Clear Horizons Early College High School
| Clear Horizons Early College High School | |
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 Rising to the challenges of tomorrow today | |
| Address | |
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13735 Beamer Road Houston, Texas, Harris County 77089 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°34′44″N 95°12′17″W / 29.578990°N 95.204792°WCoordinates: 29°34′44″N 95°12′17″W / 29.578990°N 95.204792°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school / Early College High School |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Clear Creek Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Greg Smith |
| Principal | Brett Lemley, Ed.D |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 350 (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Coyote |
| Accreditations | Exemplary [1] |
| Website | Official Website |
Clear Horizons Early College High School is a public secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. In this program, an associate degree is completed simultaneously within the student's four years of high school. The program requires all its students to be on either the Distinguished Achievement Plan or the Distinguished Level of Achievement Plan. Students must take the highest level classes offered for each subject (e.g. AP, PreAP, or Dual Credit classes). Dual credit classes are free for the students and therefore the school is known for helping economically disadvantaged students. Acceptance into the school is based on random name drawing of applicants rather than acceptance by grades.
History
Clear Horizons Early College High School was founded in 2007. It is the successor of CCISD's Project ExCEL. Clear Horizons is located on the South Campus of the San Jacinto Community College District. Currently there are 350-400 students in all four grades.
Clear Horizons' first graduating class in 2009 consisted of 12 students. Four of these graduates received their associate degrees.[2][3] while the rest were close.
References
- ↑ Texas Education Agency (July 2009). "2009 Campus Accountability Data Table".
- ↑ Clear Creek Independent School District (2009-05-08). "Clear Horizons Early College HS Celebrates First Graduates". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ San Jacinto College (2009-05-07). "Four early college high school students to receive San Jacinto College associate degrees". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2009-08-13.