L.V. Hightower
Hightower High School
Hightower dedicated his life to public education in Fort Bend County. He was an employee of the district for 30 years, beginning his career as a coach at the old Sugar Land High School. When the Sugar Land and Missouri City school districts consolidated, he was appointed coach, athletic director and assistant principal of Dulles High School. Hightower served as principal of Dulles Junior High School and also opened Sugar Land Junior High (also known as Sugar Land Middle School) where he served as principal until he retired in 1980. According to the committee who chose L.V. Hightower as the name of FBISD’s seventh high school, Hightower was a fitting choice, “He provided leadership for our district and truly cared about our students. His life was dedicated to education, and he set standards worthy of our respect and emulation.” Hightower also had a special gift of making everyone feel special.