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The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District. [5] It is the only High School Vanguard Program in HISD, meaning that all students are labelled as gifted and talented by testing and the school has students take all Advanced Placement core classes as part of its curriculum.
Taft participates in numerous activities mostly as part of University Interscholastic League in District 30 2A, after being realigned from District 30 3A following the 2003-2004 school year. Taft is the second largest school in District 30, behind George West High School. It has a branch of the National Honor Society and an active student council.
The school was founded by Horace Dutton Taft, the brother of President William Howard Taft, in 1890. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The City Section boys' and girls' basketball playoff pairings, as well as soccer, were set Saturday. Taft is No. 1 in Open Division boys.
Taft boys' basketball coach Derrick Taylor, who led the Toreadors to a City Section Open Division title, says LAUSD won't let him teach at Taft.
The entrance to Stargel Stadium in 2023. Taft Stadium was completed in 1986 for the school's football program, replacing a makeshift, hole-ridden practice field. [5] In 1990, it was renamed for Willard R. Stargel, who served as football assistant coach and baseball and track head coach from 1955 to 1966. [6]
Sierra Canyon routed Taft 84-47 in a Division I regional basketball opener, while Sherman Oaks Notre Dame took control late to defeat Fairfax 84-68.
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