Seven Lakes High School
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Seven Lakes High School is a public senior high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County, Texas
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, Texas
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, United States
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 in the vicinity of Katy-Gaston Road and Fry Road intersection in Land Use Zone 74. It is located just outside of the Seven Meadows community and Meadowbrook Farms Golf Course and just inside the Cinco Ranch Southwest community. Many affluent communities such as Seven Meadows, Grand Lakes, and Cinco Ranch are zoned to the school. The school has a Katy
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 address and is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
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 of Houston
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, and is a high school of the Katy Independent School District
Katy Independent School District
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.

The school was rated "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency for the 2008-2009 school year (the highest rating any public high school in Texas can attain). In 2009, the school was ranked 413th in the nation out of 27,000 public high schools in the US by NewsWeek
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; Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Katy Independent School District. It is located off Cinco Ranch Boulevard within the community of Cinco Ranch...

 was ranked 458th (the rating is based on the number of AP
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 tests taken and passed by students). The school won the Chronicle Cup in 2008 for having a superb athletic program.

The Seven Lakes High School profile can be found here

History

The school was originally planned by Katy ISD to relieve overcrowding at Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Katy Independent School District. It is located off Cinco Ranch Boulevard within the community of Cinco Ranch...

 and Katy High School
Katy High School
Katy High School is a high school located in Katy, Texas, United States and serves grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Katy Independent School District...

 and to better facilitate the influx of students due to new development planned in the general Katy area. The school plan was the same general design used for two other KISD schools, Morton Ranch High School and Cinco Ranch High school, and was designed by PBK Architects. The school's first year in operation was the 2005-2006 school year. The school had its first graduating class of 408 students in the 2007-2008 school year. The school was nominated "National Blue Ribbon School Of 2008."

Christie Whitbeck served as principal of SLHS from 2005-2011, before taking a position as Assistant Superintendent in Alvin ISD.

Background

The school is located in the Katy Independent School District
Katy Independent School District
The Katy Independent School District is a public school district based in Katy, Texas, United States. The district enrolls over 60,000 students and is currently rated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency...

, and has the distinction of being the largest high school construction project at one time in the state of Texas
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. Seven Lakes was designed by PBK Architects, as were many other area schools. It is also the second largest, as well as the most expensive, school in the United States to be built at one time. The total cost of the school came around to $77,424,704 after construction was complete. The name of the school is derived from two major communities that are zoned to it, Seven Meadows and Grand Lakes, taking "Seven" from the name of the Seven Meadows community and "Lakes" from the name of the Grand Lakes community. The school is meant for a maximum of 3,000 students, but schools in Katy ISD often become overcrowded due to the rapid development in the area.

The school maintains a rivalry of sorts with Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School
Cinco Ranch High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Katy Independent School District. It is located off Cinco Ranch Boulevard within the community of Cinco Ranch...

, another high school also located in the same school district as Seven Lakes (Katy Independent School District
Katy Independent School District
The Katy Independent School District is a public school district based in Katy, Texas, United States. The district enrolls over 60,000 students and is currently rated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency...

) and located a mere 3 miles away. Logically, much of the area now zoned to Seven Lakes was originally zoned to Cinco Ranch High School before Seven Lakes opened. The "rivalry" consists of mainly competition between one another in athletics, rankings of the school, and standardized test scores.

Academics

The school performed about average with Texas high schools' TAKS scores and also got the highest TAKS scores of all the high schools in Katy ISD.

TAKS 2009-2010 :
  • Grade 9
    • Reading: 99%
    • Math: 93%

  • Grade 10
    • English Language Arts: 98%
    • Math: 93%
    • Social Studies: 99%
    • Science: 95%

  • Grade 11
    • English Language Arts: 99%
    • Math: 99%
    • Social Studies: 100%
    • Science: 100% (never been done before)


Seven Lakes High School received an EXEMPLARY rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2009-2010.

Athletics

Seven Lakes High School Basketball
2009-2010 HONORS AND AWARDS

Trey Pinkney: 17-5A District MVP Runner-Up, 17-5A First Team All-District and TABC All-Region
Princeton Onwas: 17-5A Defensive Player of the Year and 17-5A First Team All-District
Jaylon Jones: 17-5A Offensive Player of the Year and 17-5A First Team All-District
Cameron Patton: 17-5A First Team All-District
Erick Roberson: 17-5A Second Team All-District
Peter Erni: 17-5A Honorable Mention
Coach Dan Miller: District 17-5A Coach of the Year

