The Sharpstown High School stands tall on Bissonnet Street, a grand monument to the spirit of education. It’s been a part of the Houston Independent School District since 1968 when it first opened. The school wasn’t always called Sharpstown High. You see, it opened as a Junior-Senior High School and the students, both the Juniors and the Seniors, shared a space, right here. In 1969, with a growing number of students, it was finally split into a separate junior and senior high school, with the senior high occupying a new campus while the juniors stayed on the old one. And since Sharpstown was Houston’s first master-planned community, the area grew quickly, leading to a need for the new campus. That’s this one we stand in front of now. But the school has a turbulent past, a history marked by moments of both triumphs and tragedies. One story etched in the school’s memory is the race riot of 1988, a day that cast a shadow over the community. The fight started in an algebra class, involving teenagers, and quickly escalated to a riot, with students from both sides clashing. The event made national headlines. Sharpstown High eventually installed a new air conditioning system, but the building itself was in dire need of some serious attention. The school was overcrowded, with temporary buildings housing over 50% of the students, so it was clear that change was needed. In 2001, a $13 million renovation project finally breathed new life into the campus. In the end, it was all about creating a better learning environment for its students, and that’s what makes the story of Sharpstown High School so human, so compelling: a school that persevered through adversity.
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