3] and a part of the Needville Independent School District. It is classified as a 4A school by the UIL. The school serves residents of Needville, Fairchilds, and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Needville High School
Location
16319 Hwy 36 South
Needville postal address, Texas 77461

United States
Coordinates29°22′15″N 95°48′09″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoCommitted to Educational Excellence
Established1948
School districtNeedville Independent School District
PrincipalSteve Adamson[1]
Faculty73.38 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,034 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.09[2]
Color(s)    Royal Blue & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA
NicknameBluejays/Lady Jays
YearbookBluejay
Websitewww.needvilleisd.com/o/needville-high-school

Students in grades 9-12 from the neighboring Damon Independent School District also attended Needville High School prior to the opening of Damon High School. Damon ISD signed a contract with Needville ISD in 1949 so Damon ISD residents could go to school at Needville High.[5]

Athletics

The Needville Blue Jays compete in these sports -[6]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball, Interior Design

State Titles
  • Softball[7]
    • 2009(3A)
  • Boys Track[8]
    • 1979(2A), 1980(2A)
  • Volleyball[9][10]
    • 1975(2A), 1976(2A), 1977(2A), 1992(3A), 2017(4A)

History

2007 Fire

The original Needville High School building was reported on fire at around 3:45 AM on April 24, 2007. 21 area fire departments responded but by 6:00 AM the building was still a fireball. As of 7:00 PM, the 1937 building was reduced to smoldering rubble with fire fighters and investigators still at the scene along with spectators. One computer lab, two mobile computer labs, three copiers, one Coke machine, and TAKS tests taken last week were lost to the fire.

The fire came in the wake of a $60 million bond issue, $49 million of which was earmarked for a new high school.

(sources:[11] [12] [13] [14] [15])

2018 Threatening to suspend students who protest

In the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the school received backlash after superintendent Curtis Rhodes threatened to suspend students who participated in walk out protests.[16] The school's Facebook page was subsequently taken down.[17]

Administration
  • Principal: Steve Adamson[1]
  • Assistant principals: Jeff Abbe (11th grade), Mike Bremer (10th grade), Derek Maresh (9th grade), Heather Cordova
  • Administration Secretary: Berni Reyes

References
  1. "Needville High School". www.needvilleisd.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "NEEDVILLE H S School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "Needville High School". Needville Independent School District. Retrieved 2021-02-01. 16400 Fritzella Road Needville, Texas TX 77461 - It has a Needville address but is outside of the Needville city limits
  4. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  5. "History of the District Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Needville Independent School District. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
  6. The Athletics Department
  7. UIL Softball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  9. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Local Paper report 1
  12. Local Paper report 2
  13. Dunn, Bob (2007-04-23). "Major Fire Destroys 2 Buildings At Needville High School Campus". Fort Bend Now. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. Hanson, Eric (2007-05-08). "Teen admits to Needville school fire". Houston Chronicle.
  15. FOX report
  16. http://abc13.com/education/needville-isd-not-allowing-school-walk-outs-amid-gun-violence-protests/3118299/
  17. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2018/02/21/texas-superintendent-promises-suspend-students-leave-school-protest
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