Summer Creek High School

Summer Creek High School
Address
14000 Weckford Blvd. Houston , Texas 77044 United States
Coordinates	29°55′32″N95°12′29″W / 29.92556°N 95.20795°W / 29.92556; -95.20795
Information
School type	Public, secondary
Motto	"Best is the standard!"
Opened	2009
School district	Humble Independent School District
Superintendent	Elizabeth Celania-Fagen
Principal	Matthew Mahony
Teaching staff	203.54 FTE (2022-23) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,600 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.69 (2022–23) [1]
Campus size	67 acres (270,000 m2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL 16-AAAAAA
Sports	Football, Track and Field, Wrestling, Basketball, Swimming, Tennis, Baseball, Volleyball, Golf
Mascot	Bulldog
Nickname	The Creek
Team name	Bulldogs
Rival	Atascocita High School
Website	https://www.humbleisd.net/o/schs

Summer Creek High School (SCHS) is a high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, ^{[2] [3]} and a part of the Humble Independent School District. It serves several areas, including Summerwood and Fall Creek, the two neighborhoods that the school get its name from. ^[4]

Built to relieve the overcrowded Atascocita HS and Humble HS, SCHS is approximately 435,000 square feet (40,400 m²) and is a comprehensive, ninth through twelfth grade high school for 3,200 students; The campus has athletic facilities and playing fields, an auditorium, a natatorium, a career and vocational education facilities, a food court and a learning resource center. There is also parking for students, staff, and visitors. SCHS is located at 14000 Weckford Boulevard, near the intersection of Beltway 8 and West Lake Houston Parkway.

History

Just before the beginning of the 2017–2018 school year, Kingwood High School was badly damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. This meant that the students that year took their classes at Summer Creek High. ^[5]

Principals

• Trey Kraemer (2008- ^[6] 2011^{[ citation needed ]})
• Thyrun Hurst (2011-2014)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Nolan Correa (2014- ^[7] 2017)
• Brent McDonald (2017-2023)
• Matthew Mahoney (2023-)

Academics

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 84 out of 100. The school received a B grade in all three performance domains with a score of 85 for Student Achievement, 80 for School Progress, and 81 for Closing the Gaps. The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations. ^[8]

Design

Summer Creek High School incorporates a Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School architectural style to the exterior façade. The floor plan of Summer Creek is similar to Atascocita High School's, which uses the house system, or smaller learning communities. Each student will be assigned to a "house" in which they will work with an Assistant Principal-Counselor pair for all four years at the school. Core classes (Math, Science, English, and Social Studies) will be attended in that house, but electives will be located in a special wing of the school. The district believes this concept will make a rather large high school feel like a small one.

Quest High School, the district's alternate high school, moved into one of the houses at Summer Creek starting in August 2009. The school has now moved out of Summer Creek High School.

Notable alumni

• Dakota Allen, linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
• Kelvin Banks Jr., Offensive Tackle for the Texas Longhorns ^[9]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - SUMMER CREEK H S (482391011267)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
2. "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is not in the city limits.
3. Home. Summer Creek High School. Retrieved on May 23, 2019. "14000 Weckford Blvd Houston, TX 77044"
4. "Schools." Fall Creek. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
5. "Photos: Inside Harvey-flooded Kingwood High, dry Summer Creek as Humble ISD schools merge". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2017-09-21.
6. Thomas, Stefanie (2008-07-16). "Principal prepares to assume leadership of Summer Creek Bulldogs". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2016-12-27.
7. "Humble ISD hires new Summer Creek High Principal". Houston Chronicle . Kingwood Observer. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
8. Overview: SUMMER CREEK H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
9. "Kelvin Banks Jr. - Football". University of Texas Athletics.

External links

• Texas portal
• Schools portal

• Official website