Type Public Superintendent Charles Dupre Faculty 151 Phone +1 281-634-5600 Number of students 2,218 | Established 1959 Principal Dr. Jennifer Nichols Grades 9-12 Founded 1959 | |
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John Foster Dulles High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas. It was the first site purchase and new build, in the 1950s, of the newly formed Fort Bend Independent School District, which held its first graduation in 1960. The first class to graduate from Dulles itself was 1962. Its mascot is the Viking, and its team colors are red, white and blue.
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At its highest, the school roll was over 4,000 students during the 1976-1977 school year. During the 2006-2007 school year, the roll comprised 2,291. The school serves children from parts of Sugar Land, Missouri City and the city of Meadows Place as well as portions of the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Stafford. Dulles serves a portion of the First Colony community. In previous eras, Dulles served the Four Corners community.
The principal is Dr. Jennifer Nichols, former Dulles teacher and school alum.
Dulles was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1984-85.
History
Dulles formed in 1959 from a merger of Missouri City High School and Sugar Land High School. Dulles was classified by the University Interscholastic League school as a "Class B" school until 1972, when it became classified as a 4A school, then the largest classification in the state. From its opening, Dulles was the only zoned high school in the district until Willowridge High School opened in 1979.
Academics
Dulles is home to the Math and Science Academy, which provides students with even more options to extend their studies in these areas. Dulles is one of the only schools in the state to offer Chem III, or Organic Chemistry. Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, Biotechnology (Biology III) is offered as an honors course. Modern Physics (Physics III) has been added to the math and science curriculum as well. Calculus III, or multivariable calculus, is offered to students who have finished Calculus BC before their senior year. Other classes include Chem II, Bio II, and Physics II C. Dulles offers a total of 24 AP courses. Scientific Research and Design is an honors class offered in which students work with mentors to write papers and develop projects, and some of these projects will be submitted to prestigious competitions such as Siemens or ISEF. Students take the class to fulfill the research requirement of the Academy.
Academics
UIL State Championship Titles
Speech and Debate Team
In 2013 32 students received national merit scholarships from the Math and Science sector of the school.
The Vike Squad
In the 2005-2006 school year, Dulles High School was the first of its kind to create an organization solely dedicated to protecting its students from the harmful substances that are highly prevalent on other Fort Bend ISD campuses. This new group, named The Vike Squad, hosts multiple events throughout the year to offer fun and safe activities for students to participate in.
The group's second annual Dodgeball Tournament, held in September 2006, was an outstanding success that drew hundreds of observers and participants. The final group, consisting of six students, was declared the winner after facing a difficult match against the school's then principal, Lance Hindt, and his team of fellow administrators.
The Vike Squad has multiple events planned for the rest of the year, including a night of salsa and tango lessons for students and a movie night to be held in the school's main courtyard. Most events are free, with the funds of those that are not going directly to college scholarships and school-improvement projects.
AFJROTC
The JROTC unit at Dulles is an Air Force JROTC program. Its designation is TX-862, signifying that it was the second Air Force JROTC program created in Texas in 1986.
It won its last major award in 2006. Its color guard has won 1st at its last 3 region-wide competitions. Its drill team has won at its last 2 region-wide competitions.
As a unit, TX-862 achieved its first Meritorious Unit award in 1988, and continued to earn this distinction from 1988 - 1992. In 1993, it achieved its first Honor Unit award, and earned this distinction through at least 1997.
The TX-862 Unit had eventually received their first Distinguished Unit Award with Merit in their unit lifetime on April 23, 2011 with the hard work of the cadets while during the command of C/Colonel Anthony Wen Rong Tam.
Notable alumni
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Dulles H.S.:
The following middle schools feed into Dulles H.S.: