The Colony High School

The Colony High School
The Colony High School
Address
	4301 Blair Oaks Road; The Colony, Texas 75056-2718; United States
Coordinates	33°4′27″N 96°53′14″W / 33.07417°N 96.88722°W
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	We Believe We Can Achieve and We Will Succeed!
Established	1986
School district	Lewisville Independent School District
Principal	Dr. Tim Baxter
Staff	139.61 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,895 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	13.57
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 5A
Mascot	Cougars/Lady Cougars
Newspaper	The Paw Print
Yearbook	Track of the Cat
Website	The Colony High School

The Colony High School (TCHS) is a public high school located in the city of The Colony, Texas, US, and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Lewisville Independent School District located in southeastern Denton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

History

The Colony High School, located in The Colony, which opened in 1986 is part of Lewisville ISD. Seniors of the 1987 class attended Lewisville High School as TCHS initially had only grades 9–11.

Academics

The Colony High School offers a standard Texas high school curriculum as defined by the Texas State graduation requirements. In addition to those minimum requirements, The Colony High School also offers numerous College Board Advanced Placement (AP) courses that gives students the opportunity to qualify for college credit. Also a new addition to The Colony High School's academic help for the students is a program nationally known as AVID; Advancement Via Individual Determination which is a class for students who want to get into college. The class teaches them ways to take college level notes, self-discipline necessary for getting work done in college while giving them the opportunity to meet professionals in the field and allowing the students to go on field trips to college campuses. TCHS was the first high school in LISD to have the AVID program under the initial instruction of Jennifer Adams, Coach Dietzman, and this year's AVID teacher for the juniors and seniors; Reesa Wilkins. Recently, all LISD schools, including The Colony High School, entered into a partnership with local community colleges to offer students dual-credit summer courses that, if passed, qualifies as credit for both high school graduation and college. In 2008/09 a new band hall, drum room, color guard room, and practice rooms were added.

Facilities

By 2013 the school established a coffee and light meal shop.^[3]

Athletics

The Colony Cougars compete in these sports:^[4]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Wrestling, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Cheerleading, Dance, Baseball & Softball

State titles

Girls Soccer ^[5]
- 2007(4A)
Theatre - UIL One Act Play State Champions ^[6]
- 2015 - "The Lost Boy"
- 2016 - 2nd Place - "In The Hands of its Enemy"
- 2017 - "Second Samuel"
Softball
- 2017(5A)

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into The Colony include ^[7]

Camey
Coyote Ridge
Ethridge
Hicks
Morningside
B.B. Owen
Peter's Colony
Stewart's Creek (retired 2020-2021)

Middle schools that feed into The Colony include:

Griffin
Lakeview
Killian

Notable alumni

Christian Gonzalez, American football player
Ethan Rains, actor
Dominic Rains, actor
Deron Williams, basketball player
Mike Williams, American football player
Bracey Wright, basketball player
Jayda Coleman, softball player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "THE COLONY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ "Coffee bistro gets a latte attention at Colony High School". The Dallas Morning News. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
^ The Athletics Department
^ UIL Girls Soccer Archives Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Home". theatreatthecolony.com.
^ Feeder Patterns for The Colony High School Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[NCES-1] "THE COLONY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[2] "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.

[3] "Coffee bistro gets a latte attention at Colony High School". The Dallas Morning News. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.

[4] The Athletics Department

[5] UIL Girls Soccer Archives Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Home". theatreatthecolony.com.

[LISD-7] Feeder Patterns for The Colony High School Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Education in Denton County, Texas
Public high schools
Argyle ISD	Argyle High
Aubrey ISD	Aubrey High
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	Creekview (Other high schools are in Dallas County)
Denton ISD	See template
Frisco ISD	Lone Star Justin Wakeland Reedy (Other high schools are in Collin County)
Krum ISD	Krum High
Lake Dallas ISD	Lake Dallas High
Lewisville ISD	Flower Mound Lewisville (Killough Campus and Harmon Campus) Edward S. Marcus The Colony Hebron
Little Elm ISD	Little Elm High
Northwest ISD	Byron Nelson Northwest High Other schools are in Tarrant County
Pilot Point ISD	Pilot Point High
Ponder ISD	Ponder High
Sanger ISD	Sanger High Linda Tutt High
Statewide	Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Private high schools
Secular	Selwyn School Selwyn College Preparatory School
Religious	Coram Deo Academy Flower Mound Campus Denton Calvary Academy Grace Christian School Lakeland Christian School Liberty Christian School Prestonwood Christian Academy
Tertiary
Universities	University of North Texas Template Texas Woman's University Template
Community colleges	Collin College North Central Texas College (Flower Mound Campus)
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties. Some school districts serving Denton County (Celina ISD, Era ISD, Prosper ISD, and Slidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county.