Back-to-School

Start the School Year Right with the Best Backpacks on the Market

Shop the best backpacks on the market this year.

08/12/2022 By Alexia Partouche

They Grow Up So Fast

Fun Graduation Gifts for Every Grade Level

Hats off to pandemic grads.

05/04/2022 By Danielle Wright

Class in session

Greater Houston Area High Schools Named Best in Texas

According to a new study, the best high schools in Texas are right here in the Bayou City.

09/27/2021 By Craig Hayes Edited by Shelby Stewart

Homecoming

Clear Eyes, Full Mums, Can’t Lose

Are homecoming mums Texas’s best-kept secret? A step-by-step guide to the trendiest accessory down south every fall.

09/08/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Voices of the Future

How Houston’s High Schoolers Are Helping Out During the 2020 Election

Teenagers across Harris County are volunteering at local polling locations.

10/30/2020 By Rebecca Noel

Recovery meets education

How One Local High School Is Helping Teens in Recovery

Archway Academy works with adolescents with substance use disorder, who’ve struggled in traditional schools.

10/21/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Warm "Wigalow" Wishes

This Teacher’s Surprise Send-Off Will Warm Your Heart

Katy-area high school students celebrated Teacher’s Appreciation Week, social-distancing style.

05/19/2020 By Kaitlyn Miller

Eye on Houston

This Is How Teenagers See Houston

The 23rd Annual Eye on Houston photography exhibition asked high schoolers to document a year of Bayou City extremes.

01/25/2018 By Kaylee Dusang

Skoolz out 4evr

A Tale of Three Schools: One Last Walk Down the Halls of Robert E. Lee Wisdom High

One writer reflects on her years at a historic Houston high school as it faces demolition.

06/26/2017 By Shondrika Cook

Texas, Y'all

This Giant Homecoming Mum Will Amaze and Terrify You

Jersey Village senior Alexis Hernandez may not be homecoming queen, but she's definitely queen of mums.

10/12/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Best High Schools 2016

Today’s High School Classes Are as Unique as Your Child

Classes in video editing and marine science are only offered in college, right? Not so fast.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Best High Schools 2016

Making the Grade: HISD and Graduation Rates

The district continues to lag Texas, but progress has been made.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Best High Schools 2016

The No. 1 Public High School in Texas Is in Houston

DeBakey turns out math and science whiz kids who head to top colleges. But with high expectations comes high pressure.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Behind the Data

Straight-A Schools: How Children at Risk Compiles Its Yearly Rankings

Dr. Bob Sanborn discusses how Children at Risk uses data to push for better inner city schools.

09/18/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Texas Forever

Are You Ready for Some High School Football?

A handy viewing guide for Houston's prep football season.

08/31/2016 By Adam Doster

A Textbook Case

Readin’, Writin’ and Rewritin’ History

Are Texas’ new history textbooks as bad as you’ve heard?

08/04/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Best Schools 2013

Bullying: When Should Schools Step In?

A high school's dilemma

10/31/2013 By John Lomax

Best Schools

2013’s Best High Schools List

We’ve rated the 130 best high schools in Houstonia, public or private.

10/31/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt