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CVHS History

Carnegie Vanguard High School was established in the fall of 2002 as the successor to the highly successful school-within-a-school Vanguard program at Jesse H. Jones Senior High which was created in 1977.

There have been three principals of CVHS, Dr. James Simpson (2002-03), Lashawn Porter, interim (2003-2004), and Ramon Moss (soon to be Dr.) who has been Carnegie's principal since the fall of 2004. Under the leadership of Ramon Moss, CVHS has developed into a nationally recognized school. In 2005, CVHS received its first accolade from the Texas Education Excellence Project of Texas A & M University which recognized CVHS as the seventh best high school in Texas and since then the accolades have been non-stop.

Awards and Accolades

  • Texas Education Excellence Project, 2005
  • Texas Monthly's Top 50 Schools in Texas, 2007
  • Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll, 2007 & 2008
  • Texas Education Agency Exemplary Status, 2007-2010
  • U. S. News & World Report, Top 100 Schools in America, 2007-2010 National Blue Ribbon School, 2008
  • Children At Risk, Top Rated School in Greater Houston, 2009 Newsweek, Top 100 Public Schools, 2009 & 2010