2008-2009 HONORS AND AWARDS
Varsity: Earned most basketball wins in history for a Katy ISD High School (29)
Varsity: Reached #5 ranking in the city of Houston by the Houston Chronicle
Varsity: Undefeated district play in school's first year of 5A competition
Varsity: High School Sports Live "Team of the Week" for February 21, 2009
Anthony Kendrick: 17-5A DISTRICT MVP and PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Danny Coleman: 17-5A All-District First Team
Anthony Kendrick: 17-5A All-District First Team
Michael Newberry: 17-5A All-District First Team, 17-5A District DEFENSIVE MVP, McDonald's Invitational All-Tournament Team, McDonald's Invitational Team MVP
Trey Pinkney: 17-5A All-District First Team
Peter Erni: 17-5A All-District Second Team
Brendan Flower: 17-5A All-District Honorable Mention
Jaylon Jones: 17-5A All-District Honorable Mention
Spartan Crazies: Channel 55 Slammy winner for best basketball fans in Houston
Spartan Crazies: MaxPreps nomination for best school spirit in the U.S.A.
Coach Dan Miller: District 17-5A Coach of the Year

2007-2008 HONORS AND AWARDS
Jimmy Abraham: 24-4A All-District First Team
Anthony Kendrick: 24-4A All-District First Team
Brandon Provost: 24-4A All-District First Team, All-District Academic Team, T.A.B.C. All-Region, H.A.C.A. All-Star
Michael Bassila: 24-4A All-District Second Team, All-District Academic Team
Danny Coleman: Honorable Mention All-District, All-District Academic Team
Jordan Cromeans: Honorable Mention All-District
Dave Noren: All-District Academic Team
Brendan Flower: All-District Academic Team
Michael Newberry: All-District Academic Team
Robert Erni: All-District Academic Team
Taylor Ward: All-District Academic Team

2006-2007 HONORS AND AWARDS
Jimmy Abraham: 24-4A All-District First Team
Anthony Kendrick: 24-4A All-District First Team
Michael Bassila: 24-4A All-District Second Team, All-District Academic Team
Michael Newberry: 24-4A All-District Honorable Mention, 24-4A Defensive Player of the Year Runner-Up, All-District Academic Team
Dave Noren: All-District Academic Team
Robert Erni: All-District Academic Team
Taylor Ward: All-District Academic Team
Zach Keal: All-District Academic Team
Steven Seagroves: All-District Academic Team

Demographics

For the 2010-11 school year:
  • African American: 7.0%
  • Hispanic: 20.7%
  • White: 54.4%
  • American Indian: 0.3%
  • Asian: 15.5%
  • Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Two or More Races: 1.9%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 7.2%

Campus

The school has the following facilities :
  • Natatorium with diving equipment.
  • Football/Soccer fields
  • Baseball fields
  • 9 Tennis courts
  • Weight lifting room
  • Aux. Weight Room
  • 1 wrestling room
  • 16 computer labs
  • 3 computers per classroom
  • Wireless technology
  • Performing Arts Center
  • Black Box Theatre
  • 2 dark rooms
  • 21 science labs
  • 5 science prep areas
  • 4 art labs with courtyard

State championships

  • 2007 Texas 4-A Boys Cross Country State Champions
  • 2008 Texas 4-A UIL Academic Decathlon State Champions
  • 2010 Texas 5-A UIL Academic Decathlon State Champions

Awards and honors

Partial List of Seven Lakes High School Awards and Honors for 2005-2010:

• American Computer Science League Intermediate 5 Division Champions; second place at All-Star Competition, 2006

• United States of America Mathematics Olympiad Exam qualifier, 2006

• Chorale Women selected as TMEA honor choir, 2008

• All-State positions in band, choir and orchestra

• Spartan Band advances to UIL State Marching Contest, 2007

• Teacher recipient of British Petroleum's 2006 A+ for Energy grant

• Two teams, computer science and social studies, qualified for the 2006 Academic University Interscholastic League State Competition

• Gold Key Award, Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, 2006

• Regional Semi-Finalists in Men's Soccer, 2007

• Men's Soccer defeats #1 Friendswood 1-0, 2007

• Regional Finalists in Women's Soccer, 2007

• Girl's and Boy's Cross Country teams advanced to state 2005-06, 2006–07, 2007–08

• Boy's Cross Country team wins State 4A Title, 2007

• Academic Decathlon Regional Runners Up, 2006, 2007

• Academic Decathlon State 6th Place, 2007

• UIL Academic District Champions 2007

• UIL Academic Region Runner Ups 2007

• UIL Academic (Social Studies) State Champions, 2007

• UIL Academic (Mathematics) State Runner-Ups, 2007

• UIL Academic (Number Sense) State 4th Place, 2007

• TMEA Honor Orchestra Competition 6th Place, 2007

• The Varsity Boys Cross Country Team won 4A State, 2007

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Chapter President elected as National Vice President, Mountain Plains Region for 2007–2008

• 7 on 7 Football qualified for the state tournament. And also finished 2nd in the Katy Taylor Tournament.

