Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District - Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, L. D. Bell High School (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, L. D. Bell High School, Trinity High School (Euless, Texas), Pennington Field. Excerpt: Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District ( HEB ISD ) is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas (USA ). The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Fort Worth, and Arlington . The district operates nineteen elementary schools, five junior high schools, and two high schools . HEB ISD offers "Edge" programs, which provide unique opportunities for students to develop skills beyond standard primary and secondary school curriculum . The district was named by Education Resource Group in 2008 and 2009 as the top district in the state and has been recognized for achievements in academics and student performance, music education, public relations practices, operating efficiency, and teacher salaries. History Bedford School class (1917) Before the creation of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, many schools and school districts served the area's education needs. Notable early schools included: Combined districts The Euless and Hurst school districts merged in 1955. The combined district served 1,418 students and grew to almost 2,300 students in the next two years. In 1957, Lawrence D. Bell High School also known as L.D. Bell was founded. In 1958, the residents of the Bedford School District voted to merge with the Hurst-Euless School District by 212 to 189. (Similar attempts to combine the cities themselves have not succeeded.) The tri-city district served 3,116 students during its first year, including 68 high school seniors, at seven schools: topsep=0pt, partopsep=0pt, items...