Humble High School (HHS) is a secondary school in theHumble Independent School District inHumble, Texas, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 for the city of Humble, theMoonshine Hill area ofHouston, and unincorporated communities north ofBeltway 8. The campus serves the entire Humble area and the western part of Atascocita. In 2016, a portion of the upstairs main building was refurbished for the rezoning ofQuest Early College High School (QECHS) completely independent from HHS.
Before 1918, students attended a single building, the Humble School, which housed grades 1-11. The first high school graduates in Humble graduated from this school in 1911.
The first school building, Humble High School, opened in 1918 on Higgins Avenue.[2] In 1929, it was relocated to a new building, next door, asCharles Bender High School.
It became Humble High School again and moved to its present location at 1700 Wilson Road, in 1965.[3][4] The original Charles Bender High School building still stands on Higgins Avenue. The original 1918 Humble High School building was demolished in 1955.
Until 2007, ninth grade students attended the Humble Ninth Grade Campus, adjacent to the Humble High campus at 1131 Wilson Road. That building was refurbished into Ross Sterling Middle School in 2007, and the ninth graders moved into the newly completed freshman annex at the high school.
Before the opening ofAtascocita High School in 2006, HHS had a population of over 5,000 students. Clearly overcrowded, AHS was opened to meet the large population growth in the Atascocita area. Continued growth in the southern portion of the district led to the opening ofSummer Creek High School in 2009. This caused Humble to be reclassified as a 4A school by the UIL in 2010 with a fall 2010 enrollment of 1,651 students.[5][3]
After the opening of AHS, Humble High School underwent a major makeover in 2007. The school was reformatted with six houses (similar to format used by AHS) to give students more personalized attention. Renovations also allowed HHS to comply with the Texas Education Agency's standards for class size. Bond funds paid for a new two-story classroom wing to replace the 40-year-old classroom wing. The school gained 15 science classrooms, three teaching theaters, seven business labs, practice areas for dance and drill team, and a new black box theater. Throughout the school, there is new carpet and paint. New electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning systems were installed. In total, 103,000 square feet (9,600 m2) was added and 355,000 square feet (33,000 m2) was renovated.
The building exterior during construction in 2022.
On 30 October 2020, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for a major renovation to the school. The renovations at HHS include a modern cafeteria, library, performing arts theatre, a Career and Technical Education wing and athletics wing. The final point will see the creation of a competition and auxiliary gym. It is planned to be completed by August 2022 and will increase the campus size by just over 63,000 square feet to nearly 552,000 total square feet.[6][7][8]
For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a C grade from theTexas Education Agency, with an overall score of 79 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 81) and School Progress (score of 82), and a C grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 73). The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.[20]
Humble High School offers language courses includingSpanish,French, andAmerican Sign Language. AlthoughGerman andLatin were offered in the past, after a decrease in interest, the course was removed from the curriculum. Spanish and French are offered at theIB level, withAP courses being taught in Spanish and French as well.
TheInternational Baccalaureate program was introduced to Humble High in the beginning of the 2007-2008 year, after interviewing applicants a year earlier. The 2009 class was the first IB students to graduate from Humble High School with an IB diploma.[21] Although IB Music Theory was offered in the past the course was eventually removed from the curriculum in the 2017-2018 year.
The HHS T-STEM Academy was introduced to the school during the 2016-2017 year following its designation by theTexas Education Agency earlier that year, with 50 students initially and adding 50 more each school year. The academy combines college preparatory curriculum with STEM themes. At most, the academy will serve a maximum of 400 high school students.[22][23] The goal of the academy is to provide a college-style curriculum while readying students to pursue pathways in theSTEM fields. The required degree plan will include 15-45 credit hours at no charge provided by thelocal Lone Star College in Kingwood.[24]
Besides IB, the school offers AVID,[25] a program designed to aid and prepare economically disadvantaged and academically top-generation honors students from middle to high school into college. Humble High is also the only high school in Humble ISD to offer a cosmetology course.[26][27]
The JROTC program was introduced in 2002 and is currently the seniormost JROTC unit in Humble ISD as well as one of twoUnited States Army programs in the district.[28] EveryVeterans Day since 2007, the program hosts theWildcat Salute to Veterans ceremony in the school's commons area, in which cadets from the program guard a replica of theTomb of the Unknown Soldier inArlington National Cemetery.[29] During the 2016 ceremony, state representativeDan Huberty presented the unit with theFlag of Texas that was flown over the state capital in honor of the holiday.[30] As of 2019, the makeshift tomb is guard throughout the entirety of the school day.[31] Outside of the ROTC program, a members of the band performsTaps while the floral program create the wreath that will be laid.[32] Since 2013, the program has provided flag holders at the annual Humble Police Memorial Ceremony in May at theHumble Civic Center.[33] In June 2019, the JROTC Academic Team took part in the JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl (JLAB) inWashington D.C., where it competed against other JROTC units around the world.[34]
In 1932, there began to be celebrations of school alumni. Ever since then, there have been annual reunions of school alumni. Since 1997, the alumni association has given out scholarships sponsored by its own. In 2020, for the first time, the annual reunion was cancelled.[35]
This list is incomplete. Items italicized are located inunincorporated areas of Harris County with "Humble, Texas" postal addresses. Lone Star College does not operate any facilities with Humble, Texas addresses, but it serves the Humble city limits.Christian Life Center Academy was previously in a section of Houston near Humble (while having a Humble postal address). It now is located inKingwood, Houston.
