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primary and secondary

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in the

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area of

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. SBS serves approximately 1200 students from PK3 – 12. As a self-supporting agency of the Second Baptist Church of Houston, the school has access to nearly of educational and recreational facilities on a , Memorial area campus.

Notable Sports Achievements

* 1990: Varsity Women's Volleyball team wins State * 1997: Varsity Men's Basketball wins first State Championship * 1999: Varsity Women's Tennis wins State Championship; Football wins first State Championship * 2000: Varsity Women's Tennis wins State Championship; Women's Cross Country wins State Championship; Varsity Men's Basketball wins State Championship * 2001: Varsity Women's Tennis wins State Championship; Women's Cross Country wins State Championship * 2002: Varsity Men's Baseball wins State Championship; Varsity Women's Volleyball wins State Championship * 2003: Varsity Women's Volleyball wins State Championship * 2004: Varsity Men's Swimming wins State Championship; Varsity Men's Baseball wins State Championship; Women's Cross Country wins State Championship * 2006: Varsity Men's Baseball wins State Championship; Varsity Men's Tennis wins State Championship * 2007: Varsity Women's Volleyball wins State Championship * 2011: Varsity Men's Swimming wins State Championship * 2012: Varsity Men's Swimming wins State Championship * 2016: Varsity Men's Swimming wins State Championship * 2018: Golf wins State Championship; Men's Basketball wins State Championship * 2019: Golf wins State Championship * 2021: Varsity Women's Softball wins first State Championship * The SBS Baseball teams have been in 6 State Championships, 24 Regional Championships, and as of March 2021 there are 60 former eagles playing on a higher level .

Notable alumni

Glenn January Glenn Arwin January, Jr. (born May 25, 1983, in Houston, Texas) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Early years He attended Second Baptist School and played high school football there. Additionally, he was in the cho ...

(Class of 2001),

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player. * Aaron Thompson (Class of 2005),

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player. *

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, (Class of 1988),

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from Texas. *

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(Class of 2005), writer for ''

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References

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External links

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Notable Sports Achievements

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