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The school is famous for its baseball program which is annually ranked as one top teams state-wide and nationally, producing numerous future college stars and major leaguers. The debate team is also well-known and frequently places high nationally. |
The school is famous for its baseball program which is annually ranked as one top teams state-wide and nationally, producing numerous future college stars and major leaguers. The debate team is also well-known and frequently places high nationally. |
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==Notable Alumni== |
==Notable Alumni== |
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| Principal Administrator | Tim Salem |
| Founded | 1955 |
| School type | Public school (U.S.) |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Bellaire, Texas, United States |
| Enrollment | 3,236 students |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| School colors | Red, White |
Bellaire High School is a magnet/IB school located at 5100 Maple Street in Bellaire, Texas with a zip code of 77401. It is part of the Houston Independent School District. It is denoted as a magnet foreign language program offering a wide array of languages taught from Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Japanese, Hebrew, and Italian.
The school handles grades nine through twelve. Bellaire High School has neighborhood, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate programs. Annually one of the top schools in Texas and the US, with some of the highest numbers of National Merit Scholars and Semifinalists.
The school ranked number 80 according to the Challenge Index by Jay Mathews. The Challenge Index ranks schools by the number of AP and IB tests taken by students at a school in 2002 divided by the number of graduating seniors.
The school is famous for its baseball program which is annually ranked as one top teams state-wide and nationally, producing numerous future college stars and major leaguers. The debate team is also well-known and frequently places high nationally.
DOOD, they are total noobs.
Notable Alumni
- Emeka Okafor (selected in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats)
- Dennis Quaid
- Randy Quaid
- Brent Spiner (played Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- John Moores (founder of BMC software and owner of the San Diego Padres)
- Chuck Knoblauch (former MLB second baseman)
- José Cruz, Jr. (outfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- Richard Linklater (director of Dazed and Confused)
- Marianne Williamson (best-selling author)
- Thomas Schlamme (Emmy winning television director and producer of The West Wing)
- Robert Wuhl (Emmy winning television writer and actor of Arli$$)