Thurgood Marshall High School (Texas) Explained

Thurgood Marshall High School
Seal Image:File:TMHS school Logo.png
Established:2002
Principal:Dr.Ogechi Uwaga-Sanders
Type:Public High School
Grades:9-12
Streetaddress:1220 Buffalo Run
Zipcode:77489
Coordinates:29.6112°N -95.5227°W
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Enrollment:1,542 (2022-23)[1]
Faculty:112.03 (on a FTE basis)
Ratio:13.76
Colors: Black and Gold
Nickname:Buffalo
Footnotes:[2]

Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school located in Missouri City, Texas and is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District.

Marshall, serving grades 9 through 12, serves sections of Missouri City and a portion of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Stafford, including sections of Fifth Street. A small portion of the City of Houston is in the school's boundary.[3] [4]

Marshall was named after Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve in the Supreme Court of the United States. The mascot is the Buffalo Soldier represented by the Marshall Buffalo and the school colors are black and gold.

History

Marshall opened on August 15, 2002 and was dedicated on October 13 of the same year.[5]

Marshall was FBISD’s Ninth Comprehensive School.

Marshall is magnetized for its three career academies, Electronic Engineering (EE), Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (Discontinued),[6] and Fire Science Technology. The EE Academy's FIRST Robotics team has received distinguished honors from FIRST in its six years of existence. In the Fall of 2009 they are proposed to open the first International Baccalaureate program in Fort Bend Independent School District.

The Air Force JROTC Unit at Thurgood Marshall High School earned the 2009-2010 Distinguished Unit Award.

During the 2009-2010 school year, Marshall was rated as a recognized school for the first time in school history.

Attendance zone

A Houston Housing Authority (HHA) public housing complex, Willow Park Apartments, is assigned to Marshall High.[7] [8] [9]

Athletics

Men's

Women's

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Marshall:

The following middle schools feed into Marshall:

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THURGOOD MARSHALL H S. National Center for Education Statistics. June 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Thurgood Marshall H S. ed.gov. 15 March 2016.
  3. http://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib09/TX01917858/Centricity/Domain/103/marshall.pdf
  4. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Annexation/docs_pdfs/etj_city_11x8.pdf
  5. Web site: Fort Bend ISD History. Fort Bend ISD. https://web.archive.org/web/20110404190533/http://www.fortbendisd.com/about/history.cfm. April 4, 2011.
  6. Web site: Marshall offers high-tech but doesn't forget history. LaRicci, Leen. Houston Chronicle. August 14, 2013. August 8, 2002.
  7. "Willow Park Apartments." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. (despite the Missouri City address it is in the Houston city limits, as some places in Houston have other cities as postal address designators)
  8. https://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib/TX01917858/Centricity/Domain/103/FT%20BEND%20ISD%202018.pdf Attendance Boundary Map of 2018-2019
  9. "Fort Bend ISD Feeders 2018-2019." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. Also see: "High School Zone Map 2016-2017."
  10. Web site: 2019-2020 Football State Championship Results . University Interscholastic League . December 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222095158/https://www.uiltexas.org/football/state/results . December 22, 2019 . live.
  11. Web site: Devon Achane, Fort Bend Marshall, All Purpose Back . November 29, 2023 . 247Sports . en-US.
  12. Web site: Aubrey Coleman. Houston Cougars. August 14, 2013.
  13. Web site: Boys athlete of the week: Adari Haulcy, Fort Bend Marshall. Houston Chronicle. October 18, 2021.
  14. Web site: Texas A&M incoming freshman expectations: 5-star WR Chris Marshall. Jeff. Tarpley. 247Sports.com. May 6, 2022. September 8, 2022.