Flour Bluff High School

Coordinates: 27°38′41″N 97°17′47″W / 27.6447°N 97.2965°W

Flour Bluff High School
Location
2505 Waldron Road Corpus Christi, Texas United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1967
School district	Flour Bluff Independent School District
Principal	James Crenshaw
Faculty	102.9 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,809[1] (2009)
Student to teacher ratio	16.4[1]
Color(s)	Maroon & White
Slogan	Class.Pride.Heart (CPH)
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Hornet
Nickname	FBH
Team name	Hornets/Lady Hornets
Website	Flour Bluff High School

Flour Bluff High School is a public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas (USA). It is part of the Flour Bluff Independent School District.

The Texas Education Agency's 2009 accountability rating was "Recognized" ^[2]

Student demographics

As of the 2009-2010 school year, Flour Bluff High had a total of 1,821 students (66.4% White, 23.3% Hispanic, 5.5% African American, 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% Native American). 30.4% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged.

Facility:

• Opened in 1967
• New additions and renovations completed in 1999
• 91 Classrooms
• Cafetorium (900 capacity)
• Teaching Theater (150 capacity)
• Auditorium (1325 capacity)
• 2 Gymnasiums
• Library
• Football/athletic field

Extra-curricular activities

The Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets have, as of 2008, won the high school military drill team national championships for 14 years,^[3] and as of 2013, the Area 10 Navy championship 19 consecutive times^[4]

The Academic Decathlon team has, as of 2006, gone on to the state competition twelve times.^[5]

Athletics

The Flour Bluff Hornets compete in these sports -

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming/Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.

Notable alumni

• Lou Diamond Phillips, actor.^[6][7]
• JD Gonzalez, Vice president of Programming - CBS Radio

References

1. Flour Bluff HS. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. "Students: 1809 (2009)
2. "2007 Campus AEIS Report". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
3. Wilson, Beth (2006-01-29). "Flour Bluff cadets reign supreme". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
4. http://www.kristv.com/news/flour-bluff-njrotc-wins-state/
5. Garza, Adriana (2006-02-06). "Putting the work in teamwork". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
6. Mark Lowry (June 2, 2006). "Drama 'King'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. S30. (Newsbank)
7. Sheffield, Nicholas (2005-04-29). "Flour Bluff graduate returns". The Waldron Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-05-27.

External links

• Flour Bluff ISD