Type Public school Principal Mrs. Diaka R. Carter Phone +1 281-891-7000 Number of students 3,427 | Established 1969 Enrollment 3,427 Mascot Lions | |
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Color(s) Green, Black, and White District | ||
Spring High School is a public high school located in the Spring census-designated place in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States.
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Spring High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Spring Independent School District. Spring High School's mascot is the lion. School colors are black, green, and white. Oren Chappell was principal of the school in the early 1980s. Gloria Marshall was the principal of Spring High School from 1985 until June 2007. Dean Borg served as principal for the 2007-2008 school year and Donna Ullrich was named principal on July 3, 2008.. Diaka R. Carter was appointed as the new principal in 2016. As of the 2011-2012 school year, Spring High School is the largest campus in Spring ISD.
Spring High School was named a 1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School.
History
Spring High School opened in 1969. Spring High was built along Interstate 45 from which passing drivers could see the school. In 1976 Spring High School South opened, taking ninth graders from Spring High School. In 1981 and 1982 Spring High South renamed itself Westfield High School and became its own four-year institution. In 2000 the Richard C. Crain Fine Arts Building opened on the property of Spring High School. It was named after Richard Crain, who directed band at Spring and Westfield and became the director of music.
2013 stabbing incident
On September 4, 2013, a 17-year-old student was killed, and three other teen boys were injured during a stabbing attack at the school. Luis Alonzo Alfaro, age 17, was charged with murder. Alfaro admitted pulling a knife during the fight and stabbing four people.
Campus
It is located along Interstate 45, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Downtown Houston.
The original Spring High School campus was built in 1969. In 1996, the Spring ISD Board of Trustees agreed to a 3-year 20 million dollar renovation project that included additional buildings, a new cafeteria, a new baseball field, a softball field and two new gymnasiums. In 2000 the Richard C. Crain Fine Arts Building was built to accommodate the Spring Band, Spring Choir and the Lion Players Theatre Company. In 2009 the Spring High School Performing Arts Center was built after the renovation of the original auditorium.
Student body
As of 2013, the school has about 3,500 students, making it one of the largest high schools in Harris County. As of that year, 34% of Spring High School students were Hispanic, 32% were White, and 28% were black. In 2003, the school had 2,750 students, with 68% being White, 18% Hispanic, and 12% black.
Choir
The Spring Choir performed at the 1997, 2004, and 2007 TMEA conventions, has placed over sixty singers in the All-State Choirs since 1995. The Chamber Choir has won the Madrigal and Chamber Choir Festival in San Antonio an unprecedented five times and the choirs have been named National Winners fifteen times in the "Mark of Excellence" contest established by The Foundation for Music Education. The choir was named a Grammy Foundation Signature Schools Semi-finalist three times since 2012.
Notable alumni
Feeder schools
The following middle schools feed into Spring High School:
The following elementary schools feed into Spring High School: