{"id":11154,"date":"2023-09-28T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/LakeHighlandsHS\/?page_id=11154"},"modified":"2024-02-05T11:12:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T17:12:42","slug":"lake-highlands-school-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/LakeHighlandsHS\/lake-highlands-school-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Highlands School Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11154\" class=\"elementor elementor-11154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3794baa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3794baa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e687b96\" data-id=\"e687b96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d95f23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d95f23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL\nSCHOOL PROFILE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40d7a3de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40d7a3de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13314270\" data-id=\"13314270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cda7935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cda7935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RISD is home to more than <strong>11,000<\/strong> bilingual students who speak at least <strong>76<\/strong> different languages and dialects.<br \/>Top languages spoken in RISD include <strong>English,<\/strong> <strong>Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Vietnamese, Pashto, and Urdu.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e216197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e216197\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd01f86\" data-id=\"4cd01f86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2eaae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c2eaae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NORTH STAR GOAL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77e551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c77e551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ebe1985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ebe1985\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1951ea\" data-id=\"a1951ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5008ec3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5008ec3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Honors and Recognitions<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f60e1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f60e1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>84% of graduates in 2023 graduated with one or more endorsements<\/li>\n<li>475 of the 2023 graduates earned a Distinguished Level of Achievement<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMet Standard\u201d Rating from Texas Education Agency with Distinction in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science &amp; Social Studies as well as Post-Secondary Readiness for 2021<\/li>\n<li>CREST Award (for excellence in Counseling Program) 2018, 2019<\/li>\n<li>Lone Star State Award (for excellence in Counseling Program) 2017, 2018, 2019<\/li>\n<li>Recognized by Newsweek &amp; U.S. News and World Report as a top-rated high school<\/li>\n<li>Award-winning Fine Arts Programs with music programs being recognized at State &amp; National level<\/li>\n<li>Official Morehead-Cain Out of State Nominating School\u2014University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-618bbf12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618bbf12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5326da80\" data-id=\"5326da80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2778d467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2778d467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Excellence<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b2a131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60b2a131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following rigorous courses are available to highly motivated and academically talented students:<\/p><p><strong>Advanced\/Honors\u2014 <\/strong>Algebra I-Adv, Algebra II-Adv, Anatomy\/Physiology-H, Art I-Adv, Band-H, Biology-Adv, Ceramics \u2013Adv, Chemistry-Adv, Choir-H, Drawing \u2013Adv, Electronic Media Adv, English I-Adv, English II-Adv, French III-Adv, Geometry-Adv, Japanese III Adv, Latin III-Adv, Orchestra-H, Painting-Adv, Photography-Adv, Spanish III-Adv, Spanish Language Enrichment-H<\/p><p><strong>Advanced Placement\u2014<\/strong>Art Drawing, Art History, Art Three Dimension, Art Two Dimension, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language, Latin, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics I, Physics C, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History<\/p><p><strong>Dual Credit\u2014<\/strong> Art Appreciation, Business\/Mkt &amp; Finance Pathway, Criminal Justice Pathway, English 3 and 4, English Composition 1 and 2, English World Literature 1 and 2, Economics, Health Science Theory, Practicum in Health Science, Practicum in Health Science 2, Principles of Health Science, Precalculus, U.S. Government<\/p><p><strong>UT OnRamps\u2014<\/strong>College Algebra, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geoscience, Physics, Pre-Calculus, Reading Writing Rhetoric, Statistics, U.S. History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ec89aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ec89aad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd37600\" data-id=\"5dd37600\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e00bf82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e00bf82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681e8e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681e8e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/LakeHighlandsHS\/\">Campus website<\/a><br \/>9449 Church Road<br \/>Dallas, TX 75238<br \/>Main Office: 469-593-1000<br \/>Counseling Office: 469-593-1426<\/p><p><strong>Enrollment:<\/strong> 2,892 (as of September 2022)<br \/>Seniors 617, Juniors 672, Sophomores 754 Freshmen 849<\/p><p><strong>RISD does not rank <\/strong>beyond the top 10% of each graduating class as required by the state of Texas for the purposes of Automatic Admissions.