Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

Infobox School
name = Fossil Ridge High School


motto = "Focus, Respect, Honor, Success"
type = High School
phone = 817.744.1700
fax = 817.744.1813
established = 1995
principal = David Hadley
faculty=151
street = 4101 Thompson Road
city = Keller
state = TX
country = USA
zip code = 76248
district = Keller ISD
enrollment = 1,929 (as of September 21, 2007)
grades= 9 - 12
mascot = Panther (black and gold)
website = http://campus.kellerisd.net/frhs

Fossil Ridge High School is a high school located in north Fort Worth, Texas. It is the second high school of the Keller Independent School District. The original building was built in 1995 for 9th and 10th graders; an expansion was built in 1997-1998 to accommodate 11th and 12th graders.

The current principal of the school is David Hadley.

The school mascot is a panther and the school colors are black and gold. The school also contains a theater, two gymnasiums, a library, and a cafeteria.

Most Fossil Hill Middle School graduates and some Trinity Springs Middle School graduates feed into Fossil Ridge High School.

FRHS currently has a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:17.

Athletics

Basketball

The Fossil Ridge Panthers are the reigning 6-4A champions in Basketball having posted a 29-4 record and a 16-0 record in district play.Fact|date=August 2008

Football

Fossil Ridge currently has two Freshmen teams (Black and Gold), two Junior Varsity teams (Black and Gold), and a Varsity team. The teams play at the Keller Sports Complex, which includes an artificial turf field and sits directly across the street from Keller High School.

The 2006 varsity game received online video coverage from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and KXAS NBC 5. In the past, the rivalry game had playoff implications. Since 2006, Fossil Ridge has been classified to Class 4-A (Keller High School is Class 5-A), and recent rivalry games are mostly for bragging rights. Fossil Ridge has won three consecutive match ups against rival Keller High School (2005-2007) and six of the all ten games (1996-2007).clarifyme|post-text=(what?)Fact|date=August 2008

The Panthers are currently the 5-5A District Champions.clarifyme|post-text=(thought the team was 4-A?)

Other sports played at Fossil Ridge include baseball, softball, track and field, wrestling, power lifting, volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, swimming and diving, bowling, rodeo, cross country, and ice hockey (district-wide team).

Extracurricular Activities

The school's extracurricular choices include:

* Academic Decathlon ( [http://campus.kellerisd.net/frhs/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=48 "Knowledge is Power"] )
* Forensics and Debate ( [http://www.lizworld.net/debatepage.html "Team Page"] )
* Band & Colorguard ( [http://fossilridge.us "Panther Regiment"] )
* Theatre ("Dramatic Paws")
* Choir ( [http://groups.myspace.com/ridgeharmony "Panthers -N- Harmony"] )
* Cheerleading
* Drill Team ("Sun Dancers")
* Keller ISD JROTC ( [http://www.chsjrotc.moonfruit.com "Keller ISD JROTC"] )
* Art
* Photography
* Yearbook ("Impressions")
* Literary Journalism ("The R", formerly "The Panther Times")
* Media Technology (formerly Broadcast Journalism) ("Ridge TV", formerly "Fossil Ridge Live")
* Ready, Set, Teach (a course directed towards recruiting future educators)
* Spirit Team ("Stray Cats")
* Student Council
* An array of subject-specific clubs (e.g. Spanish Club).

JROTC

Fossil Ridge currently has an AFJROTC program. However, the program takes place at Central High School, a neighboring school in the KISD. The program consists of participants from all 3 KISD high schools.

Marching Band & Colorguard

The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment is a marching band and colorguard.

* The 2006 Senior Class received over $4.4 million in scholarship offers. [http://campus.kellerisd.net/kellerisd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=48 Keller ISD - Home ] ]

External links

* [http://campus.kellerisd.net/frhs Official School Website]
* [http://www.frhs-abc.org/ Panther Pride Athletics Booster Club]
* [http://www.fossilridge.us/ Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment]
* [http://chsjrotc.moonfruit.com/ Keller ISD JROTC Official Website]
* [http://www.kellerjrotc.com/ Keller ISD JROTC Booster Club]

References