Conroe High School

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Address
Conroe High School
3200 West Davis Street Conroe, Texas 77304
Information
Superintendent	Dr. Don Stockton
Principal	James 'Mike' Crowl
Enrollment	2908 (2008)
School type	Public secondary
Grades	9-12
Motto	Pride and Unity
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Tigers
Color(s)	Gold and White
Newspaper	The Triumph
Founded	1962
Homepage	http://chs.conroeisd.net/

Conroe High School is a secondary school in Conroe, Texas and is also the flagship campus of Conroe ISD. The school is a part of the Conroe Independent School District and serves the CISD portion of the city of Conroe.

As of 2007, there were 2,973 enrolled students. The school's mascot is the Tiger. The school colors are Gold and White. The school's motto is "Pride and Unity." The campus was initially built in 1961 and was named for the community it serves. In 2006, a huge renovation and addition construction project was began, adding a new wing to the main building, but also another building adjacent to the Rotunda on the western part of campus.

Also found at Conroe High School is the Academy for Science and Health Professions. In this magnet program, Academy students graduate from Conroe High School.

1 Demographics
2 Administration
3 Feeder patterns
4 Famous Alumni
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

As of the 2006-2007 school year, CHS had 2,973 students enrolled.

46.1% were White
39.9% were Hispanic
12.4% were African American
1.6% were Other

[edit] Administration

Conroe High School
- Principal: James 'Mike' Crowl
- Associate Principals: David Napp, Virginia Tamborello
- Assistant Principals: Nikki Watts, Keith Dupre, Ronnie Eikenberg, Larry Klapesky, John Williams, Emily Quezada-Francis, Miguel Vasquez, Kay Bayne

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Conroe High School [1]:

Anderson
Armstrong
Giesinger
Houston
Rice
Runyan
Reaves

Cryar and Travis Intermediate Schools feed into Conroe High School, while Peet and Washington Junior High Schools also feed into Conroe High School as well.

[edit] Famous Alumni

Rock Cartwright - American Football player
Colin Edwards - Motorcross Racer
Jeromy Burnitz - American Baseball player
Kyle Bennett - Pro BMX and Olympian

[edit] Trivia

For the first time in 11 years, On October 19th 2007, the CHS Tigers beat The Woodlands High School in football 35 - 14.
The Tiger Boogie, composed by Ed Cannan, is the school's fight song.
In 1955, Elvis Presly performed a live concert at the high school's football stadium. Reportedly, during this concert, Elvis somehow stumbled and hit his head on makeshift stairs leading up to the stage, but continued on with his performance.
Two life-sized tigers can be found on campus. One in the main building's foyer, adjacent to the Auditorium, but also in the Rotunda across campus.
An actively trafficked street, Wilson Road, divides the high school campus.