Second Baptist School

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Second Baptist School is a private primary and secondary Christian school in the Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States.

SBS serves approximately 1200 students from PK3 – 12. As a self-supporting agency of the Second Baptist Church of Houston, the school has access to nearly 1,000,000 square feet (100,000 m²) of educational and recreational facilities on a 56-acre (230,000 m²), Memorial area campus.

History and founding[]

In 1946-47, a group of Texans established an elementary school. On February 3, 1947, Second Baptist School opened its doors to 45 kindergarten students.

In 1974, the Middle School began with 6th grade and each year another grade was added to complete the middle school level. In 1979, the Upper School began with the 10th grade and by 1982, the school provided an instructional curriculum of grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.

Notable Sports Achievements[]

The SBS Baseball teams have been in 5 State Championships, 24 Regional Championships, and as of March 2021 there are 60 former eagles playing on a higher level.^[1]

Notable alumni[]

• Glenn January (Class of 2001), CFL player.
• Aaron Thompson (Class of 2005), Major League Baseball player.
• Ted Cruz, (Class of 1988), United States Senator from Texas.
• Jia Tolentino^[2] (Class of 2005), writer for The New Yorker.

See also[]

• Christianity in Houston

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 29°45′29″N 95°29′55″W / 29.758041°N 95.498539°W / 29.758041; -95.498539