Eisenhower High School (Houston, Texas)

Infobox_School
name =Dwight D. Eisenhower H.S
established = 1972
principal = Therese Samperi
enrollment = 3,186
grades = 9-12
mascot = Eagles
colors = Black and Gold
address = 7922 Antoine Dr. Houston, TX 77088
website = [http://schools.aldine.k12.tx.us/webs/004/ EHS] "

Dwight D Eisenhower High School is a public secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Eisenhower is a part of the Aldine Independent School District. The main campus is located at 7922 Antoine Drive, while the Eisenhower 9th Grade School is located at 3550 West Gulfbank Road.

The Inwood Forest community and the western portion of the Acres Homes community are served by Eisenhower. In addition, the unincorporated Harris County communities of Bammel Trace [http://www.lennar.com/findhome/community.aspx?COMID=4537&DIVID=HLWLEN] , Mount Royal Village [http://www.lennar.com/findhome/community.aspx?COMID=14347&DIVID=HLWLEN] , Parkland Place [http://www.ryland.com/find-your-new-home/11-Houston/262-Parkland-Place.html?qmi=1] , and Willow Springs Villas [http://www.kbhome.com/Community.aspx?CommID=00884904] , are zoned to Eisenhower.

Eisenhower offers a broad range of Advanced Placement courses, including chemistry, world history, calculus (AB and BC), macroeconomics, English, Spanish, and art history [http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/Eisenhower/academics/ap/ap.html] . Eisenhower also sends at least two projects each year to the National History Day competition in Washington D.C. [http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/Eisenhower/academics/nhd/nhd.html] , while having a top-tiered Academic Decathlon team that has progressed to the state competition for the past three years [http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/Eisenhower/organizations/index.html] .

The school is nicknamed "Big Ike" and "Ike," after Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname.

The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1988-89. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) ] ]

History

Eisenhower High School opened in 1972. Eisenhower was the first desegrated senior high school in the Aldine Independent School District. [http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/Eisenhower/introduction/index.html] .

Eisenhower 9th Grade School opened in 1999, relieving Eisenhower High School [http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/0771007918/school.aspx] .

Alumna

Chamillionaire

Slim Thug

References

Sadly nobody important

External links

* [http://schools.aldine.k12.tx.us/webs/004/ Eisenhower High School]
* [http://schools.aldine.k12.tx.us/webs/084/ Eisenhower Ninth Grade School]
* [http://www.eisenhoweralumni.com Eisenhower Alumni Website]
* [http://www1.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/websites/Ike9/default.htm Eisenhower Ninth Grade School] (Old website)