Needville High School

Needville High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (with a Needville postal address)[3] and a part of the Needville Independent School District. It is classified as a 4A school by the UIL. The school serves residents of Needville, Fairchilds, a portion of Pleak,[4] and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

Needville High School
Location
16319 Hwy 36 South
Needville postal address, Texas 77461

United States
Coordinates29°22′15″N 95°48′09″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoCommitted to Educational Excellence
Established1948
School districtNeedville Independent School District
PrincipalSteve Adamson[1]
Faculty73.38 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,034 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.09[2]
Color(s)    Royal Blue & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA
NicknameBluejays/Lady Jays
YearbookBluejay
Websitewww.needvilleisd.com/o/needville-high-school

Students in grades 9-12 from the neighboring Damon Independent School District also attended Needville High School prior to the opening of Damon High School. Damon ISD signed a contract with Needville ISD in 1949 so Damon ISD residents could go to school at Needville High.[6]

Athletics

The Needville Blue Jays compete in these sports -[7]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball, Interior Design, Exterior Design

State Titles
  • Softball[8]
    • 2009(3A)
  • Boys Track[9]
    • 1979(2A), 1980(2A)
  • Volleyball[10][11]
    • 1975(2A), 1976(2A), 1977(2A), 1992(3A), 2017(4A)

History

2007 Fire

The original Needville High School building was reported on fire at around 3:45 AM on April 24, 2007. 21 area fire departments responded but by 6:00 AM the building was still a fireball. As of 7:00 PM, the 1937 building was reduced to smoldering rubble with fire fighters and investigators still at the scene along with spectators. One computer lab, two mobile computer labs, three copiers, one Coke machine, and TAKS tests taken last week were lost to the fire.

The fire came in the wake of a $60 million bond issue, $49 million of which was earmarked for a new high school.

(sources:[12] [13] [14] [15] [16])

2018 Stoneman Douglas Walkout Suspensions

In the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the school received backlash after superintendent Curtis Rhodes threatened to suspend students who participated in walk out protests.[17] The school's Facebook page was subsequently taken down.[18]

2020 Mask Incident

After the George Floyd Protests of 2020, a student was asked to remove their "BLM Mask" as it could cause conflict with fellow pupils. However, this was not enforced for students who wore masks with messages in support of Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. Eventually, the school revised this ban to apply to all political messages, with only plain masks (surgical or cloth), or masks with the US flag, Texas flag, or the Needville High School logo. [19]

Administration
  • Principal: Steve Adamson[1]
  • Assistant principals: Derek Maresh, Kristin Wyatt, Heather Cordova
  • Administration Secretary: Berni Reyes

References
  1. "Needville High School". www.needvilleisd.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "NEEDVILLE H S School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "Needville High School". Needville Independent School District. Retrieved 2021-02-01. 16400 Fritzella Road Needville, Texas TX 77461 - It has a Needville address but is outside of the Needville city limits
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  5. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  6. "History of the District Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Needville Independent School District. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
  7. The Athletics Department
  8. UIL Softball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Needville volleyball win state championship".
  12. Local Paper report 1
  13. Local Paper report 2
  14. Dunn, Bob (2007-04-23). "Major Fire Destroys 2 Buildings At Needville High School Campus". Fort Bend Now. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. Hanson, Eric (2007-05-08). "Teen admits to Needville school fire". Houston Chronicle.
  16. FOX report
  17. "Needville ISD not allowing student demonstrations amid national call for walk outs". 21 February 2018.
  18. "Texas school's Facebook page down after superintendent threatens to suspend students who walk out". 22 February 2018.
  19. "Needville ISD bans all political masks following dispute over student's Black Lives Matter mask". 20 September 2020.
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