Langham Creek High School

Langham Creek High School
Location
17610 FM 529 Houston, Texas 77095 United States
Coordinates	29°52′53″N95°40′38″W / 29.88134°N 95.67712°W / 29.88134; -95.67712
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1984
School district	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Principal	José Martinez [1]
Faculty	193.56 FTE (2018–19) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,080 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.91 (2018–19) [2]
Color(s)	Red, black, and white
Athletics	UIL 6A
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League
Team name	Lobos
Website	www.cfisd.net/langhamcreek

Langham Creek High School is a high school located in an unincorporated area in Harris County, Texas, United States, near Houston. ^{[3] [4]} Langham Creek, which was established in 1984, is part of the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Several communities, including Concord Bridge, Westgate, Northglen, Copper Lakes, and parts of the Copperfield subdivision, are zoned to the school. ^[5]

The mascot is the "lobo", Spanish for "wolf", and the school's motto is "The Power of the Pack is the Lobo. The Power of the Lobo is the Pack." The mascot may have been selected as an homage^{[ citation needed ]} to the red wolves that were hunted for bounty in the area during the 1950s and 1960s. Carcasses of the wolves were strung along the fences at the nearby intersection of FM 529 and State Highway 6, which became known as Wolf Corner. ^[6]

History

The school was established in 1984, and it opened for its first official semester in fall of 1985. Due to Cy-Fair High School, Jersey Village High School, and Cypress Creek High School being the only three existing high schools in the Cypress Fairbanks School District, the three schools were getting crowded. To fix the issue, the district wanted to open a fourth school. They built the Langham Creek High School on an area formerly known as Wolf Corners. ^[7]

Langham Creek was the fourth senior high school in the growing school district. At the time it was the largest high school under one roof ^[8] and the largest two-story building in the state. In order to accommodate students by not transferring seniors and even juniors, the first year of Langham Creek was actually held in what is currently Labay Middle School. It housed a freshman and sophomore class, as well as an eighth grade class, and was considered Langham Creek Interim High School. Since the eighth grade class was not technically a high school class, all eighth grade classrooms and activities were separated from the other classes. This was during the 1984-1985 school year, while the current building was being completed. The following year, the doors were opened to the brand new building with three classes, freshmen, sophomores and juniors. There was not a senior class in the first year of the building being opened; the first seniors to graduate from Langham Creek were the class of 1987.

Langham Creek was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1990-91. ^[9]

In 2016, as part of high school rezoning, a portion of Cypress Falls High School's attendance zone was reassigned to Langham Creek High School, while a portion of Langham Creek's zone was reassigned to Cypress Springs High School. ^{[10] [11]}

Academics

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 90 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 89) and Closing the Gaps (score of 89), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 91). The school received six of the seven possible distinction designations. The only distinction designation the school did not receive was Post-Secondary Readiness. ^[12]

For two years in a row, LCHS was the only CFISD district high school that earned all 7 EOC Distinction Designations, which recognizes outstanding academic achievement in reading/ELA on a variety of indicators. ^[13]

Feeder patterns

^{[ needs update ]} Schools that feed into Langham Creek include: ^[14]

• Elementary schools: Holmsley, Lowery, Metcalf, Birkes (partial), Copeland (partial), Hoover / Jowell (partial), Tipps (partial), Woodard (partial)
• Middle schools: Aragon, Kahla (partial)

Computer science

• The Langham Creek HS Computer Science Team has won the TCEA Large School State Championship seven times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999).
• The Langham Creek HS Computer Science Team has won the UIL 5A State Championship three times (1992, 1993, 1999).

Band

As of 2021, the Langham Creek High School Band had made UIL sweepstakes for the previous 33 years.^{[ citation needed ]} They also advanced to every UIL 5A Texas State Marching Band contest from 1994 through 2012, and in 2016, placing top 10 in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2002 and 2006 the Langham Creek High School Symphonic Band won the Texas UIL Honor Band Competition. ^[15]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,871 students enrolled for 2023-24 was:

• African American: 18.7%
• Hispanic: 52.9%
• White: 17.0%
• Native American: 0.4%
• Asian: 8.4%
• Pacific Islander: 0.1%
• Two or More Races: 2.5%

58.9% of students attending Langham Creek High School are economically disadvantaged. ^[16]

Legal issues

In the 2021-2022 school year two female teachers resigned while being investigated for sexual relations with students. ^{[17] [18]}

Notable alumni

• Eric Edwards Jr. (born 2000), American hurdler
• Bert Emanuel (1989) - former NFL wide receiver
• Kelechi Osemele (2007) - NFL offensive lineman
• Riff Raff - rapper
• Jamar Williams (2002) - former NFL linebacker
• Quartney Davis (2016) - NFL wide receiver
• Lilly Ghalichi (2001) - American Lawyer, Blogger, Businesswoman, and Reality Television Star

References

1. "PRINCIPAL". LANGHAM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "Search for Public Schools - LANGHAM CREEK H S (481611005973)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
3. "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is not in the Houston city limits.
4. Home. Langham Creek High School. Retrieved on May 24, 2019. "17610 FM 529 Houston, TX 77095"
5. "High School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 (PDF) Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine " "Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District". Accessed April 13, 2012.
6. Sablatura, Bob (1998-12-29). "Big Bad Wolves No More/A Houston suburban corner was once a hunting ground". Houston Chronicle . p. A13 MetFront. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16.
7. "About Us / History". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
8. Jason Youngblood (2015-05-01), Langham Creek High School Opens 1985 KPRC TV, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-01-24
9. Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
10. Baird, Annette (2016-02-22). "Rezoning paves way for new Cy-Fair high schools". Houston Chronicle . Cypress Creek Mirror . Retrieved 2016-12-26.
11. "Final Recommendation 1-11-16 Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine ." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. This document shows changes in attendance zones between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
12. "LANGHAM CREEK H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
13. "About Us / Accomplishments". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
14. "." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District .
15. "Lobo Band". Langham Creek Band. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
16. "About Us / General Information".
17. "Another former Langham Creek High School teacher accused of sexual relationship with student, court doc says". 16 May 2022.
18. "Former Langham Creek HS teacher charged for sexual relationship with student after parents find texts, 'hickies' on son's neck, police say". 31 March 2022.

External links

• Official website
  • Langham Creek High School (schools.cfisd.net/langham/index.htm) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) and schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/langham/index.htm