Langham Creek High School
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Langham Creek High School is a high school located near Cypress, which is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, near Houston.
Langham Creek, which was established in 1984, is part of the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Several communities, including Concord Bridge, are zoned to the school.
The school is located at 17610 FM 529, 77095.
The mascot is the "lobo", Spanish for "wolf", and the school's motto is "The Power of the Pack is the Lobo. The Power of the Lobo is the Pack." The "lobo" mascot may have been selected as an homage to the red wolves that were hunted for bounty in the area during the 1950s and 1960s. Carcasses of the wolves were strung along the fences at the nearby intersection of FM 529 and Texas State Highway 6, which became known as Wolf Corner.1
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[edit] Newsworthy Events
On November 13,1992 Rita Wenzel, Chair of Special Education Department, was shot and killed by her estranged husband Steve Wenzel ,39, before turning the gun on himself
[edit] Administration
Principal: Tom Strother
Associate Principal: Sherma Duck
Director of Instruction: Lenae Diskin
Assistant Principals: Marc Baker, Glenda Bettis, Kay Nan Cooley, Dale Cowser, Susan Nolen, Kirk Still
Academic Achievement Specialist: Sharon Bey
[edit] Extracurricular
The Langham Creek Lobo Marching Band, directed by Scott McAdow, has been a State Semi-Finalist 7 times, State Finalist 5 times, and 4th place 2 times.
The band competed in the 2006 UIL State Marching contest with their show "Classical Imagination," Key Poulan's arrangement of Sir Edward Elgar's musical puzzle, Enigma Variations under the direction of drum majors Ben Mercado and Andrew Salinas. The band placed 10th place in the preliminary competition, and placed 6th in the Finals Competition. The Langham Creek Symphonic Band, also directed by Scott McAdow, was named Honor Band of Texas in 2002 and 2006, and was the runner up in 2000. They also have been invited to the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic twice.
The Langham Creek A Cappella Choir was invited to sing in the Vatican in 2002. The A Cappella Choir was the TMEA All-State A Cappella Honor Choir in 2003. The Men's choir was the All-State Men's Honor Choir in 2004, and the Varsity women's choir will perform in 2007 as the All-State Women's Honor Choir. They will be singing "O sing unto the Lord", "In Meeres", "La Paloma", "Addio", "Song of Solomon" and a chant. A "Through the Decades" pop show will take place in February.
The Langham Creek Choirs are directed by Cathy Wafford and Jason Bowers.
The Langham Creek music program has been honored by the Grammy Foundation four years in a row.
The Langham Creek Theatre Ensemble, directed by Cheryl Bradford, Joe Fullen, and C.J. Brock, has been nominated to attend the Edinburgh International Festival at the Fringe in Scotland in August of 2007. They will be performing "Macbeth".
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following feeder patterns are current as of 2006.
The following elementary schools feed into Langham Creek: Andre, Birkes, Copeland, Duryea, Holmsley, Jowell, Lowery, Metcalf, and Tipps.
The following middle schools feed into Langham Creek: Aragon, Kahla, and Watkins.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Bert Emanuel - NFL Football Player (Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots)
[edit] Notes and references
1. Salbatura, Bob. "Big Bad Wolves No More/A Houston suburban corner was once a hunting ground." Houston Chronicle 29, Dec.1998 3 Star Ed.:A
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| High schools | Cy-Fair | Cypress Creek | Cypress Falls | Cypress Lakes | Cypress Ranch | Cypress Ridge | Cypress Springs | Cypress Woods | Jersey Village | Langham Creek |
| Alternative high schools | Windfern |
| Middle schools | Aragon | Cook | Dean | Kahla | Labay | Truitt | Watkins | Thornton |
