Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

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Fossil Ridge High School
"Focus, Respect, Honor, Success"
Location
4101 Thompson Road
Keller, TX, USA
Information
School district Keller ISD
Principal Todd Tunnell
Enrollment

1,929 (as of September 21, 2007)
Faculty 151
Type High School
Grades 9 - 12
Mascot Panther (black and gold)
Established 1995
Homepage http://campus.kellerisd.net/frhs
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Fossil Ridge High School is a high school located in north Fort Worth, Texas. It is the second high school of the Keller Independent School District. The original building was built in 1995 for 9th and 10th graders; an expansion was built in 1997-1998 to accommodate 11th and 12th graders.

The current principal of the school is Todd Tunnell. Assistant principals include Dustin Blank, Todd Lacey, Rachel Roberts, Anna King, and Sandy Troudt.

The school mascot is a panther and the school colors are black and gold. The school also contains a theater, two gymnasiums, a library, and a cafeteria. Most Fossil Hill Middle School graduates and some Trinity Springs Middle School graduates feed into Fossil Ridge High School.

FRHS currently has a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:17.

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[edit] Alma Mater

"Hail To Fossil Ridge"

Fossil Ridge, our alma mater,
we are proud to call our own.
From the lessons learned,
to the vic'tries earned,
Fossil Ridge is all alone.

Standing tall on the horizon,
we will hold your colors high.
Panthers, proud and bold,
black and gold.
Hail to Fossil Ridge!

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Football

The 05-06 Varsity Football Team
The 05-06 Varsity Football Team

Fossil Ridge currently has two Freshmen teams (Black and Gold), two Junior Varsity teams (Black and Gold), and a Varsity team. The teams play at the Keller Sports Complex, which includes an artificial turf field and sits directly across the street from Keller High School.

The football team annually competes in a rivalry football match against Keller High School in what is considered one of the best high school rivalries in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.[citation needed] The 2006 varsity game received online video coverage from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and KXAS NBC 5. In the past, the rivalry game had playoff implications. Since 2006, Fossil Ridge has been classified to Class 4-A (Keller High School is Class 5-A), and recent rivalry games are mostly for bragging rights. Fossil Ridge has won three consecutive match ups against rival Keller High School (2005-2007) and six of the all ten games (1996-2007).

In 2008 the Panthers will be facing the defending State Champions Trinity High School (Euless, Texas) during the regular season.

The Panthers are currently the 6-4A District Champions.

Current Southlake Carroll High School head coach Hal Wasson formerly was the head coach at Fossil Ridge.

Other sports played at Fossil Ridge include baseball, softball, track and field, wrestling, power lifting, volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, swimming and diving, bowling, rodeo, cross country, and ice hockey (district-wide team).

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

The school's extracurricular choices include:

[edit] JROTC

Fossil Ridge currently has an AFJROTC program. However, the program takes place at Central High School, a neighboring school in the KISD. The program, which consists of participants from all 3 KISD high schools, has won numerous awards and recognition.

[edit] Marching Band & Colorguard

The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment is an award-winning marching band and colorguard with a UIL Division 1 ranking for the 12th consecutive year.

[edit] Notable Achievements

[edit] 2006-2007

[edit] Theatre

  • One Act Play won many awards with its show, "Gint" by Romulus Linney. After competing at the region competition in San Angelo, placed third and was an alternate at the state level.
  • FRHS also won many awards this years with its One Act Play "Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. It won 2nd place at state and won Best Actress and Honorable Mention as well.

[edit] Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment

The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment 2005
The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment 2005

UTA Drum Major Camp

  • Overall Grand Champions (4th time in 5 years.)
  • Outstanding Veteran Drum Major
  • 2nd Place Individual Rookie Drum Major

Crowley Drumline and Colorguard Competition

  • Grand Champions in Colorguard (2nd consecutive year.)
  • Best in Class in Colorguard
  • Best Choreography in Colorguard
  • 2nd Place in Drumline

Midlothian Marching Showcase

  • Best in Class
  • Best Colorguard
  • Best Percussion
  • 2nd Place Overall

Birdville Marching Festival

  • Best in Class (4A)
  • Outstanding Colorguard (4A)
  • Outstanding Percussion (4A)
  • Outstanding General Effect (4A)

UIL Marching Competition

  • Division I Ranking (12th consecutive year since the school's opening.)

HEB Marching Festival

  • 2nd Place Overall

Aledo "Unleash The Sound" Marching Festival

  • Outstanding Drum Majors
  • Outstanding Percussion
  • Division I Ranking
  • 3rd Place Overall

Lone Star Drumline Competition

  • Most Creative Show
  • 5th Overall

[edit] Varsity Football

  • District 6-4A Champions.
  • Undefeated in District Play.
  • Advanced to 2nd round of playoffs.

[edit] Choir

  • Alto 1 Alexandra Humble placed 2nd Chair in the final round of All-State Choir tryouts. In the history of the school, Humble is the first student to make the top Mixed All-State Choir.

[edit] 2005-2006

  • The Panther Regiment Colorguard and Drumline were both named Grand Champion at the Crowley Competition in 2005.
  • Varsity Football makes areas playoffs in District 5-5A but loses to the would-be champions, Trinity High School of Euless, Texas ending the season with a 5-2 record in district play, and a 6-5 record overall.
  • Varsity Girl's Basketball wins the District 5-5A championships for the 2nd year in a row but loses to Duncanville High School of Duncanville, Texas in the first match of area playoffs.
  • Varsity Boy's Soccer makes area playoffs but loses to Marcus High School of Flower Mound, Texas in the second match.
  • One Act Play wins various awards with its show, "The Angelina Project" and after competing at the state competition in Austin, placed third.
  • The 2006 Senior Class received over $4.4 million in scholarship offers.[1]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Keller ISD - Home