The details
The School of Science and Technology broke ground Dec. 12 on a high school campus at 18413 W. Bellfort Blvd., Richmond. The 86,575-square-foot high school will focus on science, technology, engineering and math as well as include a soccer field and athletic courts, said Natasha Turner, marketing and communications specialist for the Houston region.
The School of Science and Technology is a Texas-based public charter school with 19 schools in Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi. There are six locations in the Houston area, but the Richmond high school and an early education campus coming in the Willow Creek area will bring it to eight, Turner said.
The system is focused on shaping students for careers in STEM-related industries, Turner said. In addition to core curriculum, SST students can participate in coding, robotics and other courses.
“We teach a myriad of things where our students are prepared, once they leave our campuses, that even if they don't go to college, they're prepared to work in our workforce. They are able to gain those skills,” she said.
Interested students can apply for the School of Science and Technology—no matter their location in the Houston area. Applicants are accepted on a lottery-based system, Turner said.
Quote of note
“We are very excited about providing a new high school in the Sugar Land/Richmond area giving students an opportunity to experience a new STEM program that will help them excel both personally and professionally," Regional Executive Director Atnan Ekin said in an emailed statement.
What’s next
The campus is accepting eighth and ninth graders, who will attend courses at a nearby campus on Clodine Road for prekindergarteners through seventh graders until the high school opens in August 2025, Turner said.
The campus will begin accepting 10th grade students in the 2024-25 school year, she said. It will accept 11th graders for the 2025-26 school year when the high school opens.
“We’re are looking for really academically focused students who want to delve into the coding, the robotics, the mathematics,” Turner said. “We are always accepting great students who have a desire to expand their tech knowledge so that we can help them to do what it is that they want to do in the future.”
