Sam Houston High School (Houston, Texas)
| Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center | |
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| Location | |
| Houston, Texas | |
| Coordinates | 29°50′51″N 95°21′37″W / 29.84750°N 95.36028°WCoordinates: 29°50′51″N 95°21′37″W / 29.84750°N 95.36028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school (U.S.) |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Principal Administrator | Rupak Gandhi |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,897 students (2003-2004 school year) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center (SHMSTC) is a secondary school located at 9400 Irvington Boulevard in Northside Houston, Texas, United States. Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Houston Independent School District. Before 1955, it was located in Downtown Houston.
Established in 1889, Sam Houston operates the oldest high school newspaper in Texas, the Aegis. Additionally, the school boasts the world's first female-only military drill squad initially known as the Black Battalion but now called the Tigerettes.
The school is often referred to simply as "Sam" by students, alumni, and faculty.
Sam Houston High School Baseball Field is located at 29°51′03″N 95°21′41″W / 29.85083°N 95.36139°W.
It was founded in Downtown Houston in 1878 as Houston Academy. Since then, it had several name changes.
Until the 1950s the block bordered by Austin, Capitol, Caroline, and Rusk in Downtown Houston housed the institutions that make up what is now Sam Houston High School. Houston Academy was there in the 1850s. In 1894 Central High School was built. J.R. Gonzales of the Houston Chronicle said that the school was "[d]escribed as one of the finest high schools in this part of the country" and "also attracted negative attention for its incredible cost." The school had a price tag of $80,000, $1.9 million in 2010 dollars. In March 1919 the school burned down. A new Sam Houston opened two years later.
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