Houston Christian High School

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Houston Christian High School (HCHS) is a private, non-profit, coeducational, Christian day school which educates students in grades 9–12. HC is accredited by a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. It is a 46 acres (19 ha) campus located in Spring Branch in western Houston, Texas, at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Kempwood Drive, inside Beltway 8 and outside Interstate 610.^[3]

History

Houston Christian High School was founded in 1970 under the name Northwest Academy.^{[citation needed]} The city of Houston's extension of a street to the new school was cited as an example of government aid to a segregation academy.^[4]

In 1998, Northwest Academy (K-12) split into First Baptist Academy and Houston Christian High School.^{[citation needed]} Multiple churches collectively cofounded Houston Christian to cater to residents of the western portions of Greater Houston.^[5] First Baptist Academy moved to a location next to Houston First Baptist Church,^{[citation needed]} and Houston Christian remained at the Northwest Academy site until its current facility opened.^[6] In turn the British School of Houston occupied the former Northwest Academy/Houston Christian site.^[7]

In fall 1998 Houston Christian began operations. Metro National Corp. sold the land, for under $4,000,000, to a group that intended to use the land for the permanent Houston Christian location. The cost of building was, in 1998, thought to be approximately $20 million. Construction was to begin in 1999.^[8] The school opened in the beginning of the school year in 2000. The following year multiple classrooms, a chapel, and the fine arts facilities were scheduled to open.^[6] The ultimate cost was $11 million.^[5]

Student enrollment increased from 155 in 1998 to 338 in 2001.^[5]

Circa 2018, the school decided to create a fine arts endowment from a donation worth $1,000,000.^[9]

Campus

The campus has a total of 45 acres (18 ha) of area.^[6] It is along Beltway 8 and Kempwood Drive.^[8] It is in proximity to Spring Shadows.^[6] The George and Barbara Bush Center for Scholars and Leaders is a program located on campus that opened in 2012.^[10] The center offers courses for students to learn leadership skills and each student at the school receives at least 30 hours of leadership training.^[11]

The original campus had 14.5 acres (5.9 ha) of area.^[7]

Athletics

The Houston Christian athletic teams, known as the Mustangs, have been members of the Southwest Preparatory Conference since 2012-13.^[12] Prior to the 2012-13 school year, HCHS was a member of TAPPS, winning many state championships.

Championships

Includes both Northwest Academy and HCHS championships

Sport	Year	Division	Source
Baseball	1982	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[13]
	2000	TAPPS 3A	[13]
	2005	TAPPS 5A	[13]
	2008	TAPPS 5A	[14]
	2014	SPC Division I	[15]
Boys Basketball	1979-80	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[16]
	2000-01	TAPPS 4A	[16]
	2013-14	SPC Division II	[17]
	2017-18	SPC	[18]
	2018-19	SPC	[18]
	2020-21	SPC South Zone	[18]
	2022-23	SPC 4A	[19]
Girls Basketball	1981-82	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[16]
	1983-84	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[16]
	1988-89	T.A.P.S. Class AAA	[16]
	2021-22	SPC	[18]
	2022-23	SPC 4A	[19]
Cross Country	2022-23	Girls 3A	[20]
Football	1974	T.A.P.S. (Unofficial Championship)	[21]
	1975	T.A.P.S. (Unofficial Championship)	[21]
	1979	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[21]
	1982	T.A.P.S. Division I	[21]
Softball	2013	SPC Division II	[22]
Boys Tennis	2018	SPC	[15]
	2019	SPC	[15]
Girls Tennis	2023	SPC 3A	[23]
Girls Track & Field	1981	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[24]
	1982	T.A.P.S. (Statewide)	[24]

References

External links

• Official website