Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas)
| Dulles High School | |
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| Address | |
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550 Dulles Avenue Sugar Land, Texas 77478 United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°37′13″N 95°35′03″W / 29.62037°N 95.58418°WCoordinates: 29°37′13″N 95°35′03″W / 29.62037°N 95.58418°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Fort Bend Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Charles Dupre |
| Principal | Dr. Jennifer Nichols |
| Faculty | 151 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,218 (Spring 2013) |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Slogan | The Defining Difference |
| Nickname | Vikings |
John Foster Dulles High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas. It was the first site purchase and new build, in the 1950s, of the newly formed Fort Bend Independent School District, which held its first graduation in 1960. The first class to graduate from Dulles itself was 1962. Its mascot is the Viking, and its team colors are red, white and blue.
At its highest, the school roll was over 4,000 students during the 1976-1977 school year. During the 2006-2007 school year, the roll comprised 2,291. The school serves children from parts of Sugar Land, Missouri City and the city of Meadows Place as well as portions of the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Stafford. Dulles serves a portion of the First Colony community. In previous eras, Dulles served the Four Corners community.
The principal is Dr. Jennifer Nichols, former Dulles teacher and school alum.
Dulles was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1984-85.
Dulles formed in 1959 from a merger of Missouri City High School and Sugar Land High School. Dulles was classified by the University Interscholastic League school as a "Class B" school until 1972, when it became classified as a 4A school, then the largest classification in the state. From its opening, Dulles was the only zoned high school in the district until Willowridge High School opened in 1979.
Dulles is home to the Math and Science Academy, which provides students with even more options to extend their studies in these areas. Dulles is one of the only schools in the state to offer Chem III, or Organic Chemistry. Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, Biotechnology (Biology III) is offered as an honors course. Modern Physics (Physics III) has been added to the math and science curriculum as well. Calculus III, or multivariable calculus, is offered to students who have finished Calculus BC before their senior year. Other classes include Chem II, Bio II, and Physics II C. Dulles offers a total of 24 AP courses. Scientific Research and Design is an honors class offered in which students work with mentors to write papers and develop projects, and some of these projects will be submitted to prestigious competitions such as Siemens or ISEF. Students take the class to fulfill the research requirement of the Academy.
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