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Superintendent's Welcome Welcome to Houston Heights High School. We are a unique learning community of 250 students, their parents, and staff. Our entire program is committed to the success of your child. We offer small classes that allow our teachers to spend more quality time with each of our students to ensure their success in class and in life. We get to know our students and parents personally and we grow together. In the classroom we have cutting edge, wireless technology with more than 200 computers. Our extracurricular activities are designed to promote self worth and community service. Our international culture program provides students with the opportunity to study abroad. Our motto is leadership, excellence, and perseverance. We teach and nurture those qualities. Curriculum Houston Heights High School offers the CScope curriculum developed jointly by several Regional Educational Service Centers in Texas. The curriculum is completely aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills as adopted by the Texas Education Agency. For more information on the CScope curriculum, please click here. Technology Houston Heights High School makes extensive use of technology resources throughout our curriculum. While we do offer computer-specific courses, such as Internet Development and Desktop Publishing, one of our goals is to seamlessly integrate technology tools into every classroom. The following are examples of how technology is used in our school:
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Staff The Staff of Houston Heights High School are accountable to you for the academic success of your child. Parents are encouraged to jointly participate in their child’s education. Parents are encouraged to email the staff. Click here to view the staff and their email addresses. Student Organizations Student Organizations are designed to enhance the academic experience by teaching teamwork, accountability and contribution. Click here to view our student organizations, meeting schedules, volunteer opportunities, etc. Tutoring Individual and group tutoring sessions are available to every student at Houston Heights High School. Several times a year, all students complete diagnostic tests which gauge their understanding of various subjects. Students who show a need in a particular subject area are required to attend tutoring sessions that are scheduled before school, after school, and Saturday morning. The tutoring sessions are offered at no cost - thanks to our dedicated teaching staff. Distance Learning Cooperative Students have the opportunity to earn college credit and high school credit at the same time by taking on-line courses from The University of Texas. Students participating in this program follow a self-paced curriculum via CD-Rom, turn in assignments by email or mail, and complete exams at an approved testing center. If you would like to learn more about this program, click here. Dual Credit Classes Students have the opportunity to earn college credit and high school credit at the same time by taking extension courses from Houston Community College (HCC). Houston Heights High School is partnered with the Northeast HCC campus (located at Northline Mall). If you would like to learn more about this program, click This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional |