Walnut Bend Elementary School
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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10620 Briar Forest Drive , 77042 | |
| Coordinates | 29°44′51″N 95°33′49″W / 29.74750°N 95.56361°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Elementary School |
| Founded | 1960 |
| School district | Houston Independent School District |
| Principal | Alecia McMillian |
| Grades | PreK-5 |
| Enrollment | 796 [1] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
| Team name | The Eagles |
| Website | www |
Walnut Bend Elementary School is a primary school located in Houston, Texas. As a result of a bond proposal passed in 2002, it has been completely rebuilt over the old school; it was the first LEED "Green School" in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
The school serves the Walnut Bend and Briargrove Park areas and a portion of Rivercrest, Lakeside Estates and Lakeside Forest.
History
[edit]Walnut Bend opened in 1964.[1] On Tuesday, January 21, 1992, Barbara Bush Elementary School opened, relieving Walnut Bend and two other area elementary schools.[2] Sands Point Elementary School, an unzoned reliever school in the Westchase district, opened in 1998 to relieve Walnut Bend and some other area schools.[1][3]
In 2002, Houston voters approved an $808.6 million bond issue to "Rebuild HISD",[4] which included a $13.2 million allocation to the old Walnut Bend Elementary. The original school was built in 1960 and could not sustain all of the elementary-grade students in its attendance zone. The original school was demolished, making way for a new school that could handle more students. At the same time, it was the first HISD school to apply for LEED certification.[5]
After Hurricane Katrina occurred, Walnut Bend Elementary School's enrollment increased from around 600 to around 800 with the addition of 184 hurricane refugees; Walnut Bend, out of all of the Houston-area elementary schools, took the most Katrina victims.[6] Five years after Katrina, however, the population and testing scores of the school have returned to pre-Katrina levels.
Vanguard Program
[edit]Walnut Bend Elementary Vanguard Program[7] students participate in the Houston Independent School District Exploration Expo. Each student conducts a research project on a particular topic. Each student answered questions during the exposition. Each grade level focused on a different subject ranging from Texas History to geography and are required to give presentations on those topics.
School Activities
[edit]Walnut Bend Elementary offers a number of activities[8] that children may participate. These activities include Art Club, Basketball Team, Chess Club, Choir, Eagles Nest, Name That Book, Orchestra, Running Club, and Tennis Club.
School uniforms
[edit]Walnut Bend requires its students to wear school uniforms.[9]
Attendance Zone and Feeder Patterns
[edit]Walnut Bend Elementary School Attendance Zone is bounded:
- on the South by Westheimer Road
- on the East by East Rivercrest between Westheimer Road and Buffalo Bayou
- on the North by Buffalo Bayou from Walnut Bend to Westheimer Road, on Cranbrook from Lakeside to Walnut Bend, and on Lynbrook from Wilcrest to Lakeside
and
- on the West by Wilcrest from Westheimer Road to Lynbrook, on Lakeside from Lynbrook to Cranbrook, and on Walnut Bend from Cranbrook to Buffalo Bayou.[10][11]
The school serves the Walnut Bend and Briargrove Park areas and a portion of Rivercrest.[12]
All residents of the Revere attendance boundary are zoned to Paul Revere Middle School [2] (or West Briar Middle School as an option [3]) and Westside High School [4].
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Accessed September 24, 2008.
- ^ Ellison, David. "Bush elementary, 2 other schools open their doors." Houston Post. Wednesday January 22, 1992. A9. Available at the microfilm desk of the Jesse H. Jones Building of the Houston Public Library Central Library.
- ^ "SECT7-key.gif Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Westchase. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.
- ^ "HISD will open 8 new schools in one day".
- ^ "HISD School Connect- Superintendent Inspects New Schools to Ensure Readiness for Class".
- ^ "Louisiana students distributed unevenly," Houston Chronicle, October 17, 2005
- ^ "Walnut Bend Elementary Vanguard Program".
- ^ "Walnut Bend School Activities".
- ^ "WB School Statistics".
- ^ "WB School Statistics".
- ^ "Walnut Bend Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.
- ^ Olson, Bradley. "Did street closing bypass fairness?." Houston Chronicle. April 27, 2009. Retrieved on April 27, 2009.