About DeBakey HSHP

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Mission Statement Program Benefits Background Information Contact information
DeBakey HSHP offers students interested in science and health careers an alternative to the traditional high school experience. DeBakey HSHP is a small high school with a diverse population. It is located in the renowned Texas Medical Center and in the United States fifth largest school district. DeBakey HSHP offers its students a rigorous curriculum. Its ethnically diverse faculty is dedicated to offering students an excellent introductory study of medicine combined with a solid college preparatory program which requires courses in upper level science and mathematics.

Mission Statement

To provide a challenging, well-balanced college preparatory program which focuses on educational experiences in science and the health professions and to further an understanding of our multicultural community.

Program Benefits

DeBakey HSHP is the best school in HISD and the state of Texas!

Texas Exemplary School designation: 1994 to the present
U.S. Department of Education

2003 - "No Child Left Behind" Blue Ribbon School

1997 - Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

1998 - New American High School Award

Safe, small school environment
$7.2 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 1997 (144 students)
$11.3 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 1998 (145 students)
$10.3 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 1999 (123 students)
$8.0 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 2000 (113 students)
$10.7 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 2001 (170 students)
$11.6 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 2002
$11.9 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 2003
$9.4 million in scholarship offers for the Class of 2004
Highest student attendance rate in HISD: 98.1%
High TAAS scores: 100% passing in all areas
98% college bound graduates - others enter the military
Summer Math Academy for accepted students needing Algebra 1
Advanced Placement (AP) courses (past statistics for DHSHP)
Curriculum that culminates in college level courses in Math and Science
Enrichment/Tutorial day activities
Tour of Baylor College of Medicine and Science Symposium
Field Day activities in the Spring semester
Teledistance or Internet capabilities in all computer labs and most classrooms
Over 40 local and national clubs and organizations
Cultural Awareness days
Summer program opportunities within the Texas Medical Center as well as major universities and colleges
Mentorship program opportunities with local elementary schools and hospitals
Block scheduling - 8 periods in 2 days
End of 6-weeks activities
Evening dances: Freshman-Senior dance, Winter Ball, and Senior Prom
Homecoming activities and Royal court
Total of 4 student accessible computer labs and student accessible computers in the library
All students sit for the SAT exam and all students take an SAT prep class as part of the curriculum in the 10th grade

Average SAT Scores
Year	DHSHP	HISD	Texas	US
1995	1047	945	996	1010
1996	1063	933	995	1013
1997	1130	938	995	1016
1998	1119	930	995	1017
1999	1137	936	1093	1016
2000	1162	929	993	1019
2001	1140	992	939	1020
2002	1149	937	991	1020
2003	1175	942	993	1026

DHSHP/UH/Baylor Premedical Program - $300,000 scholarship for 10 graduating seniors each year
Academic preparation for college
Unique course selection
State-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment
Learning opportunities in the Texas Medical Center
Use of the Baylor College of Medicine library
Close association with Baylor College of Medicine
Exemplary Performance Award, U.S. Department of Education (1990)
Houston Mayor's Award (1994, 1995, 1996)

Background Information

In 1972, the first High School for Health Professions in the nation opened in Houston with 45 students attending classes at Baylor College of Medicine. The school's first graduating class consisted of 32 students. Since then, DeBakey HSHP has continued to develop and provide a rigorous and comprehensive pre-college program for students pursuing careers in medicine, health care, and/or the sciences. It is now located in its own $8 million facility, and offers to its 700 students experiences in health-care and research facilities with the Texas Medical Center.

Students apply for admission to DeBakey HSHP and are selected based upon past academic performance, nationally-normed test scores, conduct, attendance and merit. DeBakey HSHP students consistently perform above district and statewide averages on the SAT and ACT examinations and, since 1990, average the district's highest scores on the state-mandated Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. In addition, DeBakey HSHP students have ranked first among Houston's 32 secondary schools in average daily attendance for the past 30 years. The school has received numerous awards from such organizations as the Governor's committee for Educational Excellence of the State of Texas, the National Science Teachers Association, the US. Department of Education and the Houston Mayor's office. DeBakey HSHP has also been selected by the National Science Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation to pilot special programs established to increase minority representation in medicine and the sciences.

Currently, 98% of DeBakey HSHP's graduates attain postsecondary education. A follow-up study of the 2,033 students who graduated from the high school between 1975-1987 indicated that the DeBakey HSHP had successfully prepared its graduates to access education and careers in health-related and scientific professions. Respondents indicated that they:

had accessed postsecondary education in large numbers (92%);
were doing well in their respective undergraduate programs, averaging slightly over a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
had maintained interest in and were pursuing studies leading to careers in the health sciences (56%)
preferred medicine as a first career choice (30%).

For additional information, write or call
Magnet Coordinator
High School for Health Professions
3100 Shenandoah
Houston, Texas 77021
(713)741-2410 or (713)746-5205.

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Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
3100 Shenandoah Street, Houston, TX 77021
Phone: (713) 741-2410 Fax: (713) 746-5211
Principal: Ms. Linda Lazenby

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