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Our virtual distance learning program, "Keep YES Prep Learning," has launched! This program is required for all YES Prep students.
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About Us
Passion, Resilience, Integrity, Discipline, and Empathy, the Northside PRIDE are laser-focused on college-readiness for every student. With an emphasis on public speaking as a unique hallmark of our program, we are dedicated to developing academic and social skills within our students that propel them into positions of leadership in Houston.
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Who We Are
90%
First Generation College Students
97%
African American and Hispanic
85%
Economically Disadvantaged
90%
Graduation Rate
Our Community
![Maureen Israel, Principal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557299411/yespreporg/rjtpjh3wppakcufpagxk/YPPSRies-326-2377-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557299411/yespreporg/rjtpjh3wppakcufpagxk/YPPSRies-326-2377-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557299411/yespreporg/rjtpjh3wppakcufpagxk/YPPSRies-326-2377-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557299411/yespreporg/rjtpjh3wppakcufpagxk/YPPSRies-326-2377-2.jpg","width":1000}])
Maureen first joined YES Prep as a teacher at the Southwest campus in 2005. After attending graduate school, she returned as Dean of Students at YES Southeast. Maureen became principal of Northside in 2013.
![Female student holding pennant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567743202/yespreporg/vdhfzvmajbmywvnsfpbc/Northside-Classof2019.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567743202/yespreporg/vdhfzvmajbmywvnsfpbc/Northside-Classof2019.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1567743202/yespreporg/vdhfzvmajbmywvnsfpbc/Northside-Classof2019.png","width":769}])
Take a look at the Northside's Class of 2019.
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A one-minute behind-the-scenes look at our campus.