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| FISD POINTS OF PRIDE:
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HIGH SCHOOL
- For complete FHS awards history: Demographics
webpage
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- UIL Lone Star Standings 2006-2007 - 2nd Place, 84 points
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- UIL State Meet Academic Champion Standing
| State |
District |
Region |
| 2006-2007: 1st place
185.50 points |
First |
First |
| 2006-2007: 1st place
120 points |
First |
First |
| 2005-2006: 1st place
166.5 points |
First |
First |
| 2004-2005: 4th Place |
First |
First |
| 2003-2004: 1st place
127.5 points |
First |
First |
| 2002-2003: Not Available |
First |
First |
| 2001-2002: 2nd Place,
82 points |
First |
First |
| 2000-2001: Not Available |
First |
First |
| 1999-2000: 1st Place,
100 points |
First |
First |
| 1998-1999: 5th Place,
55 points |
First |
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| 1997-1998: 1st Place,
97 points |
First |
First |
| 1996-1997: 4th Place,
62 points |
First |
First |
| 1995-1996: 3rd Place,
77 points |
First |
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| 1994-1995: 4th Place,
71 points |
First |
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| 1966-1967: Not Available |
First |
First |
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- AP Testing Results, SAT Results, ACT Results
| AP Test |
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| Number Scoring |
1997 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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- 5
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6 |
27 |
47 |
60 |
106 |
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- 4
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14 |
62 |
70 |
81 |
117 |
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- 3
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18 |
64 |
92 |
130 |
164 |
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- 2
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18 |
55 |
42 |
63 |
89 |
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- 1
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10 |
18 |
9 |
22 |
12 |
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| Number Tests |
50 |
124 |
143 |
191 |
258 |
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| Total Tested |
57 |
226 |
260 |
356 |
488 |
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| Number Subjects |
12 |
20 |
16 |
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22 |
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| SAT |
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2005 |
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| Verbal |
528 |
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554 |
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| Math |
538 |
1066 |
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568 |
1122 |
| Number of Students |
198 |
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324 |
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| ACT |
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2005 |
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| English |
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23.3 |
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| Mathematics |
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24.5 |
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| Reading |
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24.1 |
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| Science |
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23.4 |
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| Composite |
21.3 |
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20.2 |
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| Number Tested |
106 |
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86 |
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- National Merit Awards History:
- - Finalists: 68
- - Semi-Finalists: 68
- - Commended Finalists: 121
- - Hispanic Recognition Finalists: 13
- - Hispanic Recognition Semi-Finalists: 10
- - Achievement Scholars: 10
- American Legion Awards:
- Boys Nation - 2, Girls Nation -3, 2 Alternates,
1 State Governor
- State Honor Roll:
- 2005, 2006, 2007 - Friendswood High School
named to a statewide honor roll for best performance in Texas
by the Just for Kids
and the Texas Business and Education
Coalition for two years. The Honor Roll Schools are the most
consistent performers in educating all student groups over a
three-year period of time and rank highest in their individual
peer groups, which are the schools across the state that most
closely approximate their size and student population makeup.
TBEC volunteer teams visit all Honor Roll schools to confirm
the performance data and evaluate the schools. In addition to
information about the schools, TBEC makes a wide variety of information
about public education available on its website.
- Chronicle ranks FHS in top 10 high schools
in Houston area
- The Houston Chronicle 2006, 2007 School Report
Card ranks FHS 8th in the Top 10 High Schools in the Houston
area. FHS is the only 4A school in the group.
- Academic Decathlon:
- 14 State Championships
- - Medium School State Champions: 1988 & 13 consecutive years from1993-2005
- - 2001: Medium
School State Champions and USAD - 4th Place in Nation / Large-School
Division - Blake Binford, Scholarship Division, 2nd Highest Score
in Nation for USAD
- - 2001-2003:
FHS is one of 24 high schools in the state to receive the Award
for Academic Excellence in High School Mathematics. This award
is given by The National Center for Educational Accountability.
- Career & Technology:
- - HOSA (Health Occupations Students
of America): 3 individual national gold medalists 2005
- Fine Arts:
- - Band: 68 TMEA All-State members,
15 UIL sweepstakes awards, TMEA Class 4A Honor Band, Wind Ensemble
Performs at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Sudler Flag of Honor
Recipient
- - Choir: 41 TMEA All-State members,
24 UIL sweepstakes awards
- - Color Guard: 2006 State, JV Winter
Guard-3rd place, Varsity-6th place
- - Theatre Arts: 1996 and 2004 UIL
4A One-Act Play Champions, 8-year finalists at State Competitions.
According to a recent study done by Baylor University, the "winningest"
theatre arts program in conference AAAA.
