San Jacinto High School (Houston)
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San Jacinto High School was a
History
The campus, built in 1914, initially housed South End Junior High School; it closed in 1926 when the high school opened.
Lamar High School opened in 1937, relieving San Jacinto.[5]
In 1962, Houston Technical Institute (HTI) was added to the campus HTI programs lasted until 1981.
The school was renamed the Houston Technical Institute on June 1, 1971.
In 2014, Skanska USA Building completed $35 million in work to update and restore the San Jacinto Memorial Building,[9] which was originally built in phases between 1914 and 1936. Hidden, original windows were encountered during the demolition and restored/left in place as a design element. Other new elements were introduced including six 5,000-pound beams that have been installed to enable modern, column-free bathrooms, and an elevator tower, and four stair towers added to the rear of the building. In the auditorium, seating, plaster, and flooring were redone as well. The school received a Landmark Award for the renovation.[9]
Demographics
In 1969, 51.6% of San Jacinto's students were black and 48.4% were White. The figure for White students included non-Hispanic white students and Hispanics together. For several years prior to the 1970 desegregation, HISD had a policy stating that students wanting to take a vocational program could transfer to another school that offered that program whether it was a "white" school or a "black" school if the program was not offered at their zoned school.[7]
In 1937 there were five students
Notable alumni
- Albert Bel Fay (1930), Houston businessman and Republican party activist
- Marva Black Beck, Texas politician
- NFL - killed in action during World War II
- Walter Cronkite (1933), television journalist[13]
- A. J. Foyt, Jr., auto racer (also attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools and Lamar High School - did not graduate from San Jacinto)[13]
- Rabbi Jimmy Kessler, founder of the Texas Jewish Historical Society
- James E. Lyon, Houston developer and Republican politician[14]
- Glenn McCarthy, oilman and entrepreneur[13]
- Maxine Mesinger, gossip columnist[15]
- Jerry J. Moore, real estate developer[16]
- Diane Ravitch, former US Assistant Secretary of Education, author, historian
- Gale Storm (born Josephine Cottle), actress and singer[17]
- David Westheimer, author[13]
- Kathy Whitmire,[13] former Mayor of Houston
- Marvin Zindler, journalist and broadcaster for ABC-13 Houston
See also
References
- Gore, Elaine Clift. Talent Knows No Color: The History of an Arts Magnet High School (Research in curriculum and instruction) ISBN 1593117612, 9781593117610.
Notes
- Midtown Houston Management District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Map on page 25/25 of the PDF.
- ^ "San Jacinto Senior High School". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Iracheta, Michelle (September 6, 2014). "Houston notables gather for 100-year celebration of San Jac High". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "UH Timeline · University of Houston at San Jacinto High School · University of Houston". exhibits.lib.uh.edu.
- ISBN 1439642362, 9781439642368.
- ^ Meeks, Flori (March 7, 2013). "New life for San Jacinto High". Chron.
- ^ a b c Gore, p. 8.
- ^ a b Gore, p. 10.
- ^ a b "HCS's San Jacinto High School takes home Landmark Award for Historic Renovation". www.bizjournals.com.
- ISBN 1585444936, 9781585444939. CITED: p. 219.
- ^ "UT-Austin Names New Sports Arena in Honor of Dr. Denton A. Cooley Archived 2006-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Medical Center. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Proud Products of Texas Public Schools Archived 2006-06-30 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Association of School Boards. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine," Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Rites Set for Developer, Banker James E. Lyon", Houston Chronicle, May 2, 1993
- ^ "Maxine Mesinger Papers, 1965-2001." University of Houston. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- ^ Texas Monthly: "Moore of the Same - Until" by Claire Poole October 1998
- ^ O'Hare, Peggy. "Houston's Storm led American Idol life in '30s Margie star who died at 87 won U.S. talent competition here Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine." Tuesday June 30, 2009. B3. Retrieved on July 23, 2009.