<\/p><p><strong>Accreditation:<\/strong> Texas Education Agency<\/p><p><strong>School Code:<\/strong> 441-758<\/p><p><strong>Schedule: <\/strong>Classes meet 90 minutes per day Monday \u2013 Friday; 18 weeks per semester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8262c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8262c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f10a47\" data-id=\"18f10a47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333e391e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"333e391e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Staff<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3956a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3956a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Superintendent: <\/strong>Tabitha Branum<br \/><strong>Chief of Staff: <\/strong>Mike Jasso<br \/><strong>Principal: <\/strong>Kerri Jones<br \/><strong>Dean of Instruction: <\/strong>AnnMarie Yarborough<br \/><strong>Assistant Principals: <\/strong>Orlando Champion, Kendall Hutchinson, Tommy Lamberth, Masud Shamsid-Deen, Deetrice Thomas, Marion Wildes, Dashuna Young<br \/><strong>Counselors:<\/strong> Rhonda Boston, Shameka Brackens, Marianna Hogue, Judy London-Young, Velma Lopez, Maggie Karnowski, Shelly Miller, Culus Williams<br \/><strong>Intervention Counselor:<\/strong> Melanie Theissen<br \/><strong>College and Career Coordinator:<\/strong> Robin Finklea<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff5501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ff5501\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-546e6eae\" data-id=\"546e6eae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139bcc65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"139bcc65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f7db3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f7db3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1857, Richardson ISD is located in northern Dallas County and encompasses most of the city of Richardson, as well as portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland. Sixty percent of the district is located in Dallas, thirty-five percent in Richardson, and five percent in Garland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demographic Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">English Language Learners 28 percent<br>Special Education 12.2 percent<br>Economically Disadvantaged 57 percent<br><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gifted and Talented 9.9 percent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hispanic 38.8 percent<br>White 28.9 percent<br>African American 22.1 percent<br>Asian 6.9 percent<br>Other 3.5 percent<\/p>\n<p><strong>2022-23 RISD graduates are attending the following highly selective colleges and universities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Carnegie Mellon University<br>Georgetown University<br>Harvard University<br>Rice University<br>Tulane University of Louisiana<br>University of California \u2013 Los Angeles<br>University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b65f2f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b65f2f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f5c5e9\" data-id=\"66f5c5e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47abc9c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47abc9c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foundation High School Program<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727920c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727920c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD without an endorsement:<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health\u00a0\u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.5 credit<br \/><\/span>Electives \u2013 3.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 22 credits<\/p><p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD with an endorsement<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health \u2013 .5 credit<br \/>Electives \u2013 5.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 26 credits<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Grade Scale<br \/><\/strong>90-100 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 4.0<br \/>80-89 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026. 3.0<br \/>70-79 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 2.0<br \/>Below 70 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 0.0<\/p><p>Grading scale used for college admission, scholarship or NCAA only<\/p><p><strong>Quality Points\u2014<\/strong> RISD students earn five quality points upon successful completion of Adv\/Honors courses and ten quality points upon successful completion of AP, Dual Credit and OnRamps courses.<\/p><p><strong>Full Year Course Credit\u2014<\/strong> In order for a student to earn credit for a course that is a full year in length, the average of the two semester grades must equal a minimum of 70 (business rules of rounding apply).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2552df84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2552df84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61527d8\" data-id=\"61527d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd0644a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd0644a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 12 Attending Colleges Classes of 2021 and 2022<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729e6378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729e6378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Class of 2021<\/strong><\/p><p>El Centro College, University of Arkansas, Texas A&amp;M University, University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Dallas, University of Oklahoma-Newman, Belmont University, Richland College<\/p><p><strong>Class of 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>El Centro College, Richland College, 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University, Texas Southern University, University of Missouri-Columbia, Blinn College, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Dallas Baptist University, Langston University, Prairie View A&amp;M University, Sam Houston State University, Texas State University The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Tempe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11652f41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11652f41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc8d6d1\" data-id=\"cc8d6d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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