McNeil High School
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| McNeil High School | |
| Location | |
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| 5720 McNeil Road Austin, Texas USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Round Rock Independent School District |
| Principal | Cindy Doty |
| Enrollment |
2,662[1] |
| Type | Free public |
| Grades | 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Motto | Vision into Reality |
| Mascot | Maverick |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Forest Green and white |
| Established | 1992 |
| Homepage | McNeil High School |
McNeil High School (commonly MHS, or McNeil) is a public secondary school in Austin, USA serving freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The school is part of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD), with admission primarily based on the locations of students' homes in the district. Three middle schools feed into McNeil: Cedar Valley, Deerpark, and Grisham[1]. The school colors are navy blue, forest green, and white, and the mascot is the Maverick.
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[edit] Mission Statement
The mission of McNeil High School is to provide a flexible environment which transcends the traditional high school in order to develop quality individuals who strive for excellence, are open-minded and resourceful, are creative, responsible, and cooperative, are problem solvers, decision makers, and adept negotiators, pursue lifelong academic, cultural, and physical learning, have a sense of community and global awareness, are technologically literate, and can govern themselves.
[edit] 2007 - 2008 Theme
During the '07 - '08 school year the reoccurring theme has been "Going From Good to Great in 2008"
[edit] Info
Ethnic Population
- White : 60%
- Hispanic : 21%
- African American : 10%
- Other : 9%
- Drop Out Rate: 0.7%
- Attendance as of 12/01/06: 97.75%
[edit] In the News
[edit] Blue Ribbon Award
McNeil was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000. [2]
[edit] Stabbing
In the '05 - '06 School year when students were attending McNeil High School a stabbing occurred.[3] The student who was stabbed is still attending McNeil High School, and the stabber was removed from the High School.[citation needed]
[edit] Shooting Attempt
In the 1st Semester of the 06'-07' School Year, 2 Students were arrested for planning a Columbine type capital murder, but never carried out with it. [4]
[edit] Homecoming Dance
In the 2006 - 2007 school year, Cindy Doty (McNeil Principal) canceled the homecoming dance because of excessive dirty dancing. This rule still held for the 2007 - 2008 school year.
[edit] Newspaper Article
In the 2007 - 2008 school year, Principal Doty recalled the November edition of the McNeil High School Newspaper because of an article misquoting administrators, saying they overlook the drug problem at McNeil. There is much debate about where this violates the freedom of press and whether this was valid.
[edit] Engineering Academy
The Round Rock ISD Engineering Academy is located at McNeil High School and was founded in 2001. This four-year pre-engineering program consists of a comprehensive series of courses designed for high school students with an interest in the field of engineering, and features pre-engineering curriculum from Project Lead the Way and the Infinity Project. This non-selective Academy serves the entire school district, and students interested in participating in the Engineering Academy program are eligible to transfer to McNeil High School to participate.
- Engineering Academy Population:
- Male: 88.1%
- Female: 11.9%
- White : 68.8%
- Hispanic : 8.8%
- African American : 12.5%
- Asian : 8.8%
- Native American: 1.3%
[edit] Health Science Academy
The Health Science Technology Academy at McNeil High School provides a comprehensive array of courses designed to prepare 9th – 12th grade students for a career in the health care field. This includes the four-year coherent sequence of Health Science Technology courses, as well as a selection of classes that provide for exploration and certifications in specific areas of interest to students of all levels. Students eligible for enrollment are those whose home school is either McNeil High School or Westwood High School.
[edit] Maverick Sports
[edit] Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team won the district title in 2005, and finished 3rd in the State playoffs.
The 2008 Mavericks started off the season with the UT Shootout and finished second. They went 4-1 in the tournament only to fall in the championship game by 2 goals to The Woodlands.
