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Bellaire High School is a secondary school of the Houston Independent School District, and its campus is located in Bellaire, Texas (USA) in Greater Houston. The high school serves the incorporated city of Bellaire and the Houston community of Meyerland, as well as other Houston neighborhoods. It has a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body. ==History== The school opened in 1955.〔"(Bellaire High School official account )." Twitter. Retrieved on March 28, 2013.〕 It was originally an all-White high school. Because of the large number of Jewish students, the school had the nickname "Hebrew High."〔Swartz, Mimi. "(The Gangstas of Godwin Park )" ((Archive )). ''Texas Monthly''. June 1, 2006. Jun2006, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p132. Retrieved on November 2, 2011. (See profile ) at EBSCOHost〕 Bellaire introduced International Baccalaureate programs in 1980.〔Peterson, Alexander Duncan Campbell. ''Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges''. Open Court Publishing, 2003. (First edition: 1987) ISBN 0812695054, 9780812695052. p. (159 ).〕 In the mid-to-late 1980s families began moving into Bellaire and Meyerland. They would tear down many older houses and build new ones. This gave Bellaire High School a population of wealthier students. At the same time apartments formerly housing White singles began to house low income immigrants. Bellaire added Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs to encourage White parents to send their children to Bellaire. Parents strove to get their children into the classes. Mimi Swartz of the ''Texas Monthly'' said "But these outstanding academic programs created, over time, a school within a school, in which the smartest kids with the most advantages took the IB and AP tracks, while everyone else was relegated to classes that, for various reasons--discipline problems, less talented teachers, lower standards--just weren't as good."〔 In January 1987, Bellaire was offering the Arabic language for the second year.〔"(LANGUAGES DRAWING STUDENTS Houston schools increase offerings to meet demands )." ''Associated Press'' at ''The Dallas Morning News''. Wednesday January 7, 1987. News 11B. Retrieved on November 28, 2011.〕 In 1987 the school also offered Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Russian, and Spanish.〔 In September 1991 Bellaire was one of 32 HISD schools that had capped enrollments; in other words the school was filled to capacity and excess students had to attend other schools.〔Markley, Melanie. "(32 schools hit enrollment cap )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday September 26, 1991. A17. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.〕 By the 2000s Bellaire placed on the lists of the top performing high schools in the United States. Athletic and academic programs won national and international awards. Many graduates headed for prestigious American universities. At the same time, disciplinary infractions increased. Swartz said "The case could be made that the school has triumphed despite being under enormous social pressures. But success has not come without pain."〔 From the 1999-2000 school year to the 2003-2004 school year, the total number of disciplinary actions increased from 441 to 1,082 and the number of in-school suspensions increased from 336 to 855.〔 In February 2006, a stabbing involving two male freshmen occurred in a school stairwell. The victim survived the stabbing while the perpetrator was arrested and prosecuted.〔(Bellaire High School stabbing suspect gets plea deal ), KHOU-TV.com - March 16, 2006〕 During the same year Todd Spivak of the ''Houston Press'' reported about the magazine's feature "These Kids Go to the Best Public High School in Houston." Spivak said that Bellaire High School had "strong, consistent leadership and a diverse student population" but that it received a lower rating due to a "surprisingly high dropout rate." Spivak said that the survey indicated that Bellaire graduated two thirds of its students. Dr. Robert Sanborn, president and CEO of the Children at Risk organization, said that at Bellaire an achievement gap existed between the top-performing students and the lowest-performing students.〔Spivak, Todd. "(The Also-Rans )." ''Houston Press''. March 2, 2006. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.〕 In 2007 13 percent of high school-aged children zoned to Bellaire chose to attend a different Houston ISD school.〔Radcliffe, Jennifer. "(Critics: In HISD, too many don't go where zoned / Black leaders argue bond has no fix to get kids back to schools in their neighborhoods )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday October 14, 2007. B1 MetFront.〕 In 2010 Magnet Schools of America, a nonprofit, released a report recommending that Bellaire's magnet program be abolished, due to overcrowding of the school.〔Mellon, Ericka. "(Report: HISD should drop 55 magnet programs )." ''Houston Chronicle''. January 7, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.〕 In 2011 the Brays Oaks district expanded.〔"(Parks & Recreation )." Brays Oaks. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 A small portion of Bellaire High School attendance zone became a part of the district.〔"(Enroll_Expansion.pdf )." Brays Oaks Management District. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 In 2014 Terry Grier stated that Bellaire should reduce its enrollment to around 3,000 students.〔Mellon, Ericka. "(Grier: 3 popular HISD high schools must reduce enrollment )." ''Houston Chronicle''. October 16, 2014. Retrieved on October 17, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bellaire High School (Texas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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