Flour Bluff High School
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Flour Bluff High School is a public high school
High school
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 in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
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, Texas
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 (USA
United States
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). It is part of the Flour Bluff Independent School District
Flour Bluff Independent School District
Flour Bluff Independent School District is a public school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas .The district serves the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi as well as high school students from the London Independent School District....

.

The Texas Education Agency
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's 2009 accountability rating was "Recognized"

Student demographics

As of the 2009-2010 school year, Flour Bluff High had a total of 1,821 students (66.4% White, 23.3% Hispanic, 5.5% African American, 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% Native American). 30.4% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged.

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/athletic field

Extra-curricular activities

The Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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 cadets have, as of 2008, won the high school military drill team national championships for 14 years.

The Academic Decathlon team has, as of 2006, gone on to the state competition twelve years.

Athletics

The Flour Bluff Hornets compete in these sports -

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

Notable alumni

  • Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips
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    , actor
  • JD Gonzalez, Vice president of programming for Univision Radio.

Paul Carroll Holter III and John Paul Barta, both killed in action serving in the armed forces
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