Northside High School, formerly Jefferson Davis High School, is a

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located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of

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with a ZIP code of 77009. The school was previously named after

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, the only president of the

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. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the

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. The mascot of Northside is the Panther. The school also has a Hotel and Restaurant Management

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. The HISD board voted to give the school its current name in 2016.Clemons, Tracy.
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History

Davis was previously reserved for white children but it

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by 1970. In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High. The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college. Prior to 1996 it was renovated through the Renewal A bond program, which spent $5.5 million on Davis. In 1996 it had 1,800 students.

Campus

In 1996 the school had

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floors. At the time it had one temporary building used for classes and two others for other purposes; it had a fewer amount compared to some other schools because it was not overcrowded. In 1996 Terry Kliewer of the ''

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'' praised the building's features and maintenance, and stated that it "exemplifies what is possible when an old building gets good maintenance and timely remodeling."

Neighborhoods served by Northside

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. The school serves Irvington Village, a

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unit and Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit, both of the

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. The school's boundary also includes the

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residences,

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, and The Rice.

Student body

During the 2006-2007 school year, 1,577 students were enrolled at Davis. About 85% of the students were

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, and 12% of the students were

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. Also, 2% of the students were

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. Less than one percent of the students were

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. Less than one percent of the students was Native American. About 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Extracurricular activities

In the summer of 2016, the former JDMB (Jeff Davis Marching Band), was reorganized into the Northside

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. The Panther Band is directed by Timothy D. Richardson, a graduate of

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, who took over the band program in 2015. The band specializes in show style marching, with certain elements implemented from corps style marching. In 2015 the

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Pantera had 28 students. It travels out of state. The Pantera had issues with lack of interest in 2014 but had recovered the following year.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools feeding into Davis include: * Ketelsen * Looscan * Clemente Martinez * Sherman Partial: * Crockett *

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* Herrera * Jefferson * Ross * Travis All of Marshall Middle School's attendance zone is within the Davis High School attendance zone. Middle schools that have portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include: *Burbank *Fleming * Gregory-Lincoln MS *Key

Notable alumni

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- former

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outfielder and minor-league managerFrank Carswell Statistics and History

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. Retrieved February 19, 2014. *

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outfielder 2002-16, 4-time All-Star *

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- former federal judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas *

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- Democratic Party member of

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* Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez - 1999 World Champion boxer and

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silver medalist * Slater N. Martin -

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Basketball player and Hall of Famer, played for Minneapolis Lakers (now

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, and St. Louis Hawks (now

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). *

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- country singer *

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- participant in 1972 Olympic Games

References

External links

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