Beaumont United High School is a public high school in
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
. It is one of two high schools in the
Beaumont Independent School District
Beaumont Independent School District is a U.S. public school district serving Beaumont in Southeast Texas. The district originated in the annexation of the former Beaumont ISD by the South Park Independent School District after its trustees vote ...
, serving its eastern half, and was established in fall 2018 by the merger of
Clifton J. Ozen High School
Clifton J. Ozen High School was a fine arts and technology magnet high school in the city of Beaumont, Texas. It was operated by the Beaumont Independent School District and was created during the 1997–1998 school year as part of a new student as ...
and
Central High School. United uses the former Ozen campus, and the new school offers all of the courses offered at the former schools. The students of Ozen and Central voted on the school name, colors, and team name.
History
In 2017,
Hurricane Harvey
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severely damaged the Central High School campus. The Beaumont Independent School District decided in January 2018 to combine Central with Ozen High School on the Ozen campus as a new high school
to serve the eastern half of the district, with
West Brook High School
West Brook Senior High School is a high school in the city of Beaumont, Texas. It is operated by the Beaumont Independent School District and was formed in 1982 as a court-ordered measure to integrate the schools of the formerly separate South Park ...
serving the western half. The name Beaumont United, announced in February 2018, was the most popular in a vote open to all students at the schools to be combined;
in the interests of unity, proposals to name the school after an individual, including
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
, were not included on the ballot.
In January 2018, Central had approximately 1,300 students and Ozen approximately 1,150; the capacity of the Ozen campus, then 1,800,
[ was increased by the addition of a modular building with 16 classrooms.][
]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,269 students from combining Ozen and Central students enrolled for the 2017–2018 school year is as follows:
*Male - 52.4%
*Female - 47.5%
*Black or African American - 69.2%
*Asian - 0.9%
*Hispanic - 26.9%
*Multiracial - 1.2%
*White - 1.5%
At the time of the merger, Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. data indicated that Beaumont United would have approximately 90% economically disadvantaged
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students, as opposed to a little over half at West Brook.[
]
Athletics
Athletes at Beaumont United are Timberwolves, chosen together with the school's name and colors by student vote;[ other options included Wildcats. Central athletes had been Jaguars and Ozen athletes Panthers;][ the two schools were rivals in basketball.
The Timberwolves compete in the following sports:
*Baseball
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Boys Cross Country
*Girls Cross Country
*Football
*Boys Golf
*Girls Golf
*Boys Soccer
*Girls Soccer
*Softball
*Boys Swimming & Diving
*Girls Swimming & Diving
*Team Tennis
*Boys Tennis
*Girls Tennis
*Boys Track & Field
*Girls Track & Field
*Girls Volleyball
*Boys Wrestling
*Girls Wrestling
The boys' basketball team won the state 5A championship in 2021, the first basketball title for the district since 2001.]
References
External links
Beaumont United High School
Beaumont Independent School District high schools
2018 establishments in Texas
Educational institutions established in 2018
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