ABOUT US
Friendswood High School is located in Friendswood, Texas primarily a residential area located in the northwestern corner of Galveston County, approximately 25 miles from downtown Houston. City of Friendswood Online

We are the only high school in the Friendswood Independent School District. Friendswood High School is a 4A school with an approximate enrollment of 1704.

We at Friendswood High School are proud to be a part of a TEA Recognized rated district. We have made it a major goal to assist our students in the development of their academic skills as well as provide them with opportunities to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Friendswood High School houses grades 9-12. It was built in four phases, the first phase in 1970 with additions in 1973 and 1999.

It contains two major mall areas interconnected by two smaller hallways, with additional classrooms located in a fine arts annex building and science and math wing just off the main building. The high school site includes Henry Winston stadium, baseball field, softball field, soccer practice field, two gyms, the Walter D. Wilson Field House, an auditorium, and cafeteria. The new Science Wing, Fine Arts Wing, and additions to the athletic facilities were completed during the 1999-2000 school year. FHS has an enrollment of 1,800 students. FHS offers three degree plans and numerous advanced placement and honors courses as well as distinguished programs in fine arts, humanities, sciences, and mathematics. All UIL sanctioned varsity sports are available at FHS.  

The students at FHS never cease to amaze the FHS staff with your talent and your accomplishments as representatives of Friendswood High School. The 2010-2011 school year is one that will long be remembered as a year that was a winner from start to finish.

In the area of academics, Friendswood High School was named one of the best high schools in the greater Houston area by the Houston Chronicle and one of the top high schools in Texas by the Texas Business and Education Coalition. The UIL Academic team repeated as the District 24 AAAA, Regional III AAAA Champions and won the overall State Championship for the sixth year in a row. FHS students received many awards for their outstanding science fair projects at the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston and at the Galveston County Science and Engineering Fair. One FHS student received a SEFH Grand Award and advanced to the International Science and Engineering Fair. The freshman, sophomore, and junior classes set a high standard for TAKS. The preliminary English/Language Arts passing rates are 98% (10th) and 99% (11th). Freshmen passing rate for reading is 99%. The Math scores are 94% (9th), 93% (10th), and 98%(11th). Science scores are 96% (10th) and 99% (11th). Social Studies passing rates are 99% (10th) and 100%(11th).

The 2010–2011 school year will be remembered as another successful season in athletic achievements. At the time of this letter, FHS is in second in the Lone Star Cup competition. FHS claimed 10 District Championships that include: Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Team Tennis, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Swimming, Girls Golf and Baseball. Every UIL sport in Friendswood advanced to the playoffs. Football advanced to the state semi-finals, Volleyball and Girls Soccer advanced to the Regional Finals, and Baseball advanced to the Regional Semi-finals. Our non-UIL sports of Lacrosse, Gymnastics and Water Polo had an outstanding year as well.

In the area of Fine Arts, all areas experienced success. The Marching Band received superior ratings at the UIL Region Marching Contest and was the outstanding AAAA band at the Lone Star Preview Marching Contest. The Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Concert Band I all earned Division I ratings at the Concert & Sight-Reading Contest earning the UIL Sweepstakes Award. The Wind Ensemble performed at the Texas Administrator Superintendents Association convention in Austin as the AAAA State Honor Band of Texas. The Color Guard had a great year winning the TCGC State Championship and finishing 5th in the World at the Winter Guard International World Championship that was held in Dayton, Ohio.  The Campus Singers, Campus Women’s Choir, Varsity Women’s Choir, Treble Choir and Combined Men’s Choir all earned top ratings at Concert & Sight-reading Contest receiving the UIL Sweepstakes Award for the sixth consecutive year. Two choir students and fifteen band students were selected for TMEA All-State Honors. The Campus Singers were invited to perform for the Bay Area Chorus. The Wranglerettes won the highest awards given in both the team and officer divisions at the three team contests they attended this year. The team and officers were named Crowd Pleasers State Champions and ADTS Large Team National Champions. The Cheer program had a great year. The varsity squad was runner-up and the junior varsity won the championship in the elite 5A Division of the Cheer America Nationals. The Musical Cast received four nominations in the Tommy Tune Awards. The UIL One Act Play won the District and Area Contest. The One Act Company advanced to the Regional Meet for the sixth consecutive year.

Career Tech programs had an amazing competitive year as well! Our medical students sent 18 students to State HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) contest. They will be sending three students on to National Competition this summer for additional competitive opportunities. Our engineering students also had a great competitive year with TSA (Technology Students of America). They had 23 State Qualifiers and will send eight students to Nationals this summer! Our marketing students had two State Qualifiers in the DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition. BPA (Business Professionals of America) had six students compete at State Contest and 3 students qualified to compete at the National BPA Competition, with one of our students placing 4th out of 70 competitors! Our Friendswood FFA was quite busy this year competing in leadership contests and also many livestock shows throughout the state. They attended Ft. Worth Stock Show, Houston Livestock Show, Galveston County Fair and were quite successful at all of them. They will participate in leadership training at the State FFA conference this summer and are looking forward to another outstanding year next year. Our FCCLA (Family Career & Community Leaders of America) sent an impressive seven students to their State Contest. Our Skills USA chapter resumed film competitions this year and shot straight to the top! They had eight students qualify for State Contest and had two of those students qualify to compete at Nationals in June.  The film/MCS program also received an impressive award for their filming of “Shattered Dreams 2010.” Additionally, in Technology Applications, four of our computer science students won first place at UIL for the fourth straight year! This is an unrivaled accomplishment!  

The Class of 2011 had nine National Merit Finalists, thirteen National Merit Commended students; five students were named National Hispanic Recognition Scholar and one named National Achievement Scholar. To date, the seniors have been offered $15,371,471.00 in scholarships, and they have accepted $6,186,356.00. Your efforts have given the administration, faculty and staff reason to celebrate with you in the classroom and in the competitive arena. We are proud to say we work with some of the finest young people you will find anywhere. The class of 2011 will be remembered for their many accomplishments and the leadership they provided in every area at FHS. Now, we turn to the class of 2012 and ask them to step forward, assume the leadership role and guide the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 to an even greater year as we continue to raise the bar. We have much to look forward to as we strive for excellence and build on the previous year’s success. The future is in your hands. We know the class of 2011 leaves a legacy of champions, never being satisfied with anything less than their best. Next year, we look forward to all working together to continue the tradition of excellence.