Klein High School

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Klein High School
Klein ISD Klein High School.jpg
Together, We are Bearkats
Address
16715 Stuebner Airline
Klein, Texas 77379
United States
Information
Type public high school
Established 1938
School district Klein Independent School District
Principal Larry Whitehead
Faculty 191.9 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment about 3,900 students
Student to teacher ratio 28:1[1]
Campus suburban area
Color(s)          Blue & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class 6A
Newspaper The Bearchat
Yearbook All In One (2015)
Website School website

Klein High School is a public high school located in Klein, Texas, approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston. It serves grades 9-12 in the Klein Independent School District.

History

In July 1928, five common school districts in the area were consolidated into Rural High School District Number One. The new district's high school building was located at what is now 7200 Spring-Cypress Road, between Kuykendahl Road and Stuebner Airline Road. This building is now behind the district's central office building. In 1938, Rural High School District Number One became Klein Independent School District, and its high school became Klein High School. [2] The high school moved to its current location in 1963.

Construction

The old main building of Klein High School was demolished in 2010 to make way for construction of a completely new facility that will replace all existing buildings. All construction was completed by December 2014. Plans for the new campus are online (see reference).[3]

Profile

Klein was the first high school established in the Klein Independent School District. It is accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[citation needed] 93% of the 2006 graduating class planned on attending college, receiving over $7 million in college scholarships.[4]

Sports and other activities

Klein High School competes in district 15-6A along with Klein Oak, Klein Collins, and Klein Forest. The other four schools in the district are Spring High School, Dekaney High School, Westfield High School, and Montgomery High School.[5]

State championships

  1. Team Tennis: 1992-83, 1989-90 [10]
  2. Boys Singles: Barry Richards 1984-85,85-86.
  3. Boys Doubles: Tim Lootens/Brad Rice 1984-85; Cade Lutz & Tony Starkey 1994-95 [11]
  4. Girls Doubles: Sarah Chester/Laura Simmons 1988-89,89-90; Micah Hermsdorf/Ariel Morton 2008-09 [12]
  5. Mixed Doubles: Jonathan Alexander/Lauren Santacroce 2006-07,07-08[13]
  • Chess Team: 2002 state champions and 9th in the nation (Brad Munoz, Chris Hobart, Blaine Webb, Andre Suarez, Coach Jim Liptrap)

Cheerleading

The Klein High School cheerleaders Nationals Team earned a National Championship at the 2006 NCA Senior and Junior High School National Championships in the Medium Varsity division,[14] and also won a specialty award for Best Use of Jumps in the routine.[15] The 2007 NCA National Championship was preceded by a regional title at the Texas Lone Star Classic and a state championship at the Texas State Championships for Division 5A schools.[16] The cheerleading team has earned six National Titles at the NCA competition in the last 19 years [14] including Grand Champions in 2000.[15]

Music

The Klein High School full orchestra was named the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) honor orchestra for 2007-2008. It won similar honors in 1998, 2001, and 2003.[17]

The Wind Symphony was the National Wind Band winner in 2008.[citation needed]

Debate

In 2010, a Klein junior varsity team finished first at the Harvard National Debate Tournament.[18]

Klein High School consistently has over twenty students with an NFL point "distinction" or higher distinction.[19]

Notable alumni

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Sylvester Turner 1973 (valedictorian) Accomplished member of the Texas House of Representatives, Mayor of Houston [20]
Chris George 1998 Earned Gold Medal as member of 2000 USA Olympic Baseball Team in Sydney, Australia [21]
Mike Green 1996 American Football Player for Tennessee Titans [22]
Derek Webb 1992 Famous Musician in Caedmon's Call (& solo artist) [23]
Lyle Lovett 1975 Famous musician [24]
Sloan Thomas 2000 American Football Player, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks [25]
Laura Wilkinson 1996 2004 World Cup Platform Gold Medalist; 2000 Olympic Platform Gold Medalist [26]
Ashton Youboty 2003 American Football Player, 3rd round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills [27]
Matthew Bomer 1996 Actor, White Collar [27]
Ben Rappaport 2004 Actor, Outsourced [27]
Sherry Stringfield 1985 Actress, ER [28]
David Murphy 2000 Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, and the Texas Rangers [29]
Lee Pace 1997 Actor, Pushing Daisies, The Hobbit, Halt and Catch Fire [28]
Kevin Adams 1980 Theatre Designer, 3 time Tony Award winner [30]
Kyle Jacobs 1998 Founder of Rubicon Representation
Lynn Collins 1994 Actress, Theatre and Movies [31]
Kovid Gupta 2006 Screenwriter and Author, best known for Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms [32]
Randy Bullock 2008 American Football Player for the Houston Texans [33]
Joey Banes American Football Player for the Indianapolis Colts [34]

Feeding pattern

Elementary School Intermediate School High School
Blackshear Elementary Ulrich Intermediate Klein High
Krahn Elementary
Kleb Intermediate
Mittelstädt Elementary
Brill Elementary
Ehrhardt Elementary
Doerre Intermediate
Hassler Elementary
Theiss Elementary

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Klein High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  2. ↑ [1][dead link]
  3. ↑ http://www.kleinisd.net/docs/50-KHS%20Reconstruction.pdf
  4. ↑ Klein High School profile 2006-2007
  5. ↑ [2]
  6. ↑ UIL State Champion Archives Boys Soccer 1996-97
  7. ↑ UIL State Championship Archives Boys Soccer 1998-99
  8. ↑ UIL State Soccer Tournament
  9. ↑ UIL State Champion Archives Baseball 1997-98
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  12. ↑ ; Princess Gbadamosi/Emily Olivier UIL Girls Doubles State Archives
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 [Fox Sports Network April 4, 2008]
  16. ↑ Spring/Klein/Tomball Sports January 8, 2008
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  31. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1211488/bio
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