Campus
It has a coffeeshop called Java City.Feeder schools
*Medlin Middle School **Lakeview Elementary School **Beck Elementary School **Roanoke Elementary School *John M. Tidwell Middle School **Cox Elementary School **Hughes Elementary School **Granger Elementary SchoolNamesake
The school is named in honor of the lateAthletics
The Byron Nelson Bobcats compete in a variety of individual and team sports. On campus training facilities for athletes include three gymnasiums in the main building, outdoor tennis courts, an indoor partial football field (60 yards long) with artificial surface, two outdoor football fields with artificial surfaces, a baseball stadium with adjacent bullpens, a softball stadium with adjacent bullpens, a concession stand with restrooms, and a field house with locker rooms, meeting rooms, and training rooms (sports rehabilitation), and weight rooms. Athletic teams also train and compete at district-owned facilities such as the aquatic center and Northwest ISD stadium.UIL Athletic Program State Titles
Basketball (Men)
Notable seasons: *2010-2011 Qualified for playoffsCheerleading
Notable Seasons: *2019(6A) 3rd Place *2020(6A) 2nd Place *2021(6A) 1st PlaceLadies Soccer
Notable seasons: *2011–2012 State 6A Finalist; 2nd place finish *2013–2014 State 6A Quarter-FinalistMen's Soccer
Notable seasons: *2010-2011 District Runner Up; qualified for playoffs *2012-2013 District Champions *2013-2014 6A State ChampionsVarsity Football
The Byron Nelson varsity football team hosts home games at Northwest ISD stadium in Justin, Texas.Golf
Notable seasons Women: *2012-2013 4A State ChampionsFine Arts
In May 2020, it was announced that the 2019-2020 Byron Nelson Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform at the prestigious Midwest International Band & Orchestra clinic in Chicago, Illinois. The orchestra is composed of the top string, woodwind, brass and percussion students from both the band and orchestra programs. The ensemble is under the direction of Gary Keller, director of orchestras, and Jed Weeks, director of bands. The symphony orchestra was formed in 2012 and has received UIL Sweepstakes Awards for the past eight years. Marching BandClubs and organizations
Byron Nelson is home to many different clubs and organizations. Students participate in band, choir, orchestra, speech and debate, National Honor Society, Student Council, yearbook, Lynx Leaders, and many more extracurricular activities. The Speech and Debate team sent 5 students to the national finals in June 2011. They also had 10 Regional Qualifiers and 14 State Qualifiers. The school had students place 2nd and 4th in events at UIL 4A State. For the 2011–2012 school year, the team had 24 state bids, 2 UIL State Champions, 1 UIL 2nd Place finisher, and 1 UIL 5th-place finisher, making the speech and debate team the 4A UILState Champions overall. They also had 2 students attend the 2012Notable events
Allegedly improper suspension
Byron Nelson has made national news when school administrators decided to suspend a 16-year-old student. The student exhibited red and watery eyes, a sign, according to school policy that a student has been smoking cannabis. However, the young man was grieving over the murder of his father two days prior. Teachers had been notified of the death. Despite this, the school informed the student's mother that he would need to take a drug test in order to come back to school. She also would need to file a complaint to have the suspension removed from his record.Bomb threat
On the afternoon of January 30, 2017, a female student called in a bomb threat stating that she had a bomb strapped to her, was armed with a gun, and had planted a bomb in one of the athletic locker rooms. The school was placed in immediate lockdown, and, as a precaution, Medlin Middle School, Beck Elementary School, and Lakeview Elementary School were also put on lockdown for a short time. BNHS was on lockdown until 6:30 p.m., at which time police determined it was safe to lift the lockdown. Police requested that students leave their backpacks in the building and cars in the parking lot to be searched. Students were only allowed to bring their phone, wallet, and any keys they had. Students were escorted to Medlin Middle School by walking across the practice fields in straight uniform lines and got on a bus or were picked up by parents at the school. Police searched until midnight for any bombs, but found none. On January 31, 2017, the attendance percentage was 67%, down from an average of 94%. The female student who called in the bomb threat was arrested and charged with a felony. Another male student was also arrested.References
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