Barbers Hill High School

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Barbers Hill High School
Magnet School	No
School District	Barbers Hill Independent School District
School Colors	Blue and White
Coeducational	Yes
Year Opened	1960
Grade Levels	9-12
School type	Public
Principal	Tom Holland
Assistant Principals	Bruce Taylor, Becky Johnson, Lance Murphy
Year-round schedule	No
Enrollment
Sports Teams
Mascot	Eagle
Homepage	Barbers Hill High Schools

Barbers Hill High School is located in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The school's motto is "We can, we will, we're Barbers Hill!"

[edit] General

Barbers Hill Independent School District is a suburban district encompassing 192.3 square miles in western Chambers County, Texas, strategically located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 146. Its borders consist of the Trinity River on the east to Harris County line on the west; from Trinity Bay on the south to Liberty County line on the North. This large area contains four distinct communities (Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Cove, and Beach City) brought together by a common bond: the school system.

Barbers Hill has experienced a fast annual growth rate, recently reaching 9.5% and has approximately 3400 students. Barbers Hill High School (9-12) has approximately 1100 students and is joined by a middle school (7-8), an intermediate school (5-6), an elementary school (3-4), a primary school (1-2) and a kindergarten center. Construction is currently under way to enlarge the high school, and other important areas for a growing district. In addition, a new elementary is planned for the near future.

The high school is well known for its high academic records as well as top scoring in UIL competitions.

The middle school is in its fourth year as a "one-to-one" campus, and the high school is in its second year. At this time, every student and teacher in grades 7 - 12 has his/her own laptop for academic purposes.

[edit] Soaring Eagle Marching Band

Also called the "Pride of Barbers Hill", the award winning Soaring Eagle Marching Band is one of the highlights of Barbers Hill High School. The band's directors are Bill Blackburn, Cliff Horn, and Evan Doyle.

The band is made up several woodwind types, brass types, and a few hybrids. The Soaring Eagle Band also features a full percussion and pit section, with a quantity of instruments including the Tenor Drums, Snare Drums, Bass Drums, Cymbals, Marimba, Xylophone, Gong, Chimes, and Timpani.