in
Austin, United States
Category:
Attraction
0 views
0 shares
0 comments
set bookmark!
Created/changed by:
System
Address details
1600 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702, USA
Print route »
Phone & WWW
Business hours
Info
Gonzalo Garza Independence High School is an alternative high school created by in the Austin Independent School District and is located at 1600 Chicon Street in Austin, Texas. It opened in January 1998 under then-principal Victoria Baldwin and is open to any student entering his or her third year of high school with 10 or more credits. Garza offers a non-traditional, self-paced approach and enrolls about 300 students. In the 2005-2006 school year, Garza had 194 graduates.Garza has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Austin Chronicle award for Best Public School Model.Garza has no official sports team. Dr. Linda Webb Dr. Webb is the former principal of Pillow Elementary and is a winner of the 2007 HEB Excellence in Education Award.