Jersey Village High School

Jersey Village High School is located in Jersey Village, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Maggie Wiley serves as its principal replacing previous Ralph Funk.

Jersey Village High School
Address
7600 Solomon St Houston , Texas 77040 United States
Coordinates	29°52′56″N 95°33′21″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1972
School district	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Principal	Maggie Wiley
Faculty	219.24 FTE (2018-19)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,471 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.83 (2018-19)[1]
Color(s)	Purple & Gold
Fight song	Jersey Village Fight Song
Athletics	UIL 6A
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League
Mascot	Falcon
Newspaper	Peregrine
Information	[phone]
Website	Jersey Village High School website

Jersey Village High School serves the city of Jersey Village, small sections of Houston, and unincorporated sections of Harris County. A portion of the Near Northwest district is served by the school.[2]

The school mascot is the Falcon, which is similar to the original Atlanta Falcons logo, and the colors are purple and gold.

Academics

Jersey Village was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000.[3]

In the 2018-19 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 86 out of 100.[4]

Notable alumni

• Adger Armstrong, Professional football player, Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, class of 1976.[5]
• Howie Behrens, guitarist for Pushmonkey. Class of 1988.[6]
• Joseph Cao, first Vietnamese-American to be elected to Congress[7]
• Chamillionaire, rapper, class of 1998[8]
• Ryan Delahoussaye, musician. Member of the band, Blue October.[9]
• Sandy Gbandi, MLS, Class of 2002.[10]
• Paul Jetton, NFL football player class of 1983[11]
• Joseph Kahn, film director, class of 1990
• Nick Stavinoha, Professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals.[12]
• Paul Wall, rapper, class of 1998 [13]
• Selvin Young, NFL, Denver Broncos, class of 2002.[14]
• Lindsey Morgan, actress[15][16]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - JERSEY VILLAGE H S (481611001186)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
2. "Demographics." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
3. Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
4. "JERSEY VILLAGE H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
5. Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. Archived October 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
7. "The Candidate" by Michelle Krupa, Times-Picayune, 2008 December 8, p. A2.
8. "Ain't Nobody Real but Me". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
9. Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
10. Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
11. "Paul Jetton". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
12. Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
13. "Rap and Hip Hop Stars Who Went to College". Study.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
14. Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
15. http://dopemag.net/2015/05/lindsey-morgan/
16. http://jvalumni.com/FamousAlumni.asp?ID=12439

External links

• Media related to Jersey Village High School at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
  • Jersey Village High School (schools.cfisd.net/jersey/index.html) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) and schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/jersey/index.html