New Caney High School

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**New Caney High School**

Motto	Soaring Above and Beyond the Best!
Established	1938
Type of institution	Public
Students	Grades 9-12
Enrollment	2000
Location	New Caney, Texas, United States
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	American Bald Eagle
School district	New Caney ISD
Website	New Caney High School

New Caney High School is a public secondary school in New Caney, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Texas. New Caney High School is part of the New Caney Independent School District located approximately 30 miles northeast of Houston in Montgomery County. NCHS serves the communities of Porter, New Caney, and parts of Kingwood. It is currently a 4A school with a student body of 2000+. It has two campuses: a main campus serving grades 10 through 12 and a ninth grade campus. The school has been credited for its Academic Decathlon program, Basketball team, JROTC, and Band.

[edit] Notable Moments in New Caney High School History

Starting in the fall of 1983 New Caney High School (Then classified as a 5A team (The largest classification of schools in the state of Texas)) and ending in the fall of 1987 New Caney High School's varsity football teams lost 43 consecutive games; a national record at the time. When the school defeated Santa Fe High School of Santa Fe, TX (Currently there is no established Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, TX Wikipedia page at this time) to end the losing streak in 1987; local TV channels and numerous network camera crews were on location to document the occasion. New Caney made national news with the win. The footage of fans storming the field was featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and ESPN.

New Caney High School has enjoyed continued success since the 5A days of the 80's and is currently playing their games in the state's 4A class. Adam Dunn of the Cincinnati Reds played quarterback for the New Caney High School Eagles; and was a key factor in New Caney making the playoffs in back-to-back seasons in the 90's.

A little known fact ... New Caney was forced into the 5A division by the state's governing body ... the UIL (University Interscholastic League) in the early 1980's. This left New Caney High School (with an enrollment of only 1515; just 15 total students over the 5A limit at the time) facing schools almost 3 times larger in enrollment.

Final note: The losing streak record was broken and shattered a few years later when the Davis High School (Houston) Panthers went on a 73 game losing streak that spanned 8 years.