2019-20 Chinquapin winter mentor dinner was a success!
It’s official — Chinquapin Has a New School Director
Dr. Dorothy Scrutchin is Chinquapin’s new School Director
Quid Pro Quo in Action
Chinquapin Burrs are proud of our motto, quid pro quo. Through their actions, they are living out what it means to give back. From the alumni-student community service project at Houston Food Bank, to 9th graders spending their Saturday at Society...
Alumni Spotlight: Alejandro Bolaños
This is the dining hall where Alejandro Bolaños ('91) ate his meals while a student at Chinquapin.
Mentor Motivation
The Longakers are long-time Chinquapin supporters; here they are with Alan Rodriguez.
Director’s Report: Signing Off
We tell our students that what we get out of something is proportional to what we put into it. Want to make an “A” on the history quiz? Put in “A”-level work and study time. Want to be a starter on the soccer team? Practice like a starter. It’s...
Chinquapin students attend The Woods Project luncheon
Chinquapin students who participated in the two-week summer backpacking trip with The Woods Project attended today's luncheon.
Award-Winning Author Visits Chinquapin, Houston
Chinquapin, Houston welcome Tobias Wolff
A gift with strings attached
Chinquapin’s music has never sounded (or looked) so good! Gyrodata employee, Jim Kraus, connected with Chinquapin through his company’s community outreach program, Gyrodata Cares. In addition to the physical labor he’s put in on campus...
Slam Poet Visits Chinquapin
Poet and Chinquapin alumna, Shiarnice Taylor (’07), visited a 7th grade English class to talk about slam poetry and perform two of her own poems! Taylor is a published author and a professor of psychology at HCC. Chinquapin senior Luis Acosta...
Pie for a crowd!
Three point one four one five nine two six…cheers for seventh grader, Jasmin, who broke the school record for the 7th grade math Pi recitation. Jasmin – from memory and in front of her entire class – recited 65 digits of pi! Coming in...
Robotics in Action!
Chinquapin sophomore, James, who got his first taste of robotics in as a middle schooler, is doing a robotics independent study this semester. And look what he built here! What a way to showcase the incredible opportunities Chinquapin affords...
Mentoring Takes Off!
Mentors braved rush hour traffic to come to campus for our fall gathering. Smiling faces and lots of conversation punctuated a yummy meal as students and terrific volunteers spent an evening getting to know each other or reacquainting after the...
Imelda Can’t Stop Our Burrs
With experience and a little luck, the Chinquapin faculty and staff came together to make a tough situation manageable. Last Wednesday, Director Laura Henry and her staff decided to return all students home that afternoon and cancel classes for...