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School in the United States
Chinquapin Preparatory School
Chinquapin Prep Logo
Location
2615 E Wallisville Rd
Highlands, Texas, 77562
United States
Coordinates29°49′15″N 95°01′18″W / 29.8207°N 95.0217°W / 29.8207; -95.0217
Information
TypeNonprofit private college-preparatory school
MottoLatin: Quid pro Quo
(Something for Something)
Established1969
FounderRobert and Maxine Moore
DirectorMily S. Pérez, M.Ed.
Faculty21
Key peopleBill & Kathy Heinzerling, Bob & Maxine Moore
Grades6-12
Enrollment156
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Black, white, and red    
Athleticsbasketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball
Athletics conferenceTexas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
MascotBurr
AccreditationTexas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools
NewspaperThe Burr
Websitewww.chinquapin.org

Chinquapin Preparatory School is a nonprofit private college-preparatory school with grades six through twelve. It serves low-income youth, particularly minorities from the Greater Houston area. The school, accredited by the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools, is located in Highlands in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, USA, near Baytown.

Chinquapin Prep, along with Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston and Yellowstone Schools, is one of the few Greater Houston private schools that caters to low income students.

History

The Chinquapin School was founded by Robert P. Moore — formerly head of the English Department at St. John's School in Houston and his wife Maxine. Incorporated in March 1969 as a school for boys, it was funded with a grant from The Brown Foundation of Houston. The school changed its name to Chinquapin Preparatory School in 2010. The school's motto is Quid pro Quo (Latin: Something for Something).

Operations

As of 2023 the school has boarding facilities which can take students in grades 6-12 of all genders; the school permits students in middle school to board if the school grants approval, and the boarding facility requires proof of a "demonstrated need" for girls in grades 6-7 and boys in grade 6. In 2006 the boarding facility was only for boys in the 7th and 8th grades, while girls of all grades and 6th grade boys were not permitted to use the boarding facility.

The school provides teacher residences on its property.

Funds given by private entities make up, as of 2006, the majority of the funds used by the school to operate.

Academics

In 2010, Chinquapin added the Urban Teaching Fellows Program, an initiative that exposes recent college graduates to teaching, coaching, and residential life at boarding schools.

Athletics

Chinquapin is grouped in TAPPS Division 2A and competes in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "The Facts". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  2. Hodge, Shelby. "Social calendar." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday April 10, 1996. Houston 3. Retrieved on December 2, 2011. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and PIN.
  3. Radcliffe, Jennifer. "Third Ward school for poorest of poor still thriving." Houston Chronicle. Monday October 11, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  4. "About Us". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. "Residence life". Chinquapin Preparatory School. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Garza, Cynthia Leonor (June 14, 2006). "'A really different kind of school'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
  7. David, Medina (October 1998). "Very Special Ed". Texas Monthly. 26 (10): 70. 0148-7736.
  8. Cannon, Len (January 20, 2010). "'Lost Boy of Sudan' finds brighter future thanks to Houston school". Houston, Texas: KHOU. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.

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