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'''Willowridge High School''' is a secondary school in [[Houston, Texas]] and part of the [[Fort Bend Independent School District]]. Willowridge serves grades 9 through 12. The school has a predominant [[African-American]] student population.
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| Capital: || [[Agios Nikolaos]]
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| Area: || 1,823 [[square kilometre|km²]]<!--
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| Inhabitants: || 76,318<small>''(2001)''</small>
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| Population density: || 41.77/km²<small>
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| [[ISO 3166-2:GR|ISO 3166-2]]: || GR-92
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| [[FIPS]] code: || GR46
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || '''AN''' ('''A'''gios '''N'''ikolaos)<!--
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| 2-letter abbreviation/HASC: || LT
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| Website: || [http://www.lassithi.gr www.lassithi.gr]<br>(also in Greek)-->
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The school opened in 1979 as the second high school in the FBISD; during the 1980s, it was known for its high school football players. Three players - [[Thurman Thomas]], [[O.J. Brigance]], and [[Allen Aldridge]] - later went professional in the [[National Football League]].
'''Lasithi''' is a prefecture of [[Greece]] on the island of [[Crete]]. It lies east of the prefecture of [[Heraklion Prefecture|Heraklion]]. Its capital is [[Agios Nikolaos]], the other major tows are [[Ierapetra]], [[Sitia]] and [[Neapoli, Crete|Neapoli]]. The mountains includes the [[Dikte]] to the west and the [[Sitia mountains]] to the east.
Actor [[Isaiah Washington]] ''([[Romeo Must Die]]'', ''[[Wild Things 2]]'') was one of the first WHS graduates back in 1981 - this was when their first seniors graduated.
To the east of the village of [[Elouda]] lies the island of [[Spinalonga]], formerly a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] fortress and a [[leper colony]]. On the foot of Mount Dikti lies the [[Lasithi Plateau]], famous for its [[windmill]]s. [[Vai]] is well-known for its [[date (fruit)|date]]palm forest.
One of the streets on the WHS campus was named in memory of former principal Edgar Glover, Jr. Glover served as principal between November 1982 until his death in April 1993.
Lasithi attracts many tourists. Mass tourism is served by places like Vai, Agios Nikolaos and the island of [[Ierapetra#Chrissi|Chrissi]]. More off-beat tourism can be found in villages on the south coast like [[Myrtos]] and [[Koutsouras]].
This school is also known for its internationally famous marching band, known as the "Mighty Eagle Marching Band." Under the band directors Mr. Ronald Thornton(head), Delcenia Hill, and Robert Jackson, this band has had many accomplishments, including performing at the [[Rose Bowl]] and [[Orange Bowl]] back in the 1990s. The band also recently returned from a trip to Hawaii."The white sand, blue water, and breathtaking scenery of Hawaii will forever be engraved in our minds...", said Thornton in a letter to his band pupils. This band also had the pleasure of hosting the Bands of America(www.bands.org) contest at Rice Stadium on October 1, 2005. Even though a few of the Willowridge band students referred to the affair as "just as boring as the Street Olympics", most of them enjoyed watching other bands perform and and also mingling and getting to know other band participants.
The prefecture counts a lot of ancient remains. [[Vasiliki]], [[Fournu Korfi]], [[Pyrgos]], [[Zakros]] and [[Gournia]] are ruins of [[Minoan Civilization|Minoan]] date, [[Lato]] and [[Itanos]] were Doric towns.
==PopulationExternal historylink==
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/whs/calendars.cfm Willowridge High School]
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*1991: 70,762, density: 38.82/km²
[[Category:Houston public education]]
*2001: 76,318, density: 41.77/km²
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[[Category:Fort Bend Independent School District]]
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==External links==
[http://interisk.imbc.gr/reg_crete.html Geographical profile of Lasithi]
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