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, Scarborough serves grades nine through twelve and has Houston ISD's Futures Academy.

History

The school was named after school board member George Cameron Scarborough. Its first principal was W. L. Fromein. Scarborough was founded on a plot on May 27, 1968. The school relieved

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. Originally, the plan was for both a junior and senior high school, but it became a high school in 1979 when Clifton Middle School opened. Scarborough was named a 1986-87

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. In 1999 Scarborough had 958 students. That year, there were 16 students who had previously attended private schools. 14 students who previously attended private schools began attending Scarborough in 2000.Hung, Melissa. "Going Public." ''

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cited Scarborough as a "second rate school In 2008 the school had a per student cost of $5,442, with 890 students attending the school.Garza, Cynthia Leonor.
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''. Saturday October 1, 2008. B1 MetFront. Retrieved on December 13, 2008. In 2014 the district scheduled the elimination of the Scarborough architecture program for the 2015-2016 school year.

Neighborhoods served

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Student body

The enrolled student body, which totaled 869 during the 2006-2007 school year, is mostly

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. * 58%

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* 29%

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* 12%

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* 1% Asian American * <1% Native American

Strict dress code and school uniforms

In the 2007-2008 school year, Scarborough has school uniforms. Official school colors are red & black The

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specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify " bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Feeder pattern

Feeder elementary schools to Scarborough High School include: *Kate Smith *Benbrook (portion) *Wainwright (portion) Feeder middle schools include: *Clifton *Black Black Middle Attendance Zone
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Notable alumni

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(Class of 1984), member of the

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for District 138 in Harris County *

Blas Elias Blas Elias (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter. He also drums for the Las Vegas production of Blue Man Group. He has toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra since 2017. He has been a rotating cast member of th ...

(Class of 1986), drummer for Slaughter,

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, and

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Bobby Brock aka Bobby Rock former drummer for the band Nelson, and current drummer for Lita Ford

References

HISD's Scarborough profile

School History

External links

Scarborough High School
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