Ross S. Sterling High School is a public high school located in Baytown, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Sterling is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District which covers southeastern Harris County. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. The campus has over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) and is built on 86.32 acres (349,300 m2). In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Sections of the city of Baytown are zoned to Sterling High School. Previously, sections of Highlands were until the Goose Creek Memorial High School was built in 2008.
Video Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas)
Demographics
The 2014 School Membership Report shows that Sterling's ethnic breakdown includes:
- 1,237 (51%) Hispanic students
- 679 (28%) White students
- 412 (17%) African-American students
- 97 (4%) Asian-American, Indian, and other students
Maps Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas)
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include
- Clark
- Crockett
- Harlem
- Austin
- Bowie
The middle schools that feed into Sterling are
- Gentry
- Cedar Bayou
Athletics
Ross S. Sterling High School competes in these sports -
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Water Polo, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
Activities and clubs
Other activities available at Ross S. Sterling High School include:
- Art
- Band
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Drama
Clubs available include:
- Academic Lemmings
- American Red Cross Club
- Anime Club
- Art Honour Society
- Bowling Club
- Chess Club
- Club Avid
- Christian Student Union
- Creative Writing Club
- Video Game Club
- Interact Club
- Diamond Dolls
- Future Farmers of America
- Future Teachers of America
- Key Club
- National Honor Society
- Drama Club
- French and Spanish Club
- Go Green Club
- Psychology Club
- Lettermen's Club
- Strategy Club
Academics
Sterling offers a wide range of courses. Along with the core courses, Sterling also offers many College Board AP courses, including:
- Calculus AB & BC
- Statistics
- Music Theory
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Physics B
- Government and Politics:United States
- Human Geography
- Macroeconomics
- Psychology
- United States History
- World History
- French Language
- French Literature
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- English Language and Composition
- English Literature and Composition
- Studio Art:2-D Design
- Studio Art:3-D Design
- Studio Art:Drawing
Notable alumni
- Rocky Bernard, defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks who played in Super Bowl XL.
- Chris Cagle, Country music singer and songwriter
- Romany Malco, Actor Weeds, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Brett Marshall, Major League Baseball player
- Barry Smitherman, member of the Texas Railroad Commission
- Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation
References
External links
- Sterling High School
Source of article : Wikipedia
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