• Chorale Women selected as a 2009 TMEA Performance Choir, 2008

• Academic Decathlon Regional Champions, 2008

• Academic Decathlon State Champions, 2008

• Academic Decathlon 3rd in State, 2009

• Wrestling advances two wrestlers to state, 2008

• UIL Academic (Social Studies) State Champions, 2008

• UIL Academic (Mathematics) State Champions, 2008

• UIL Academic (Number Sense) State Champions, 2008

• UIL Academic (Computer Science) State Champions, 2008

• UIL Academic (Current Events) State Runner-Ups, 2008

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) member wins 1st at Nationals, 2008

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) member elected State President, 2008–2009

• Boy's Cross Country 5A State Runner-Ups, 2008

• Wrestling advances two wrestlers to state, 2009

• SLHS Boys' Soccer JV Blue and Orange Teams place 1st in District, 2009

• Academic Decathlon places 3rd in State, 2009

• Studio Seven Theater Company awarded with 4 Tommy Tune Awards for their performance of "Once Upon A Mattress." The awards are: Best Orchestra, Best Chorus/Ensemble, Best Musical Direction, and Best Crew. (2009)

• Academic Octathlon places 1st in Region, 2009

• UIL Academic Team (Social Studies) places 1st in region and breaks highest score record, 2009

• UIL Academic (Current Issues) team places 2nd individual in state, 2009

• UIL Academic (Ready Writing) places 2nd in state, 2009

• UIL Academic (Social Studies) ties for 2nd in state, 2009

• UIL Academic (Spelling) Jonathan Xu ties for 1st in state individual with a perfect score, 2009

• UIL Academic (Spelling) team places 2nd in state, 2009

• JV Quizbowl team places 1st in state, 2009

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) member wins 1st at Nationals, 2009

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) member elected State President, 2009–2010

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Treasurer elected as National Vice President, Mountain Plains Region, 2009–2010

• Academic Octathlon places 1st in Region, 2010

• Academic Decathlon State Champions, 2010

• Academic Decathlon Individial National Champion in Honors Division, 2010

• Academic Decathlon Third Place at Nationals, 2010

• Academic Octathlon places 2nd in Region, 2011

• Academic Decathlon places 2nd place in State, 2011

Enrollment Trends

Seven Lakes High School's maximum capacity is 3,000 students.

• 2005-2006 School Year = 850 Students

• 2006-2007 School Year = 1,562 Students

• 2007-2008 School Year = 2,339 Students (408 graduating seniors)

• 2008-2009 School Year = 2,787 Students (570 graduating seniors)

• 2009-2010 School Year = 3,186 Students (657 graduating seniors)

• 2010-2011 School Year = 3,435 Students (746 graduating seniors)

• 2011-2012 School Year = 3,685 Students (839 graduating seniors)

A new high school will be completed in 2013 to provide relief to SLHS. A bond election was successfully passed to provide for its funding in 2010.

Feeder Patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Seven Lakes:
  • Alexander Elementary School
  • Bonnie Holland Elementary
  • Griffin Elementary School (partial)
  • Kilpatrick Elementary School
  • WoodCreek Elementary School (partial)
  • Stanley Elementary School


The following middle schools feed into Seven Lakes:
  • Beckendorff Junior High School
  • WoodCreek Junior High School (partial)

The school serves many subdivisions of Cinco Ranch
Cinco Ranch, Texas
Cinco Ranch is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Fort Bend and Harris Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 11,196 at the 2000 census. It lies about 25 miles west of the Harris County seat of...

, all of the Seven Meadows community and all of the Grand Lakes community. Many new communities located around the Westpark Tollway
Westpark Tollway
The Westpark Tollway, also Fort Bend Westpark Tollway, is a limited-access toll road serving western Houston and Harris County, and northeastern Fort Bend County. Construction on the facility began in 2001 and portions of the road were opened to traffic in May 2004. Construction of the roadway...

area are also zoned to Seven Lakes High School.

A comprehensive list of all communities, subdivisions, areas, and neighborhoods zoned to Seven Lakes High School can be found here.

Newsweek Ranking

Newsweek annually ranks the top 1,600 public high schools in the nation out of the approximately 27,000 that exist in the country. Making the top 1600 places a high school in the top 6% in the nation. Seven Lakes has made this list for at least the past two years.
  • 2010 = 689th
  • 2009 = 413th

External links

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