Top Houston Schools

Two Houston schools crack top 100 in list of America's Best (Public) High Schools

By Whitney Radley

05.06.13 | 4:19 pm

When it comes to helping shape your child's future, selecting a high school is tantamount only to choosing a reproductive mate, but don't let the pressure get to you.  Newswee ...

11th Annual Tommy Tune Awards

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

04.16.13

Now in its 11th year, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theater excellence at the high school level by celebrating outstanding student achievement in 15 categories. The Tony Awards-style ceremony

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Teaching young musicians: Youth Symphony changes futures — for 65 years and counting

By Joel Luks

01.16.13 | 7:32 am

"Again, one more time," requests Michael Webster. While coaching the trumpet section to nail a fanfare call in Mars from Gustav Holst's The Planets, Webster, the artisti ...

Law & order

Jesus rules: Judge allows religious football signs to continue at Texas high school

By Claire St. Amant

10.19.12 | 7:05 am

When the Kountze Lions take the field against the Newton Eagles on Friday, they'll follow the same routine they have all football season. High school players will run through a hand-painted sig ...

High School Drama

Friday night scriptures: Judge to rule on religious football signs at Texas high school games

By Claire St. Amant

10.16.12 | 9:00 am

The Kountze Lions don't generally make headlines. The East Texas football squad hasn't been to the playoffs in 39 years. But this fall, the Lions started the season with a four-game winning ...

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Restoring hope in America's teenagers: Mariachi High lauds education beyond the notes

By Joel Luks

06.25.12 | 3:44 pm

Think of a world where teenagers are responsible, where after school hours they head home to tell their parents about their day, where they volunteer to help others, and where they actively prepare ...

Where's The Wisdom?

Judge who jailed honor student says it wasn't a "death sentence," vows to continue fighting truancy

By Whitney Radley

06.04.12 | 1:04 pm

When Montgomery County Judge Lanny Moriarty threw out the truancy charges against 17-year-old Willis High School honor student and two-job-holder Diane Tran early last week in a ...

The People Help

Jailed honor student gets her name cleared & $100,000: Judge sets aside conviction in face of outrage

By Sarah Rufca

05.31.12 | 11:40 am

A week after she was tossed in jail for truancy, an outpouring of support for Willis honor student Diane Tran has helped clear her name. Tran, a junior at Willis High School in Montgomery Count ...

Better than Dallas

The 13th best high school in the country is in Houston — City gets props in Newsweek rankings

By Whitney Radley

05.21.12 | 4:09 pm

Newsweek has released its annual America's Best High Schools list, with one Houston school earning high accolades.  Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School, a selective enrollme ...

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Building crazy cars — and confidence: High school Art Car Parade project changes lives

By Joel Luks

05.11.12 | 5:20 pm

As a commuter city, Houston has a love affair with cars. You'd have to pry our hands off the steering wheel before we would give up driving, art car maven Rebecca Bass says. "Art cars ...