SHHS Principals and Administrative Staff

Click on the administrator's name below for an email link and biographical information. To contact an administrator by phone, please call the school at 713-740-0350.  School Principal: Mr. Steve Fullen Assistant Principals for the Freshmen Class Assistant Principals for the Sophomore and Junior Classes Assistant Principal for the Senior Class of 2007: Mr. Johnny Briseño Mr. Richard Clark Mrs. Becky Benner   Mrs. Paula Ballew Mr. Harvey Zuniga
Principal email	Mr. Steve Fullen Mr. Fullen began his educational career in 1995 as a bilingual fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Kruse Elementary School. In 1997, he became the peer facilitator at Pomeroy Elementary School before moving to the district’s central office as a bilingual/ESL facilitator for the Alternative Teacher Certification Program. Most recently, Mr. Fullen was an assistant principal at Dobie High School.  The 12-year education veteran received his bachelor’s degree from Concordia Lutheran College in Mexican-American Studies in 1983, and then received a master’s from Concordia Seminary in 1987. He is currently working towards his doctorate in educational leadership.
Assistant Principal email	Ms. Paula Ballew Ms. Ballew earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Drama, Speech and English from Stephen F. Austin State University. Her first year of teaching was at South Houston High School in 1968 where she taught drama. The next year she taught 9th grade English at Salinas High School in Salinas, California for the fall semester and then 7th grade English at North Shore Junior for the spring semester. She remained at North Shore the following year. In 1970 she decided to stay home with her first child and remained home with both children until 1980. In 1980 she began teaching 8th grade English, drama, and speech at Miller Intermediate School down the street on Fairmont. She earned her Masters of Art degree in 1988 from the University of Houston - Clear Lake. She earned her certification to become a principal in 1992 and the same year became an assistant principal at Miller Intermediate where she had been teaching. She came to South Houston High School as an assistant principal in 2000.
Assistant Principal email	Mrs. Becky Benner Becky Benner is a South Houston High School graduate who earned a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Houston Baptist University in 1984. She completed her M. Ed. in Educational Administration with an emphasis in Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies at the University of Houston in 2004. Ms. Benner worked in medical research and the legal profession before becoming a teacher in 1994. She taught biology, chemistry and astronomy at Dobie High School and then served as a District Facilitator for the district’s Alternative Teacher Certification Program before joining the SHHS staff in 2003-04.
Assistant Principal email	Mr. Johnny Briseño Mr. Briseño graduated from Pearsall High School in 1994. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology from Texas Lutheran University in 1999 and will earn his Master of Science in Education Management with principal certification in 2004. Mr. Briseño taught English as a Second Language and coached both football and baseball at South Houston High School in 2003-2004. He has been with this District for six years and has taught at all three levels (elementary, intermediate, and high school).
12th Grade Assistant Principal email	Mr. Richard Clark Richard Clark graduated from the University of Texas in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and with a Masters of Education in Administration and Supervision from the University of Houston in 1991. He has worked in the Pasadena Independent School District for over thirty years. He was a teacher/assistant coach at Queens Intermediate School from 1974-1981. A head intermediate coach and teacher at V.W. Miller Intermediate from 1981-1992. He was an assistant principal at Sam Rayburn High School from 1992-1994. He has been at South Houston High School since 1994 and values the opportunity to serve students, staff members, parents, and the community every day.
Assistant Principal email	Mr. Harvey Zuniga Harvey Zuniga graduated from the University of Texas – Pan American in Edinburg, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Mathematics. He taught secondary mathematics with the Brownsville ISD for eight years and with the Point Isabel ISD for three years.  Mr. Zuniga also served Point Isabel ISD as an Instructional Facilitator for three years and, after completing his M. Ed. in Educational Administration from the University of Texas – Brownsville in 2004, served as an assistant principal at Port Isabel HS for four years before joining the SHHS staff in 2007-2008.