In early February the Mavericks attended the Aggieland Classic in College Station, TX. The team's first game was against Bowie. They won 10-4. Their next game was against their archrival Westwood. In a thrilling game which came down to the first face-off in overtime, they drove down the field and hit their attackman, Tyler Downing to score the game winning goal. The goal sent them into the championship game against the defending Division II State Champions, Cy Fair of Houston. The Mavericks trailed at halftime, 4-3 only to lead a charge at the end of regualtion. Once again for the second day in a row the game went into a sudden death overtime. McNeil turned over the ball with four minutes to play but the stellar defense put an end to Cy Fair's attack. The defense then picked up the ball and went the other way. After three quick passes and an assist from attackmen Ben King, midfielder Ben Marrone scored the winning goal in overtime, giving the Mavericks their first ever Division I tournament championship. The game's MVP was defender Blake Mattinson.
On April 23,2008 the Mavs will face St. Andrews of Austin in the first round of the 2008 district playoffs. This is the first playoff game ever for the Crusaders. During the regular season the Mavs beat the Crusaders 9-4. If the Mavericks win they will face Austin High in the final four of the district playoffs in San Antonio.
2008 Post-Season Honors:
- Ben King All-State
- Chris Driskill All-District
- Hunter Adams Honorable Mention
- Ben Marrone Honorable Mention
- Phillip Kuemell Honorable Mention
- Mike Hatcher Honorable Mention
[edit] Football
For the 2008 Football season, The Mavericks will remain in the same district, but Vista Ridge will move in while Pflugerville moves out. The order of the 2008 opponents are:
Bryan
A&M Consolidated
Belton
Round Rock
Leander
Vista Ridge
Stony Point
Georgetown
Cedar Park
Westwood
[edit] Basketball
- In the 2006-2007 season Boys Basketball Finished Tied for Third in District 14-5A. They Defeated A&M Consolidated in the First Round of the Bi-District Playoffs, However they Lost to Klein Collins in the Second Round.
- Boys Basketball Finished Second in District 14-5A During the 2007-2008 season and were upset by A&M Consolidated in the First Round of the Bi-District Playoffs.
- Girls basketball currently in the 2nd round of playoffs
[edit] The Mighty Maverick Band
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The Mighty McNeil Maverick Band is a competitive band in Texas and has won many awards in Marching, Concert, and Solo Competitions.
- Head Director: Travis Ancelet
- Assistant Director: Jason Dimiceli
- Associate Director/Percussion Instructor: Ian Smith
- Colorguard Instructor: Jeanette Pritchard
The Awards for the 2007-08 Maverick Band are as follows:
- 2007 Central Texas Drumline Invitational
- 3rd Place in division 5A
- Best Tenor Line
- 2007 USSBA Marching Band Contest
- 4th Place, Division 5 – Open
- 2nd Place, Percussion
- 2nd Place, Colorguard
- 2nd place, Visual Ensemble
- 2007 Capitol City Marching Contest
- 2nd Place, Division AAAA
- 2nd Place, Visual Caption
- 2nd Place, Percussion
- 3rd Place, Colorguard
- 2007 Regional B.O.A. (Bands of America) Marching Competition
- 16th Place out of 26 Bands
- 2007 Region 26 UIL Marching Contest
- Division 1 Superior Rating
- 2007 TMEA Region 26 Jazz Audition
- Matt Carr – 1st chair tenor trombone
- Matt “Petey” Peterson – 2nd chair trumpet
- Phillip Shanklin – 3rd chair trumpet
- 2007 TMEA Region 26 Orchestra Auditions
- Matt Peterson – 1st chair trumpet
- Matt Carr – 1st chair trombone
- JD Ortiz – 3rd chair percussion
- Lindsay Chandler – 4th chair flute
- 2007 TMEA Region 26 Band Auditions
- Lindsay Chandler – Flute – 2nd chair Symphonic Band – advanced to Area
- Elyssa Korban – Clarinet – 13th chair Symphonic Band
