- Conroe High School
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Conroe High School Address 3200 West Davis Street
Conroe, Texas 77304Information School type Public secondary Motto Pride and Unity Founded 1964 Superintendent Dr. Don Stockton Principal Curtis Null Grades 9-12 Enrollment 3109 (2010) Color(s) Gold and White Mascot Tiger Team name Tigers Newspaper The Triumph Website http://chs.conroeisd.net/ Conroe High School is a secondary school in Conroe, Texas and is the flagship campus of Conroe ISD. The school is a part of the Conroe Independent School District and serves the CISD portion of the city of Conroe and Cut and Shoot.
The campus was initially built in 1964 to replace the older Davy Crockett High School as Conroe's primary High School. The new campus was then named for the community it serves.
The school absorbs a diverse student body with a nearly equal number of Hispanics and whites in addition to a sizable portion of blacks, among other races.
In 2006, a huge renovation and addition construction project was begun, adding a new wing to the main building, but also another building adjacent to the Rotunda on the western part of campus.
Also found at Conroe High School is the Academy for Science and Health Professions. In this magnet program, Academy students graduate from Conroe High School and Caney Creek High School.
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Demographics
As of the 2006-2007 school year, CHS had 2,973 students enrolled.
- 46.1% were White
- 39.9% were Hispanic
- 12.4% were African American
- 1.6% were Other
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Conroe High School [1]:
- Anderson
- Armstrong
- Giesinger
- Houston
- Rice
- Runyan
- Reaves
Bozman, Cryar and Travis Intermediate Schools feed into Conroe High School, while Peet and Washington Junior High Schools also feed into Conroe High School as well.
Notable alumni
- Mark Altman, Leadership Speaker and Writer
- Kyle Bennett, Pro BMX and Olympian
- Rock Cartwright, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders
- Colin Edwards, Motorcross Racer, World Superbike Champion, Current Moto GP Racer.
- Pablo Huffaker, Monster Truck Driver
- Roy Harris, Heavy Weight Boxer
- Andrew Cashner, MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Wiley Feagin, NFL lineman for the original Baltimore Colts & Washington Redskins.
The Cheryl Dee Fergeson case
On August 23, 1980, sixteen year old Cheryl Dee Fergeson, a volleyball player from a visiting high school, was raped and strangled in a Conroe High School restroom. After being reported missing, her body was found by two janitors, Clarence Brandley and Henry "Icky" Peace, in the auditorium sound room loft.[1]
The victim was white, leading to a heated, racially-charged court case due to evidence that the accused, black janitor Clarence Brandley, was convicted and sentenced to death based exclusively on his race. After 9 years on Death Row, Brandley was exonerated and released. Though the judicial system finally admitted Brandley's innocence, none of the judges who perpetrated this tragic farce were charged with corruption. Even though there was evidence pointing to two white males, neither has ever been charged.[2]
In 1991 British investigative journalist Nick Davies published "White Lies" - Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style.[3] his investigation of the case. Clarence Brandley's story is also told in the movie Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story (2002)
References
- ^ http://www.thejusticeproject.org/reports/clarence-brandleys-story/
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19871005&id=39UTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4798,1689369
- ^ Nick Davies (1991). White Lies: Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style. Pantheon. ISBN 978-0679401674.
External links
Categories:- High schools in Montgomery County, Texas
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