Katy High School

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Katy High School
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Motto	Home of Champions
Established	1898
School type	Free public
District	Katy Independent School District
Grade levels	9^th through 12^th
Principal	Joe Kelley
Location	Katy, Texas, USA
Campus	Suburban, 100 acres
Enrollment	2, 709
Faculty	170
Mascot	Tiger
Colors	Red and White
Homepage	Katy High School Homepage

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

1 History
2 Awards and honors
3 Feeder patterns
4 Notable alumni
5 External links

[edit] History

Katy High School, located in the small town of Katy, Texas, 30 miles west of Houston, opened in 1900 to serve the children of the local rice farmers. The discovery of natural gas fields in the early 1940's stimulated the economy and attracted teachers to the area, but Katy remained a very small community. In 1961, when Katy ISD absorbed a near-by district, the student enrollment in the entire district was 727.

For most of the twentieth century, KHS was the only high school in Katy ISD. In the 1970's the city of Houston began growing rapidly and the rice fields surrounding the town of Katy were turned into subdivisions. KHS is now one of six high schools in the district (two more high schools will be added soon, putting KHS as one of eight schools in Katy I.S.D.).

Katy High school was the scene of Borat's football lesson.

[edit] Awards and honors

U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, 1999
Texas Forensic League state champion, Lincoln Douglas debate, 2000
UIL state wrestling champions, 2000, 2002
State Championship Football 1959
State football champions in 1959; Division I 5A state football champions, 1997; Undefeated Division II 5A state football champions in 2000; and Division II 5A state football champions in 2003. Division II 5A runners up in 1999 and 2005
Science Olympiad State Qualifiers 2002-2007
Science Olympiad State 3rd; 5th place
Regional Scholastic Writing Competition Gold Award, exemplary award, 2000
Academic Decathlon state qualifiers, 1998, 2000, 2001
Qualified to compete in WGI Color Guard competition in Milwaukee, 2001
Three UIL sweepstakes bands, 2001
Destination Imagination Global Championship, 2005
District championships in baseball and softball, 2001
Texas Dance and Drill Team Educator’s Association Director of the Year, 2000
Business Professionals Association state competition, first place, prepared speaking, 1999
Future Business Leaders Association state competition, first place, impromptu speaking, 1999
Stanford University Speech Competition, one first and one third place, 1999
FFA state and national titles in leadership and judging, 1999-2004
5A State Finalists in Baseball, 2006