Houston Christian High School Explained

Former Name:Northwest Academy
Streetaddress:2700 West Sam Houston Parkway North
City:Houston, Texas
Zipcode:77043
Country:United States
Coordinates:29.8207°N -95.5612°W
Pushpin Map:Texas
Colors: Blue and white
Founded:1998
Enrollment:470
Enrollment As Of:2021[1]
Head Of School:Leanne Messer[2]
Us Nces School Id:A0109406
Lastupdate:August 03, 2023

Houston Christian High School (HCHS) is a private, non-profit, coeducational, Christian day school which educates students in grades 9–12. HC is accredited by a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. It is a 46acres campus located in Spring Branch in western Houston, Texas, at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Kempwood Drive, inside Beltway 8 and outside Interstate 610.[3]

History

Houston Christian High School was founded in 1970 under the name Northwest Academy. The city of Houston's extension of a street to the new school was cited as an example of government aid to a segregation academy.[4]

In 1998, Northwest Academy (K-12) split into First Baptist Academy and Houston Christian High School. Multiple churches collectively cofounded Houston Christian to cater to residents of the western portions of Greater Houston.[5] First Baptist Academy moved to a location next to Houston First Baptist Church, and Houston Christian remained at the Northwest Academy site until its current facility opened.[6] In turn the British School of Houston occupied the former Northwest Academy/Houston Christian site.[7]

In fall 1998 Houston Christian began operations. Metro National Corp. sold the land, for under $4,000,000, to a group that intended to use the land for the permanent Houston Christian location. The cost of building was, in 1998, thought to be approximately $20 million. Construction was to begin in 1999.[8] The school opened in the beginning of the school year in 2000. The following year multiple classrooms, a chapel, and the fine arts facilities were scheduled to open.[6] The ultimate cost was $11 million.[5]

Student enrollment increased from 155 in 1998 to 338 in 2001.[5]

Circa 2018, the school decided to create a fine arts endowment from a donation worth $1,000,000.[9]

Campus

The campus has a total of 45acres of area.[6] It is along Beltway 8 and Kempwood Drive.[8] It is in proximity to Spring Shadows.[6] The George and Barbara Bush Center for Scholars and Leaders is a program located on campus that opened in 2012.[10] The center offers courses for students to learn leadership skills and each student at the school receives at least 30 hours of leadership training.[11]

The original campus had 14.5acres of area.[7]

Athletics

The Houston Christian athletic teams, known as the Mustangs, have been members of the Southwest Preparatory Conference since 2012-13.[12] Prior to the 2012-13 school year, HCHS was a member of TAPPS, winning many state championships.

Championships

Includes both Northwest Academy and HCHS championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile School Review - Houston Christian School Profile.
  2. https://www.houstonchristian.org/news-detail?pk=1513227#:~:text=On%20behalf%20of%20the%20Board,search%20and%20prayerful%20deliberation%2C%20Ms. Ms. Leanne Messer named next Head of School
  3. "Schools" (Map) (Archive). Spring Branch Management District. Retrieved on June 19, 2015.
  4. Book: ERIC. ERIC ED065646: It's Not Over in the South: School Desegregation in Forty-Three Southern Cities Eighteen Years After Brown.. May 1972. english. 126. - See copy at Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  5. News: Baird. Annette. 7. Christian High sees increase in students. November 15, 2001. Houston Chronicle. - Available from the Houston Public Library and Houston Chronicle archives, hosted by NewsBank.
  6. News: Perez. Danny. Houston Christian opens new campus Area churches collaborate for high school. September 6, 2000. 9. Houston Chronicle. - Available from the Houston Public Library and Houston Chronicle archives, hosted by NewsBank.
  7. Web site: Baird . Annette . British school to expand to accommodate demand . . 2000-12-20 . ThisWeek 2 . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020174341/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3268445 . 20 October 2012 . dead.
  8. News: Vara. Richard. Coalition buys land for school. Houston Chronicle. 1998-04-25. Religion 1. - Available from the Houston Public Library and Houston Chronicle archives, hosted by NewsBank.
  9. Web site: Maness. Tracy. School reaps benefits of bequest; A.D. Players founder leaves $1 million to Houston Christian High School fine arts. Houston Chronicle. 2018-10-23. 2022-04-28.
  10. Web site: Shelnutt. Kate. Houston Christian High opens campus center named for the Bushes. Houston Chronicle. 2012-04-19. 2022-04-28.
  11. News: KHOU. Houston Christian High School introduces indexed tuition. February 4, 2019. April 13, 2022.
  12. Web site: Jenkins . Jeff . November 29, 2011 . Athletics: Mustangs make move to SPC . July 29, 2023 . chron.com.
  13. https://tapps.biz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ResultsBaseball78-07.pdf Results (Baseball) 1978-2007
  14. https://tapps.biz/athletics/football/results/ Previous Years Results
  15. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . SPC Champions: Spring Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729062602/https://spcsports.org/sports/2019/7/25/spc-spring-champs.aspx . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.com.
  16. https://tapps.biz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ResultsBasketball78-07.pdf Results (Basketball) 1978-2007
  17. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . 2014 . DII Boys Basketball . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729231551/https://s3.amazonaws.com/spcsports.org/documents/2019/7/20/2013_2014_Winter_B_BKB_2.pdf . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.org.
  18. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . SPC Champions: Winter Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729060519/https://spcsports.org/sports/2019/7/24/spc-winter-champs.aspx . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.org.
  19. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . 2023 . Winter 2022-23 SPC Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729061748/https://spcsports.org/sports/2022/8/9/2022-23WinterChamps.aspx . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.org.
  20. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . 2022 . Fall 2022 SPC Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729061236/https://spcsports.org/sports/2022/8/9/2022fallchamps.aspx . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.org.
  21. https://tapps.biz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ResultsFootballThru2007.pdf All-Time Football Champions
  22. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . 2013 . Division II - D2 Softball . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729232121/https://s3.amazonaws.com/spcsports.org/documents/2019/7/20/2013_Spring_G_SB_2.pdf . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.org.
  23. Web site: Southwest Preparatory Conference . 2023 . Spring 2023 SPC Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729063124/https://spcsports.org/sports/2022/8/9/2023springchamps.aspx . July 29, 2023 . July 29, 2023 . spcsports.com.
  24. https://tapps.biz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ResultsStateTrack.pdf Results (State Track) 1978-2007

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