College Station High School

College Station High School
Address
4002 Victoria Avenue
College Station, Texas 77418-1599
United States
Coordinates 30°35′24″N 96°18′59″W / 30.5901°N 96.316425°W / 30.5901; -96.316425Coordinates: 30°35′24″N 96°18′59″W / 30.5901°N 96.316425°W / 30.5901; -96.316425
Information
School type Public high school
Established 2012
School district College Station Independent School District
Principal Tiffany Parkerson
Staff approximately 100+
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,165[1] (2014-2015)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)           Purple & Black
Athletics conference UIL Class 5A
Mascot Cougars
Rivals A&M Consolidated High School, Bryan High School, Rudder High School
Newspaper Catamount
Yearbook Cougar Pride
Website College Station High School

College Station High School is a public high school located in College Station, Texas (USA). The school is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the College Station Independent School District located in southern Brazos County.

History

In May 2009, College Station voters approved the sale of $144.2 million in bonds, including approximately $112 million for the construction of a second comprehensive high school.[2] College Station High School opened in August 2012 with freshmen and sophomores only. A grade was added each year until full implementation in August 2014. The first graduating class for College Station High School was the Class of 2015.[3]

Athletics

The College Station Cougars compete in these sports - [4]

The head football coach for the Cougars is Steve Huff.

State Titles

The College Station High School Cougar Club is dedicated to the support of student athletes, coaches, and teams at the College Station High School and the College Station Middle School. The Cougar Club also collaborates with the College Station Independent School District, College Station High School PTO, A&M Consolidated High School and the A&M Consolidated Middle School.[8]

Rivalries

Thanks to the circumstances surrounding College Station High School's opening, the school can be considered to rival three other high schools. The first, A&M Consolidated High School is the only other high school in the city of College Station, and was the only one until CSHS opened in the 2012-2013 school year. In the first year of AMCHS and CSHS's rivalry AMCHS leads CSHS with a 7-5-3 record in the eight major sports: football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, softball and baseball.[9] The second, Bryan High School, is the namesake school of College Station's sister city: Bryan, Texas. The third and final high school rival is James Earl Rudder High School, which, like College Station High School, is the second high school in its city (Bryan, TX) and the more modern of the two. In effect, all of the College Station-Bryan area's high schools rival the others: Bryan, TX with Bryan High School, and James Earl Rudder High School, as well as College Station, TX with A&M Consolidated and College Station High School.

College Station HS Cougar Band & Guard

The College Station High School Band & Guard program consists of over 170 students in grades 9-12 at College Station High School in College Station, TX. The band program offers many performance opportunities, such as Marching Band, Jazz Band, Percussion, Color Guard and Winter Guard.

The program is under the direction of Eric Eaks, Jon Seale, Greg Montgomery, Michael Dixon, and Kelly Montgomery.[10]

Marching Band

The College Station Cougar Marching Band is the largest spirit organization at College Station High School. The 170 member Cougar Band performs at all high school football games, pep rallies, and the annual Bryan College Station Christmas Parade.

In addition, the Cougar Band participates in three to five marching contests per year. These contests are generally held the last Saturday of September and throughout the month of October and the first week of November (on state years). Additionally, the Cougar Band has represented Region 8 at the Area D Marching Contest since its inaugural year of 2012.

The Cougar Band also hosts its own Drumline Contest in November called "Drums Along the Brazos Drumline Contest".[11]

Symphonic Band

Performances include UIL, one or more invitational festivals, two or more spring concerts, and special events.[12]

Concert Band

Students in the CSHS Concert Band participate in UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest and/or one or two festivals per school year. Additionally the concert band performs three to five concerts each year.[13]

Jazz Band

The College Station High School Jazz Band is becoming one of the most popular musical organizations at CSHS. Membership is through competitive audition. The Jazz Band performs at UIL events, TMEA/ATSSB events, invitational events and festivals, and community events. The Jazz Band also performs at special events and school district concerts during the year.[14]

Color Guard

College Station High School supports a very active and growing Color Guard program. The Color Guard, known as the “sport of the arts,” is one of the fastest growing activities in today’s high schools. The Color Guard performs and competes with the marching band in the fall, and competes separately as a visual ensemble in the spring.[15]

Website

http://www.cshsbands.com

Awards and Recognitions

2015-2016

• 2016 Region 8 UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win for Symphonic and Concert Bands

• 2016 Texas Color Guard Circuit State Contest - Scholastic Regional A Blue Division State Champions

• 2016 UIL Sweepstakes Award to the CSHS Full Orchestra

• 2016 Blinn College Jazz Festival - Division I Rating; 2nd Place Overall Award for Jazz Bands

• TCGC Winter Guard Contest at Katy, TX - 1st Place Scholastic Regional A Blue Division

• UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest - 61 students selected

• TCGC Winter Guard Contest at Pearland, TX - 1st Place Scholastic Regional A Blue Division

• 2016 TMEA Region Bands - 38 individual students selected

• 2015 UIL Area D Marching Band Participant

• 2015 5A UIL Region 8 Marching Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win (Area Advancement)

• 2015 Blinn Marching Festival - Division I Superior Rating

2014-2015

• 2015 Region 8 UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win for Symphonic and Concert Bands

• 57th Annual SHSU Bill Watrous Jazz Festival - Straight 1's, 1 individual soloist award, 1 individual Vincent Bach/Bill Watrous Scholarship Award

• Disney World Parade of Characters Marching Band Performance

• UIL State Solo & Ensemble Contest - 58 individual students selected

• 2015 5A UIL Texas All-State Band - 1 individual student selected

• TCGC Winter Guard Contest 1/31/2015 - 3rd place Novice Red

• 2015 UIL 5A Region 8 All-Region Band - 28 individual students selected

• 2014 5A UIL Region 8 Marching Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win

• 2014 5A Waco Midway Marching Contest - 4th place overall

2013-2014

• UIL State Solo & Ensemble Contest - 14 individual students selected

• 2014 3A UIL Texas All-State Band - 4 individual students selected

• San Antonio Bluebonnet Classic Festival - Best in Class Award

• 2014 Region 8 UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win

• 2014 UIL 3A Region 8 All-Region Band - 18 individual students selected

• 2013 Bryan/College Station Christmas Parade - 1st place in Band/Music Category

• 2013 3A UIL Region 8 Marching Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win

• 2013 3A Waco Midway Marching Preview - 2nd place overall

2012-2013

• 2013 Region 8 ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series - 1st Place "Kindred Spirits", 2nd Place "Manhattan Beach March" - Area Finalist

• 2013 Region 8 UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win

• 2013 Region 8 Solo and Ensemble Contest - 15 1st Division Medal Winners

• 3A All Region Band - 12 individual students selected

• TCGC Winter Guard Contest 1/26/2013 - 1st Place Novice Blue

• 2012 3A UIL Region 8 Marching Contest - Division I Sweepstakes Win [16]

College Station Orchestra

The College Station High School Orchestra, currently directed by Jason Hooper, consists of a varsity and a non-varsity group. The two orchestras compete annually in UIL competitions, which test the students' skills in a prepared stage performance, as well as a sight reading event. The orchestra generally performs four concerts a year (Fall, Winter, Pre-UIL, and Spring) as well as occasional recruiting concerts at local elementary schools. In its inaugural year(2012-2013), the orchestra was conducted by Jeffrey Hill, now retired. In March 2015, the students of the CSHS Orchestra travelled to New York City where they performed at the iconic Carnegie Hall. The orchestra's website can be found at

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