Katy High School

Infobox US school
name = Katy High School


image caption =
motto = "Home of Champions"
established = 1898
type = Free public
district = Katy Independent School District
grades = 9^th through 12^th
principal = Joe Kelley
city = Katy
state = Texas
country = USA
campus type = Suburban
campus size = 100 acres
enrollment = 2, 660| faculty = 170
mascot = Tiger
mascot

colors = Red and White
homepage = [http://kisdwebs.katyisd.org/campuses/khs/Pages/Default.aspx Katy High School Homepage]

Katy High School is a secondary school located in Katy, Texas and serves grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Katy Independent School District.

History

Katy High School opened in 1898 to serve the children of the local rice farmers, the first graduating class was in 1900.

1939 First football team established at Katy High School.

1941 17 seniors graduate from Katy High School.

The current campus was moved to US Highway 90 and FM 1463 in 1947. Seventh and eight grade were included at the campus until 1965.

1952 Band hall and vocational building constructed, south of the building.

1955 Katy High School holds graduation for 40 seniors.

1960 A total of 53 graduate from Katy High School.

The capacity of the campus was expanded from 800 to 1600 in 1977. Also, the Katy ISD school board approved a drill team for the 1977-1978 school year that would be called the "Red Brigade" (students and advisors, prior to the start of the school year, would change the name to "Bengal Brigade").

May, 1977 - 195 seniors walked across the stage at Tiger Field.

May, 1979 - 296 seniors graduated from KHS.

The last varsity football game was played at Tiger Field in 1981.

1984 The tiger-head logo was designed, and replaced the simple letters "K T".

1985 The weight room and field house expanded.

In 1992, 360 seniors graduated.

In 1995, the adjacent junior high school, was converted into a 9th Grade Center and west campus. The largest entering freshman class occupied the building.

1997-98 Named a National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) ] ]

May, 1997 - 518 seniors graduated from KHS at the Astro Hall in Houston.

1998 New library and hallway completed between main building and west campus.

In 1998 A famous student gets brutally raped, all evidence buried.

May, 1998 - 551 seniors graduated from KHS at the Astro Hall in Houston.

May, 1999 - Making history, the largest graduating class from Katy High School, when 660 seniors walked across the stage at the Astro Hall. [Danielle Erickson, Class of 1999] .

May, 2003 - The class of graduating seniors broke Katy High School's previous record with a graduating class of 666 students. To this day it is still the largest graduating class from Katy High School.

In 2004 a performing arts center and classroom expansion was completed, increasing the student capacity to over 3,000; a new rodeo arena was finished behind the high school. [History of Katy by Roberta Rylander] .

May, 2005 - First class to graduate from the new multi-purpose facility, the Merrell Center in Katy.

Fall, 2007 - Won the Class 5A Division II State Championship in Football by defeating Pflugerville HS 28-7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX on December 22,2007.

May, 2007 - 474 seniors completed their education at KHS.

May, 2008 - 497 seniors graduated from Katy High School.

Enrollment Trends

1934-1935 School Year= 100

1987-1988 School Year= 1,853

1988-1989 School Year= 1,842

1989-1990 School Year= 1,830

1990-1991 School Year= 1,826

1991-1992 School Year= 1,848

1992-1993 School Year= 1,913

1993-1994 School Year= 2,054

1994-1995 School Year= 2,106

1995-1996 School Year= 2,479

1996-1997 School Year= 2,479

1997-1998 School Year= 2,678

1998-1999 School Year= 2,771

1999-2000 School Year= 2,888

2000-2001 School Year= 2,932

2001-2002 School Year= 2,950

2002-2003 School Year= 2,986

2003-2004 School Year= 3,091

2004-2005 School Year= 3,180

2005-2006 School Year= 2,897

2006-2007 School Year= 2,899

2007-2008 School Year= 2,660 [ [http://www.schooldigger.com/go/TX/schools/2517002809/school.aspx|Katy High School Information from School Digger] ]

Notable alumni

* Clint Black (dropout) - country singer [cite news|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/040718/040718clintblack.html|title=Break's over, Clint Black!]
* Eric Heitmann (1998) - NFL football playercite news|url=http://blogs.chron.com/insidekaty/archives/2005/10/helens_list_of_1.html|title=Checking in with celebs from Katy]
* Julie Henderson - model Fact|date=April 2008
* Andrew Lasker - European professional basketball player Fact|date=April 2008
* Jake Voskuhl - NBA Player Fact|date=April 2008
* Renée Zellweger (1987) - actress, Academy Award Winner
* Sean Rouse (1993) - Comedian [cite news|url=http://www.dobiealumni.com/FamousAlumni_Information.asp?ID=844|title=Sean Rouse]

References and footnotes

External links

* [http://kisdwebs.katyisd.org/campuses/khs/Pages/Default.aspx Katy High School]
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