Conroe High School
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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, Cut and Shoot
, and River Plantation
.
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.
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.
and Henry "Icky" Peace, in the auditorium sound room loft.
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.
In 1991 British investigative journalist Nick Davies
published "White Lies" - Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style. his investigation of the case. Clarence Brandley's story is also told in the movie Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story (2002)
Conroe, Texas
Conroe is a suburban city 40 miles north of Houston in the gulf coastal plains/piney woods region of southeast Texas.It is the seat of Montgomery County and falls within the metropolitan area.As of the 2000 U.S...
and is the flagship campus of Conroe ISD. The school is a part of the Conroe Independent School District
Conroe Independent School District
Conroe Independent School District is a school district based in the Deane L. Sadler Administration/Technology Center in Conroe, Texas.CISD serves the cities of Conroe, Oak Ridge North, and Shenandoah, and the towns of Cut and Shoot and Woodloch...
and serves the CISD portion of the city of Conroe, Cut and Shoot
Cut and Shoot, Texas
Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 6 miles east of Conroe and 40 miles north of Houston. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town; the community only became a city in August 2006....
, and River Plantation
River Plantation, Texas
River Plantation is a community in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. It is located along the banks of the San Jacinto River, south of Conroe. The lower reaches of the community were developed in the late 1960s. As of 2007 it has 1,200 houses and about 3,000 residents...
.
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.
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 http://www.conroeisd.net/about/maps/CHS_hs_map.pdf:- 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 AltmanMark Altman (speaker)Mark Altman is a speaker and consultant on leadership and management issues and was the first to attempt to establish a link between philial love and leadership, a major update of leadership theory, as he outlined in his first book, Leadership For All the Mountains You Climb: While Loving the View...
, Leadership Speaker and Writer - Kyle BennettKyle BennettKyle Bennett is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. He has the moniker "Butter" for his smooth riding style...
, Pro BMX and Olympian - Rock CartwrightRock CartwrightRoderick Rashaun Cartwright is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders - Colin EdwardsColin EdwardsColin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...
, Motorcross Racer, World Superbike Champion, Current Moto GP Racer. - Pablo Huffaker, Monster Truck Driver
- Roy HarrisRoy Harris (boxer)Roy Harris is a retired American Heavyweight boxer, whose nickname derived from his town of his birth Cut and Shoot, Texas. Roy is a co-trainer of undefeated title contender Alfonso López III.-Amateur career:...
, Heavy Weight Boxer - Andrew CashnerAndrew CashnerAndrew Burton Cashner is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Professional career:...
, MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs - Wiley FeaginWiley FeaginThomas Wiley Feagin was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Texas and the University of Houston....
, 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 BrandleyClarence Brandley
Clarence Brandley is an African-American who, in 1981, while a janitor at a high school in Conroe, Texas, was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of Cheryl Dee Ferguson, a 16 year-old student. Brandley was held for nine years on death row...
and Henry "Icky" Peace, in the auditorium sound room loft.
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.
In 1991 British investigative journalist Nick Davies
Nick Davies
Nick Davies is a British investigative journalist, writer and documentary maker.Davies has written extensively as a freelancer, as well as for The Guardian and The Observer, and been named Reporter of the Year Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards...
published "White Lies" - Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style. his investigation of the case. Clarence Brandley's story is also told in the movie Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story (2002)