- Jennifer Retter – Clarinet – 15th chair Symphonic Band
- Nelson Wu – Clarinet – 10th chair Concert Band
- Katie Lentz – Clarinet – 11th chair Concert Band
- Kyndra Sallee – Clarinet – 16th chair Concert Band
- Virginia White – Clarinet – 18th chair Concert Band
- Breanna Oliver – Bass Clarinet – 1st chair Concert Band
- Laruren Courtney – Bass Clarinet – 4th chair Concert Band
- Lucas Zurek – Tenor Saxophone – 3rd chair Symphonic Band
- Jimbo Brand – Baritone Saxophone – 1st chair Concert Band
- Matt Peterson – Trumpet – 5th chair Symphonic Band – advanced to Area - All State Qualifier
- DJ Nutter – Trumpet – 6th chair Symphonic Band – advanced to Area
- Phillip Shanklin – Trumpet – 10th chair Symphonic Band
- Marcus Washington – Trumpet – 6th chair Concert Band
- Matt Carr – Trombone – 2nd chair Symphonic Band – advanced to Area - All State Qualifier
- David Vaden – Trombone – 2nd chair Concert Band
- Derek Feil – Trombone – 8th chair Concert Band
- Adam Koch – Euphonium – 3rd chair Symphonic Band
- Stephanie Nguyen – Euphonium – 5th chair Concert Band
- Vitor Menezes – Tuba – 4th chair Concert Band
- Tarek Benchouia – Percussion – 1st chair Concert Band
- Mark Carlson – Percussion – 3rd chair Concert Band
- 2008 TMEA All-State Auditions
- Matt Carr - TMEA All-State Philharmonic Orchestra
- Matt Peterson - TMEA All-State Concert Band
- 2008 UIL Region 26 Solo and Ensemble Contest
- The McNeil Band had a successful Solo and Ensemble this year. There were many division ones and plenty of Solos and Ensembles moving onto State Competition.
- 2008 Region 26 Full Orchestra UIL Competition
- Division 1 Superior Rating - Sweepstakes
- Concert - 1,1,1
- Sightreading - 1,1,1
- Spring Trip Concert Band Contest
- Wind Ensemble - Excellent
- Symphonic Band - Excellent
- Concert Band - Superior
- Concert Band - Runner up in Division
- 2008 Region 26 Concert Band UIL Competition
- Wind Ensemble - 1,1,1,1,1,1
- Symphonic Band - 1,1,2,1,1,1
- Concert Band - 1,1,2,1,1,1
- 2008 State Solo and Ensemble Contest
- Phillip Shanklin - Gold Medal
- David Eickbusch - Gold Medal
- Elyssa Korban - Gold Medal
- Marcus Washington - Gold Medal
- Alex Oldoyd - Silver Medal
- Nelson Wu - Silver Medal
[edit] 2007 - 2008 Winterguard Show
Since November 2007, the McNeil Winterguard has been working on their 2008 competitive show, “Interpretation #1 in E Flat.” An amazing choral recording of Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep” is the soundtrack for the show. The McNeil Winterguard has moved up divisions this season.
- Connally HS Competition - 9th Place
- The Woodlands Competition - 3rd Place
- Hendrickson HS Competition - 3rd Place
- McNeil HS Competition - 4th Place
- Texas Color Guard Circuit Championships - 9th Place
[edit] Fall 2008 Marching Band Show: The Music of American Composers
The McNeil band this season will have new uniforms. It will be a UIL competition year. The show will be centered around the different music of American composers. The Composers included in the show will be Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, & William Schuman.
- Show Name: TBA
- Writer: Daniel Montoya Jr. & Ian Smith
- Drill Designer: Pete Weber
YouTube Video of McNeil's 2007 Marching Show, "Somniphobia"
[edit] References
- ^ a b “Round Rock ISD”, Community Impact 1 (6): 18-19, 17 July 2007
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ KXAN.com - News, Weather, Sports - Austin, TX | Stabbing At McNeil High School
- ^ News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS
[edit] External links
- McNeil Web Site
- McNeil High School Page on the Round Rock ISD website.
- District Homepage
- McNeil High School Home Page
- McNeil High School Band Page
- McNeil High School is at coordinates Coordinates:
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