Sam Houston Junior High School was one of many middle schools operated by Galveston ISD. Much history of this school has been preserved but not told fully. This news article will explain the full history of Sam Houston Junior High School.
The history of Sam Houston Junior High School dates back to 1964. Construction of Sam Houston Junior High School took 360 days to complete. Board members chose to name the school Sam Houston Junior High School. P. G. Bell Construction Co. of Houston built this school. (Ref: https://newspaperarchive.com/galveston-tribune-nov-11-1964-p-2/)
The school was a middle for school for black students. Now this school would be Galveston’s shortest operating middle schools of all time. Sam Houston Junior High School operated for 4 years.
The Galveston school board announced Wednesday that the single high school complex will be known as Ball High School. The complex will include the present Sam Houston Junior High School building and house a fully integrated student body and faculty. The present Central High School facility will become Central Junior High School. (Ref: Galveston Daily News, March 7, 1968)
Ball High School merged with Central High School in 1968. This reorganization created the need for the merging of the former Sam Houston Junior High School at 4116 Avenue N, and the main high school structure, at 4115 Avenue 0, into the two-campus Ball High School, which still serves the students of Galveston today. The original campus is often referred to as Ball High South, while the former Sam Houston campus is familiarly known as Ball High North. (Ref: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Ball-High-School?cr=1)
Sam Houston Junior High School became Ball High North in 1969. This was because the student population was too large for the present building already existing. The North campus reverted to an elementary school called Charles B. Scott Elementary School, named in honor of Charles B. Scott, a long-time Ball High School counselor.
Sam Houston Junior High School is located at 4116 Avenue N, Galveston, Texas, US 77550.
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