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- "The children of Settegast attend schools in their immediate vicinity. B. C. Elmore is the Senior High School, while the lower grades attend Hilliard School and Settegast School." It opened in 1957. Its namesake served as the principal from 1957 to 1969. The 27 classroom building had a cost of $513,113.00. It was converted into a junior high school on when Forest Brook High School opened in 1972. The building was razed and replaced with a new middle school structure in 1999. In 2013 this new campus became the B.C. Elmore Elementary School of the Houston Independent School District.Principals selected, changes proposed for North Forest schools
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American football line coach Bill Michael liked to recruit players from Elmore. He personally recruited Elmore student Greg Pruitt.Corcoran, Michael. ''The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs. Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle''. University of Nebraska Press, September 1, 2005. , 9780803264625. p
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According to Pruitt, at Elmore athletes had a high status and the school had a tradition of winning athletic games. Pruitt also said that B.C. Elmore played athletic games against all-white schools as well as black schools.

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