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César E. Chávez High School〔(Houston Independent School District ) listing for Chavez High School〕 is a secondary school located at 8501 Howard Drive in Houston, Texas, United States. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, and serves grades nine through twelve. Chavez serves several areas outside of the 610 Loop in southeast Houston, including the neighborhoods of Glenbrook Valley, Gulf Freeway Oaks, and Park Place. Chavez High School serves a mainly Hispanic and immigrant population located near Hobby Airport. The school is named for civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez. HISD's Environmental Science magnet program is offered at Chavez. The school's principal (as of June 2013) is Rene Sanchez. The "Lobo" (Spanish for "wolf") is the school's official mascot. ==History== By 1991 the East End area schools Austin High School and Milby High School had among the largest enrollments in Texas. In December of that year school district trustees voted to construct a new high school in September 1995 instead of 1997 due to the severity of overcrowding.〔"(News briefs )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday December 13, 1991. A34. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.〕 By 1997 the new high school had not yet been constructed; area community leaders and parents anticipated the construction of Chávez as Austin and Milby were still overcrowded.〔Rodriguez, Lori. "(NEIGHBORLY NEEDS/Help for homeless touches raw nerve in the East End )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday March 16, 1997. A1. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.〕 In the fall of 2000, Chávez opened and took most of Milby's traditional neighborhoods. In turn Milby absorbed some students from Austin.〔Berryhill, Michael. "The Unchanging Face of Milby." ''Houston Press''. October 9, 1997. (7 ). Retrieved on April 25, 2009.〕 A group called the Unidos Contra Environmental Racism (UCER) protested the school's proximity to many chemical plants soon after it opened;〔Auliff, Lily. "(New High School Under Fire For Environmental Concerns )." ''Citizens' Environmental Coalition Houston''. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.〕 the school is less than from plants owned by Texas Petroleum, Denka Chemical, USS Chemical, and Goodyear Chemical. Juan Parras, the leader of the UCER group, stated that the school would take the brunt of a chemical leak.〔Sierra, Javier. "(A Toxic Bone )." ''Sierra Club''. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.〕 Heather Browne, a spokesperson for Houston ISD, stated that the Chavez site was tested for environmental hazards in the air and soil in 1992 and 1996; no problems were found in the tests. Browne also stated that one park, three public swimming pools, the City Hall of South Houston, and one golf course are within of Chavez.〔Dunne, Dianne Weaver. "(Environmental Injustice: Poor and Minorities Suffer Most from Sick Schools )." ''Education World''. 2003. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.〕 In 2007, an Associated Press/Johns Hopkins University study referred to Chávez as a "dropout factory" where at least 40% of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year.〔Scharrer, Gary. "(Report points to 'dropout factories' )." ''Houston Chronicle''. October 31, 2007〕 During that year 21% of high school age children zoned to Chávez 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 2014 Terry Grier stated that Chávez 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「Chávez High School (Houston)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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