Harvard Elementary School (Texas)

Harvard Elementary School (Texas)

Harvard Elementary School is a public primary school in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States. Harvard, a part of the Houston Independent School District, serves grades Kindergarten through 5.

Harvard Elementary School serves a section of the Houston Heights." [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HarvardES.pdf Harvard Elementary Attendance Boundary] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed October 1, 2008.] [" [http://www.houstonheights.org/map.htm Map] ." "Houston Heights". Accessed October 7, 2008.]

History

Harvard opened as Harvard Street School on September 18, 1898, serving the South-End area of the Houston Heights. [" [http://www.harvardschool.org/harvard_school_history.php Harvard School History] ." "Harvard Elementary School". Accessed October 7, 2008.] The school received a main brick structure in 1912. In 1921 the school became a part of the Houston Independent School District. In 1980 the brick structure was demolished and the school received a new addition." [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0afe09c28afc3110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=2e2b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed September 24, 2008.]

The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2008. [" [http://dallasisdblog.dallasnews.com/blueribbonsschools08.pdf Twenty-six Texas public schools named NCLB- Blue Ribbons Schools] ." "Texas Education Agency". September 9, 2008.] [" [http://blogs.chron.com/schoolzone/2008/09/feds_award_26_texas_schools_wi_1.html Feds award 26 Texas schools with 'blue ribbon'] ." "Houston Chronicle". September 9, 2008.]

chool uniforms

Harvard Elementary School requires its students to wear school uniforms. [" [http://www.harvardschool.org/dress_code.php Dress Code | Uniform Dress Code] ." "Harvard Elementary School". Accessed October 7, 2008.] The Texas Education Agency 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 [" [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html Uniforms] ." "Texas Education Agency".] ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Feeder patterns

People zoned to Harvard Elementary School are also zoned to Hogg Middle School and Reagan High School. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HoggMS.pdf Hogg Middle Attendance Boundary] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed October 1, 2008.] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/ReaganHS.pdf Reagan High School Attendance Boundary] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed October 1, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.harvardschool.org/ Harvard Elementary School]


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