History
The building that houses Challenge was built in 1993 and served as a location for Incredible Universe electronic store. This Incredible Universe location closed in 1997. The building remained an empty warehouse until 2005, when conversion to a college building began.
Challenge Early College High School opened in August 2003 as a partnership of Houston ISD, Houston A+ Challenge and Houston Community College. From August 2003 to May 2005, the high school was situated in a series of temporary buildings located outside the Houston Community College. In August 2005, the doors opened to the newly constructed high school located within the Houston Community College. The first class to graduate was the class of 2005.
Freshman students are not eligible to take college courses in the summer. While Sophomores who have a GPA of 3.0 and are passing all core classes are allowed to take college classes in the summer.
Read more about this topic: Challenge Early College High School
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