Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas) Explained

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Lawrence E Elkins High School
Zipcode:77459
Established:1992
Principal:Courtney Muceus
Grades:9–12
Nickname:Knights
Newspaper:The Round Table
Address:7007 Knights Court
Colors: Royal Blue and
Gold
Free Label5:2011 TEA Rating
Free Text5:Recognized[1]
Staff:137.08 (FTE)
Ratio:19.36
Enrollment:2,654 (2022-23)[2]
Homepage: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]

History

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. 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]

Neighborhoods served

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]

Academies

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

Academic competition

Fine arts

Honor societies

Athletics

Clements / Elkins rivalry

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.

Notable alumni

Notoriety

Cyber-bullying

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]

Advanced placement desks controversy

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]

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Elkins:

The following middle schools feed into Elkins:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TEXAS RECOGNIZED SCHOOL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703055207/http://campuses.fortbendisd.com/campuses/ehs/about.cfm. dead. 3 July 2011. Fort Bend. 25 March 2013.
  2. Web site: LAWRENCE E ELKINS H S. National Center for Education Statistics. June 27, 2024.
  3. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/press/02bluerib.html Blue Ribbon Award
  4. Web site: Diane Moser Properties, Inc.: Newsweek - 2005 America's Best High Schools (Houston Area). www.texasbest.com. 2015-10-02.
  5. News: Washington Post ranks six Fort Bend ISD high schools as top schools in nation. Chron . 27 May 2011 . 2015-10-02.
  6. Web site: Elkins High School Profile. FBISD. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075611/http://campuses.fortbendisd.com/campuses/documents/about/about_20121112_1236.pdf. 2014-06-11.
  7. http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm Fort Bend ISD History
  8. News: Solomon, Jerome . FOOTBALL 1997/HIGH SCHOOLS/FORT BEND BONANZA/Phillips, Dulles in hunt to add to town's memories . . 1997-08-28 . Special 33 . 2011-12-31 . It remained the lone high school in the area until Willowridge opened in 1979[...]Elkins (1992)[...] . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709123726/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1997_1433312 . 2012-07-09 .
  9. Web site: Viahos . Nicholas . May 17, 2024 . Travis Scott Gifts Elkins High School with his Unreleased Air Jordan 1 Low . May 17, 2024 . Sole Retriever.
  10. "Schools." Quail Valley Fund. Retrieved on July 20, 2017.
  11. Web site: High school. Riverstone. 2018-04-13.
  12. "Elkins High School." Fort Bend Independent School District. January 16, 1997. Retrieved on October 31, 2017.
  13. "FBISD Zoning." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on December 11, 2010.
  14. "Texas UIL Region 13 Band." Texas Music Educators Association. Retrieved on December 11, 2010.
  15. Web site: Cornelius Anthony . DatabaseFootball.com . March 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606214120/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANTHOCOR01 . June 6, 2013 .
  16. Web site: Texans select TCU DT, Elkins alumnus Ross Blacklock in second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. khou.com. 24 April 2020 . en-US. 2020-04-26.
  17. Web site: KARON COLEMAN . profootballarchives.com . November 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909112912/http://www.profootballarchives.com/cole04650.html . September 9, 2015 .
  18. Web site: Carpenters build Matt's baseball future together . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085248/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20120612&content_id=33197134&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl . dead . March 4, 2016 . MLB.com . June 15, 2012 . March 9, 2014 . Langosch, Jenifer.
  19. News: Sewing . Joy . 2023-02-13 . Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel says sustainable fashion, and skills to make it, can save the world . 2023-05-12 . Houston Chronicle . en-US.
  20. News: Teachers often help us see potential before it develops . Houston Chronicle . June 5, 2013 . March 9, 2014 . Goff, Keli.
  21. Web site: Raiders Take CB D.J. Hayden in 1st . Raiders.com . April 25, 2013 . March 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310002714/http://www.raiders.com/news/2013-Draft/article-1/Raiders-Take-CB-DJ-Hayden-in-1st/0adc485f-660e-493f-b540-9c759ae7c30a . March 10, 2014 . dead .
  22. News: Matthews becoming Houston's first family of football . Houston Chronicle . October 23, 2009 . March 9, 2014 . Khan, Sam.
  23. Book: Burston, Rusty. 100 Things Texas A&M Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. September 1, 2013. Triumph Books. 9781623682873.
  24. News: Marshall. Jamal. JMNFL. Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 9 May 2016 .
  25. Web site: KPRC 2 Athlete of the Week: Braylon Payne, Elkins Baseball . 26 April 2024 . Ari. Alexander. KPRC-TV.
  26. Web site: Local rapper Travis Scott receives key to Missouri City. KTRK. 2019-09-10. ABC13 Houston. en. 2020-04-26.
  27. Web site: Crystle Stewart returns home . https://archive.today/20140310100831/http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/fort_bend/news/crystle-stewart-returns-home/article_0b3d7d6e-28e6-5b0d-9a7f-8faf9b0f9c6b.html?mode=jqm . dead . March 10, 2014 . YourHoustonNews.com . November 22, 2010 . March 9, 2014 . Tezeno, Diane .
  28. "Cyber-bullies terrorize dozens of Fort Bend County girls ." KHOU, Houston, Texas. Retrieved on June 7, 2011.
  29. Web site: 2023-05-02 . Students at Elkins HS forced to sit on floor during class after desks moved for AP testing . 2023-10-20 . ABC13 Houston . en.

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