Thornton Middle School

Thornton Middle School

Thornton Middle School is an A5 middle school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, near the city of Houston.

It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, one of the largest growing districts in the state of TexasFact|date=November 2007. It teaches 6th ,7th , and 8th grade. The school spirit colors are mostly blue and red. Their mascot is the Patriots. Thornton Middle School feeds into Cypress Springs High School, Langham Creek High School, and eventually Cypress Lakes High School in fall 2008. Thornton's name came from Donald O. Thornton, retired Cypress-Fairbanks ISD superintendent. He served the District for 28 years as a teacher, coach, associate superintendent, and superintendent. He and his wife, Dixie, were well-respected, dedicated employees who helped to shape the direction of the school district.

Enrollment

1702 as of 9-12-06

Electives

Art, Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theatre Arts, Communication Applications, Spanish I, Reading, Spanish II, Spanish for Native Speakers I or II-IIIK, French , French II, Skillsfor Living, Exploring Foods and Fabrics, Personal and Family Development, Technology Education I or II, Keyboarding, Introduction to Webmastering, Introduction to Programming, Advanced Academic Strategies, Yearbook.

Awards

*Spotlight Teacher of the Year(2007): Karen M. Hardin
*Placed 2nd in the nation towards Speech/Debate:Raphael AkinsipeThornton Varsity Treble Choir was selected to sing at the 2007 Texas Music Educator's Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

TAKS Scores

TAKS Stands for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills and is taken by Thornton and here is how they have done:

References

* [http://schools.cfisd.net/thornton/index.stm Thornton Middle Home Page]


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