Chinquapin Preparatory School is a nonprofit private college-preparatory school with grades six through twelve. It serves low-income youth, particularly minorities from the Greater Houston area. The school, accredited by the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools, is located in Highlands in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, USA, near Baytown.[2]
| Chinquapin Preparatory School | |
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 Chinquapin Prep Logo | |
| Location | |
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2615 E Wallisville Rd Highlands, Texas, 77562 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°49′15″N 95°01′18″W / 29.8207°N 95.0217°W |
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| Type | Nonprofit private college-preparatory school |
| Motto | Latin: Quid pro Quo (Something for Something) |
| Established | 1969 |
| Founder | Robert and Maxine Moore |
| Director | Mily S. Pérez, M.Ed. |
| Faculty | 21 |
| Key people | Bill & Kathy Heinzerling, Bob & Maxine Moore |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 156[1] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Black, white, and red |
| Athletics | basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball |
| Athletics conference | Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools |
| Mascot | Burr |
| Accreditation | Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools |
| Newspaper | The Burr |
| Website | www |
Chinquapin Prep, along with Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston and Yellowstone Schools, is one of the few Greater Houston private schools that caters to low income students.[3]
History
editThe Chinquapin School was founded by Robert P. Moore — formerly head of the English Department at St. John's School in Houston and his wife Maxine. Incorporated in March 1969 as a school for boys, it was funded with a grant from The Brown Foundation of Houston. The school changed its name to Chinquapin Preparatory School in 2010. The school's motto is Quid pro Quo (Latin: Something for Something).[4]
Operations
editAs of 2023[update] the school has boarding facilities which can take students in grades 6-12 of all genders; the school permits students in middle school to board if the school grants approval, and the boarding facility requires proof of a "demonstrated need" for girls in grades 6-7 and boys in grade 6.[5] In 2006 the boarding facility was only for boys in the 7th and 8th grades, while girls of all grades and 6th grade boys were not permitted to use the boarding facility.[6]
The school provides teacher residences on its property.[6]
Funds given by private entities make up, as of 2006, the majority of the funds used by the school to operate.[6]
Academics
editIn 2010, Chinquapin added the Urban Teaching Fellows Program, an initiative that exposes recent college graduates to teaching, coaching, and residential life at boarding schools.
Athletics
editChinquapin is grouped in TAPPS Division 2A and competes in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
Notable alumni
edit- Jarvis Johnson, member of the Texas House of Representatives[7]
- Nhial "Simon" Malia, a Lost Boy of Sudan[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Facts". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Hodge, Shelby. "Social calendar."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Wednesday April 10, 1996. Houston 3. Retrieved on December 2, 2011. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and PIN.
- ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer. "Third Ward school for poorest of poor still thriving." Houston Chronicle. Monday October 11, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Residence life". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ a b c Garza, Cynthia Leonor (June 14, 2006). "'A really different kind of school'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-06-14.
- ^ David, Medina (October 1998). "Very Special Ed". Texas Monthly. 26 (10): 70. 0148-7736.
- ^ Cannon, Len (January 20, 2010). "'Lost Boy of Sudan' finds brighter future thanks to Houston school". Houston, Texas: KHOU. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- KHOU-TV staff (1973). Chinquapin: Pebble in the Water (News Special). Houston, Texas: KHOU-TV.
- Mathieu, Jennifer (May 20, 1999). "Mr. Moore's Opus". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2006-03-31.
