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Lawrence E Elkins High School | |
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Address | |
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7007 Knights Court , 77459 | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1992 |
School district | Fort Bend ISD |
Principal | Courtney Muceus |
Staff | 137.08 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,654 (2022-23) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.36 [2] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
Nickname | Knights |
Newspaper | The Round Table |
2011 TEA Rating | Recognized [1] |
Website | Elkins High School |
Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a comprehensive public high school in Missouri City, Texas, that serves communities in Sugar Land and Missouri City. The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Elkins was established in 1992, with its first graduating class in 1995.
Elkins received a Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education in 2002. [3] In addition, Elkins high school was ranked 715th among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek in 2005. [4] The Washington Post also ranked Elkins High School among the Top High Schools in the Nation in 2011. [5]
Lawrence E. Elkins High School was established as a grade 9 and 10 school in the fall of 1992 [6] [7] to alleviate overcrowding from three other district high schools, Dulles, Clements, and Willowridge.[ citation needed] Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school. [8]
On May 17, 2024, rapper and alumnus Travis Scott gifted the graduating class of 2024 600 free pairs of Air Jordan 1 Low Canary Yellows, a pair of Nike shoes utilizing Elkins’ school colors as a tribute. [9]
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Areas served by the school include Quail Valley, [10] Meadow Creek, Lake Olympia, and all of Riverstone. [11]
It formerly served Arcola, Fresno, Juliff, and parts of the area near Rosharon in Fort Bend County. [12]
The Engineering Academy informs and encourage students to learn about the potential of a career in engineering. Courses include Introduction to Engineering Design, Engineering Principles, Civil and Aerospace Engineering introduction courses
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In 1992, after Elkins was built to alleviate overcrowding from William P. Clements High School, zoning issues forced many families in different subdivisions around the city of Sugar Land to send their children to both high schools. Still today, it is not uncommon to find next door neighbors or siblings going to opposing schools as feeder middle schools and zoning patterns overlap. [13]
In 1996, after an outbreak of senior pranks between the two schools, the principals of both high schools decided to focus the rivalry in a less destructive manner. After meeting with both schools' Student Councils, the principals decided to hold an annual, year-long competition.
Each school's athletic program can earn points based on wins against the other school in UIL competition. The competitions include: boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, and girls' volleyball, basketball, softball, and soccer. A school earns one point when it defeats the rival school. A game ending in a tie score will award both teams one-half point. As often occurs, the schools sometimes meet more than once per year. In the event of a tie for the overall competition, the school's band that is ranked the highest at the Texas UIL regional marching band competition [14] will be the year's winner.
Since 1997, the schools have held the competition every year. As both schools' mascots (the Ranger and the Knight) typically ride horses, the "Golden Horse" trophy is awarded and displayed in the champion school's trophy case at the beginning of each new school year.[ citation needed]
Girls from Elkins and the other Fort Bend High Schools of Dulles and Clements, were cyber-bullied in April 2010 on a Facebook page titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD. The page listed several female students on each school's "naughty" list. Police and the school district were unable to determine who was responsible for the page, but Facebook took the page down at the district's request. [28]
In the 2022-2023 school year, Elkins had 1,609 students testing for Advanced Placement courses, an increase of 335 from the 2021-2022 school year. While students were taking AP exams in May, 2023, desks from classrooms were moved to the gymnasium, causing some classrooms to be short on desks, and forcing many students who were not testing for AP courses to sit on the floor. This incident caused uproar among the parents of the school. [29]
The following elementary schools feed into Elkins:
The following middle schools feed into Elkins:
It remained the lone high school in the area until Willowridge opened in 1979[...]Elkins (1992)[...]
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29°32′43″N 95°33′29″W / 29.5452°N 95.5581°W
Lawrence E Elkins High School | |
---|---|
Address | |
| |
7007 Knights Court , 77459 | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1992 |
School district | Fort Bend ISD |
Principal | Courtney Muceus |
Staff | 137.08 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,654 (2022-23) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.36 [2] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
Nickname | Knights |
Newspaper | The Round Table |
2011 TEA Rating | Recognized [1] |
Website | Elkins High School |
Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a comprehensive public high school in Missouri City, Texas, that serves communities in Sugar Land and Missouri City. The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Elkins was established in 1992, with its first graduating class in 1995.
Elkins received a Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education in 2002. [3] In addition, Elkins high school was ranked 715th among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek in 2005. [4] The Washington Post also ranked Elkins High School among the Top High Schools in the Nation in 2011. [5]
Lawrence E. Elkins High School was established as a grade 9 and 10 school in the fall of 1992 [6] [7] to alleviate overcrowding from three other district high schools, Dulles, Clements, and Willowridge.[ citation needed] Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school. [8]
On May 17, 2024, rapper and alumnus Travis Scott gifted the graduating class of 2024 600 free pairs of Air Jordan 1 Low Canary Yellows, a pair of Nike shoes utilizing Elkins’ school colors as a tribute. [9]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2017) |
Areas served by the school include Quail Valley, [10] Meadow Creek, Lake Olympia, and all of Riverstone. [11]
It formerly served Arcola, Fresno, Juliff, and parts of the area near Rosharon in Fort Bend County. [12]
The Engineering Academy informs and encourage students to learn about the potential of a career in engineering. Courses include Introduction to Engineering Design, Engineering Principles, Civil and Aerospace Engineering introduction courses
This section needs to be updated.(November 2022) |
In 1992, after Elkins was built to alleviate overcrowding from William P. Clements High School, zoning issues forced many families in different subdivisions around the city of Sugar Land to send their children to both high schools. Still today, it is not uncommon to find next door neighbors or siblings going to opposing schools as feeder middle schools and zoning patterns overlap. [13]
In 1996, after an outbreak of senior pranks between the two schools, the principals of both high schools decided to focus the rivalry in a less destructive manner. After meeting with both schools' Student Councils, the principals decided to hold an annual, year-long competition.
Each school's athletic program can earn points based on wins against the other school in UIL competition. The competitions include: boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, and girls' volleyball, basketball, softball, and soccer. A school earns one point when it defeats the rival school. A game ending in a tie score will award both teams one-half point. As often occurs, the schools sometimes meet more than once per year. In the event of a tie for the overall competition, the school's band that is ranked the highest at the Texas UIL regional marching band competition [14] will be the year's winner.
Since 1997, the schools have held the competition every year. As both schools' mascots (the Ranger and the Knight) typically ride horses, the "Golden Horse" trophy is awarded and displayed in the champion school's trophy case at the beginning of each new school year.[ citation needed]
Girls from Elkins and the other Fort Bend High Schools of Dulles and Clements, were cyber-bullied in April 2010 on a Facebook page titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD. The page listed several female students on each school's "naughty" list. Police and the school district were unable to determine who was responsible for the page, but Facebook took the page down at the district's request. [28]
In the 2022-2023 school year, Elkins had 1,609 students testing for Advanced Placement courses, an increase of 335 from the 2021-2022 school year. While students were taking AP exams in May, 2023, desks from classrooms were moved to the gymnasium, causing some classrooms to be short on desks, and forcing many students who were not testing for AP courses to sit on the floor. This incident caused uproar among the parents of the school. [29]
The following elementary schools feed into Elkins:
The following middle schools feed into Elkins:
It remained the lone high school in the area until Willowridge opened in 1979[...]Elkins (1992)[...]
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