- - Wranglerettes: 5-year National Champions
- - Speech & Forensics: 13 UIL State
Champions and Medalists, 4 Texas Forensics Association Champions
- Sports: State Champions
- 1968 & 1969 Boy's State High Jump
- 1969 Boys Basketball State
- 1973 Football State AA
- 1974 Boy's Track Discus
- 1983 Girl's Singles Tennis
- 1984 State Girls' Tennis Champ
- 1985 & 1988 Boy's Cross Country Individual
1985 & 1988 Boy's Track 3200m
1985, 1987 & 1988 Boy's Track1600m
- 1988 Girl's Track High Jump
- 1990 Girl's Golf
1994 Volleyball
2001 Girl's Soccer State
2002 Girl's Cross Country Individual
- 2006 Swim Team: Cole Cragin 100 backstroke
2007 Swim Team: Cole Cragin 100 backstroke, Caroline McElhany
200 individual medley, Caroline McElhany100 butterfly, girls
200 freestyle relay (Caroline McElhany, McKenna Harclerode, Jenny
Claydon, Lauren Lundquist)
- West Point Bridge design contest:
- - In the past three years, students have
ranked 1st, 2nd and 10th in the national Bridge design contest
at the West Point Bridge design contest.
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JUNIOR HIGH
- Odyssey of the Mind:
- Team competes at World Competition for Odyssey
of the Mind after winning first place at the Texas Odyssey of
the Mind Association Finals. It took 2nd place at World competition.
- Robotics:
- Friendswood Jr. High 2005 Robotics Team finished
in 9th place while competing at the high school level in Austin.
The other Jr. High teams both made it to the 4th round of the
competition.
- FJH recognized for Yearbook excellence:
- The Friendswood Junior High School yearbook
staff has been recognized by Taylor Publishing Company with an
Award of Excellence honoring its accomplishments in yearbook
design and coverage. The FJH yearbook is featured in the 2005
Yearbook Yearbook. Judges selected the FJH yearbook as
among the best.
- JH Band:
- 5 consecutive sweepstakes awards and finished
6th in the state in 2003.
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BALES INTERMEDIATE
- Lone Star Challenge:
- In 2005 Bales Intermediate students competed
for the first time in the Lone Star Challenge and ranked first
place and sixth place overall.
- Mars Rover:
- Placed third and fourth places.
- TCEA Competition - TAGT Showcase:
- Bales has placed first and third places at
the TCEA Convention.
- At the TAGT (Texas Association for the Gifted
and Talented) Convention the students proceded to the two Robotics
Showcases.
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- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
- 1970's - Westwood becomes a model school
for the PEGASUS/PACE Reading Program and its Math Management
Program.
- 1983/84 - Westwood students are highlighted
on PM Magazine and CBS Morning News for their part in the FHS
television production by students.
- 1990 - Westwood is named Exemplary Performance
School in the state of Texas by the Governor's Committee for
Educational Excellence.
- 1990's - The children of Westwood adopt 250+
acres of Rain forest in the Danen Biosphere Reserve in Panama.
- 1994 - Exemplary rating by the State of Texas
for academic performance. Odyssey of the Mind program begins.
HOTS and CEI programs initiated. Macintosh Computer Lab opens.
- 1996 - Texas Blue Ribbon School and Exemplary
rating by the State of Texas for academic performance.
- 1998 - Westwood adopts STS-90
Shuttle Mission
- 1998 - Exemplary rating by the State of Texas
for academic performance; Title I Exemplary School
- 1999 - Westwood
Nature Center is created providing an outdoor classroom for
hands-on learning opportunities
- 2000-2005 - Westwood earns the rating exemplary
by the state of Texas for academic performance.
- 2004 - Positive Promotions Red Ribbon Activities
Contest - 3rd Place
2005 - National Schools of Character Promising Practice Citation
Award
- 2005 - Red Ribbon Week Activities Contest
Grand Prize National Winner
2006 - National School of Character Promising Practice Citation
Award for our Hometown Heroes Program in partnership with the
FHS Varsity Boys' Basketball Team
- 2007 - First Texas State School of Character
2007 - National School of Character Finalist
- 2008 - National School of Character Finalist
- Mars Rover Competition:
- 2004 - won 11 out of 15 awards in the Solar
Powered Model category.
- 2005 - third grade group took 1st place in
the Solar Powered Model category
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CLINE ELEMENTARY
- National Anthem School: 2007
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WINDSONG INTERMEDIATE
- Mars Rover Competition:
- In 2005, Windsong placed 1st, 3rd,
4th, and 5th in the Free Form Division for the University of
Houston Mars Rover Competition. They had 9 teams particpating.
- TCEA Competition:
- Since 1999, Windsong has placed 3 first,
second and third places at the TCEA Convention in Austin.
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