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Worthing High School (Houston, Texas)

Evan Edward Worthing High School is a secondary school located in the Sunnyside area of Houston, Texas, United States.〔"(Worthing HS Students “G.I.V.E.” Back to Sunnyside Community )." Houston Independent School District. November 21, 2011. Retrieved on November 22, 2011.〕
Worthing serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Worthing has Houston ISD's magnet program for Mathematics, Science and Technology.
==History==

Worthing Junior-Senior High School was built in 1958,〔"(Worthing High School History )." ((Direct image link )) ''Worthing High School''. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.〕 and it opened on January 27, 1958. The students zoned to Worthing previously attended Miller Junior High School and Yates High School.〔"(Our History )." Worthing High School. Retrieved on August 30, 2010.〕 The school is named after Evan Edward Worthing, a Houston real-estate developer who set up a scholarship trust for African-American HISD students. A native of Michigan, he earned a mechanical engineering degree from Texas A&M University, where he was captain of the American football team. His will stated that African-Americans should inherit his wealth; this led to the opening of Worthing. The school originally covered grades 7 through 12. Worthing was originally located at 4330 Bellfort Boulevard; as the first building became overcrowded a new high school campus opened. Worthing moved to 9215 Scott Street at Reed Road, and Attucks Middle School opened at the former location.〔
In 2000 Worthing had over 1,700 students.〔Mellon, Ericka, "(Worthing project back on track after delays, lawsuits )." ''Houston Chronicle''. January 1, 2015. Retrieved on November 21, 2015.〕
In 2007, prosecutors charged a student for "felony assault of a public servant." According to the charge, on Friday, May 11, 2007, a 15-year-old male student beat home economics Teacher Vanesta Marshall on the left side of her face, from her eyebrow to her chin, in retaliation for sending him to the principal. Marshall said that the other students restrained the attacker.〔Cisneros, Cynthia. "(Teacher allegedly attacked by student in classroom )." ''KTRK-TV''. Monday May 14, 2007. Retrieved on May 17, 2010.〕
That same year, a Johns Hopkins University/Associated Press study referred to Worthing as a "dropout factory" where at least 40% of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year. Teenage pregnancies also occurred at the school.〔Scharrer, Gary. "(Report points to 'dropout factories' )." ''Houston Chronicle''. November 7, 2007. Retrieved on May 17, 2010.〕
In 2011, two persons opened fire during a powder-puff football game at Worthing. One man, an 18-year-old former student named Tremaine De Ante’ Paul, died. Five other people received injuries.〔Glenn, Mike and Peggy O'Hare. "(1 dead, several injured in shooting at Worthing High )." ''Houston Chronicle''. March 31, 2011. Retrieved on March 31, 2011.〕
On Wednesday March 21, 2012, the school's renovation and expansion groundbreaking ceremony was held. The $805 million bond referendum, approved in elections in 2007, will fund the renovation and expansion. At the ceremony, Licia Green Ellis, the wife of Texas Senate member Rodney Ellis, gave a $10,000 donation to the school.〔"(On a Path to Success: Community Leaders Break Ground on Worthing Expansion )." Houston Independent School District. March 27, 2012. Retrieved on March 28, 2012.〕 The several design changes and controversies about the construction had delayed the establishment of the wing. It is a part of the 2007 bond program, and as of January 2015 it was one of the few projects from that bond still not completed. Stafford, Texas-based Fort Bend Mechanical was supposed to build the Worthing wing but it got into a legal dispute with HISD.〔
As part of the 2014-2015 rezoning, residents of South Park located west of Martin Luther King Boulevard will be rezoned from Jones High School to Worthing.〔"(AGENDA Board of Education Meeting March 13, 2014 )." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on March 15, 2014. "Proposed Attendance Boundaries" New 03/06/04 Attachment F-1 March 2014 p. 24/119.〕 John Modest, the principal, stated that he expected to receive 200 new students.〔"(WorthingBack-to-SchoolLetter2014.pdf )" ((Archive )). Worthing High School. Retrieved on August 13, 2014.〕
On December 11, 2014,〔"(HISD breaks ground on four new campuses, celebrates first project to ‘go vertical’ )." Houston Independent School District. December 18, 2014. Retrieved on December 21, 2014.〕 the beam-signing ceremony of the new Worthing campus occurred.〔"(Worthing HS celebrates construction milestone with steel-signing ceremony )." Houston Independent School District. December 11, 2014. Retrieved on December 21, 2014.〕
In the 2013-2014 school year Worthing had 640 students. In 2014-2015 it had 685 students.〔

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