Kingwood High School
| Kingwood High School | |
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"Learning for all...whatever it takes."
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| Address | |
| 2701 Kingwood Drive Kingwood, Texas 77339 United States |
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| Funding type | Public |
| Established | 1979 |
| School district | Humble Independent School District |
| Principal | Ted Landry |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,733 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Newspaper | The Kingwood Courier |
| Yearbook | Hoofprints |
| Website | KHS Home Page |
Kingwood High School is a Humble ISD secondary school located in the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States. Ted Landry has been principal since May 29, 2012.
Kingwood was designated a National Blue Ribbon School in 1984,[1] and it has received the Lone Star Cup five times (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005). Its feeder schools are Creekwood Middle School and Riverwood Middle School.
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History
Kingwood High School opened in the fall of 1979 under Principal Andy Wells. Since then, the school has undergone numerous additions and renovations, including a three-year project completed December 2008. Prior to fall 2007, 9th graders attended an adjacent campus at 4015 Woodland Hills Drive. This campus which was renovated is now called Kingwood Park High School and is its own independent high school.
Student life
Performing arts
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Athletics
The Mustangs have won 31 team state championships and 5 national championships (Boys' Swimming and Diving: 1993, 1994, 2006 and Boys' Cross Country: 1994, 1996, 2001).
State championships for the Mustangs in sports include the following:
- Boys' Basketball: 2005
- Boys' Baseball: 2005
- Boys' Cross-Country: 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002[2]
- Boys' Swimming and Diving: 1993, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Boys' Track and Field: 2014
- Girls' Soccer: 1995, 1999[3]
- Girls' Swimming and Diving: 1994, 2004, 2010, 2011
- Girls' Cross-Country: 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010[4]
- Girls' Lacrosse: 2006, 2013
- Boys' Golf Individual - 1992
Notable alumni
- Travis Swanson, professional football player, Detroit Lions
- Jacqueline Anderson, actress and entrepreneur
- Josh Pastner, head basketball coach, Memphis Tigers
- Nic Wise, professional basketball player
- Lance Pendleton, professional baseball player, formerly of the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros
- Ryan Jorgensen, professional baseball player
- Cindy Chiu, Actress
- Todd Lowe, Actor
- Scott Campbell (tattoo artist), New York Based Artist
References
- ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)
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