Friendswood High School

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Friendswood High School
Address
Friendswood High School
702 Greenbriar

Friendswood
,
Texas

United States
Coordinates 29°30′44″N95°12′31″W / 29.5123°N 95.2085°W / 29.5123; -95.2085
Information
Type Public school
Established1940
School district Friendswood Independent School District
DeanNancy Lockhart [1]
PrincipalMark Griffon [1]
Teaching staff131.43 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,966 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.96 [2]
CampusHigh School
Color(s)  
MascotMustang
National ranking
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YearbookRoundup
Website www.fisdk12.net/hs

Friendswood High School is a public secondary school located in Friendswood, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Friendswood Independent School District (ISD).

Contents

The school district was established on December 21, 1948, and covers 15 square miles (39 km2). It borders the Alvin, Pearland and Clear Creek school districts.

Most of the city of Friendswood is within Friendswood ISD and is zoned to Friendswood High School. All students in Friendswood ISD public schools attend Friendswood High School.

History

Previously all grades K-12 of Friendswood ISD were in a single building. In 2006 Todd Spivak of the Houston Press noted that multiple generations of the same families attended Friendswood High, and that the school had a "long-held reputation for academic excellence." [3]

2023 Roof Collapse

On June 23, 2023, multiple local news outlets reported that a section of the school's roof over the boy's gym had collapsed amid ongoing renovations, resulting in one death and at least three hospitalizations due to falling debris. [4]

Connected schools

All Friendswood ISD schools feed into Friendswood High School. This includes Cline and Westwood Elementaries, Zue S. Bales and Windsong Intermediate School, and Friendswood Junior High.

Extracurricular activities

FHS extracurricular activities include drama and musical productions, choir, band, service organizations, and clubs. They compete in academic contests including Academic Decathlon and Octathlon, speech, debate, and competitive sports governed by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Competing in UIL in the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years won Friendswood High School the 4A Lone Star Cup both years which is a culmination of UIL Academics and UIL Sports.

Accolades

Friendswood ISD has been named the fifth most efficient Texas School District by the Texas Business Coalition. Friendswood High School was named 1 of 13 Top High Schools in the State as well as 1 of 10 Top High Schools in the Houston area. The Band, Choir, Drama, and Drill Team Departments have been awarded exceptional honors annually.

Notable alumni

Friendswood High School names at least three new distinguished alumni each year at a Distinguished Alumni Banquet [5] and publishes a Military Wall of Honor for alumni who are veterans or serving as active duty members of the armed forces. [6]

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