Flour Bluff High School

Flour Bluff High School
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
Faculty	121.31 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,817 (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio	14.98
Color(s)	Maroon & White
Slogan	Class, Pride, Heart (CPH)
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Hornet
Nickname	FBHS, The Bluff
Team name	Hornets
Website	Flour Bluff High School

27°38′41″N 97°17′47″W / 27.6447°N 97.2965°W / 27.6447; -97.2965

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 2017–2018 school year, Flour Bluff High had a total of 1,812 students (49.1% White, 38.0% Hispanic, 3.6% African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 0.2% Native American).^[3]

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 Field
Running Track
Multi-Purpose Facility
Indoor Football Facility
Natatorium
Baseball/Softball Fields
ROTC Pavilion

Extra-curricular activities

The Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets have, as of 2019, won the high school military drill team national championships for 27 years,^[4] and as of 2013, the Area 10 Navy championship 19 consecutive times^[5]

The Academic Decathlon team has, as of 2006, gone on to the state competition twelve times.^[6]

Flour Bluff High School came under fire in 2011 in a scandal that received national attention, due to the district's initial refusal to allow students to form a GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) on campus, despite allowing FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) factions in their high school and junior high. (FBISD initially denied the formation of the GSA due to the fact that it was a 'non-curricular' club. When it was pointed out that the FCA and other clubs were also non-curricular, and still allowed to meet on campus, all clubs were briefly suspended. Due to parent and student outrage, several clubs were reinstated.) This refusal was found to contradict the First Amendment, as well as the Equal Access Act.

In Spring 2011, a petition was circulated to allow the formation of the GSA. The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) sent a letter to Superintendent Carbajal on March 2, 2011, requesting the formation of the club be allowed.

It was eventually decided that the GSA be allowed to form, and meet on campus.

Athletics

The Flour Bluff Hornets compete in these sports –

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

For Football, Flour Bluff competes in 5A Division 2.

Notable alumni

Lou Diamond Phillips, actor.^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FLOUR BLUFF HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
^ "2007 Campus AEIS Report". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
^ "Flour Bluff High School » High School Profile".
^ Wilson, Beth (2006-01-29). "Flour Bluff cadets reign supreme". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Flour Bluff NJROTC Wins State | Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.com |". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ Garza, Adriana (2006-02-06). "Putting the work in teamwork". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Mark Lowry (June 2, 2006). "Drama 'King'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. S30. (Newsbank)
^ Sheffield, Nicholas (2005-04-29). "Flour Bluff graduate returns". The Waldron Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.

External links

Flour Bluff ISD

[NCES-1] "FLOUR BLUFF HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

[TEA-2] "2007 Campus AEIS Report". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

[3] "Flour Bluff High School » High School Profile".

[4] Wilson, Beth (2006-01-29). "Flour Bluff cadets reign supreme". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27. ^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "Flour Bluff NJROTC Wins State | Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.com |". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

[6] Garza, Adriana (2006-02-06). "Putting the work in teamwork". Caller-Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27. ^{[dead link‍]}

[7] Mark Lowry (June 2, 2006). "Drama 'King'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. S30. (Newsbank)

[8] Sheffield, Nicholas (2005-04-29). "Flour Bluff graduate returns". The Waldron Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.

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v t e Education in Nueces County, Texas
Public high schools
Agua Dulce ISD	Agua Dulce High
Banquete ISD	Banquete High
Bishop ISD	Bishop High
Calallen ISD	Calallen High
Corpus Christi ISD	Mary Carroll Richard King Roy Miller Foy H. Moody W. B. Ray Veterans Memorial Collegiate
Flour Bluff ISD	Flour Bluff High
London ISD	London High
Port Aransas ISD	Port Aransas High
Robstown ISD	Robstown High
Tuloso-Midway ISD	Tuloso-Midway High
West Oso ISD	West Oso High
Private high schools
Religious high schools	Incarnate Word Academy St. John Paul II High School
Tertiary
Four year	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Community college	Del Mar College
Some areas are within Aransas Pass ISD; its high school is not in Nueces County Driscoll ISD does not operate any high schools La Gloria Independent School District was initially of Nueces County when it was established in 1909, but moved to Jim Wells County with its new name as of 1911.