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Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a
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in
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, that serves communities in Sugar Land and Missouri City. The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the
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. Elkins was established in 1992, with its first graduating class in 1995. Elkins received a Blue Ribbon Award from the
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in 2002.Blue Ribbon Award
In addition, Elkins high school was ranked 715th among the top 1000 schools in the United States by ''Newsweek in 2005.'' The Washington Post also ranked Elkins High School among the Top High Schools in the Nation in 2011.


History

Lawrence E. Elkins High School was established as a grade 9 and 10 school in the Fall of 1992 to alleviate overcrowding from three other district high schools, Dulles,
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, and Willowridge. Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school.


Neighborhoods served

Areas served by the school include Quail Valley,Schools
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Meadow Creek, Lake Olympia, and all of Riverstone. It formerly served
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, Juliff, and parts of the area near Rosharon in Fort Bend County.


Academies

The Engineering Academy informs and encourage students to learn about the potential of a career in engineering. Courses include Engineering Principles & Systems and Engineering Computer Applications. Advanced Engineering Internship is also offered in which students are able to work alongside professional engineers. In Internship, students will work with
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and other programs dedicated to the engineering arts and studies. Elective classes include the classical courses in
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, emerging courses also include those in the area of Domestic Engineering and
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Mix It Up Day

On November 16, 2004, the principal of Elkins High School allowed the school to participate in the nationwide ''Mix It Up Day''.


Academic competition

*Academic decathlon **3rd place regional 2006 **21st place state 2008 **16th place state 2011 **2nd place region 2017 **12th place state 2017 **1st place individual student score of Houston-area medium schools 2017 *Academic octathlon *Math and science club ( UIL and TMSCA) **School merit roll, AMC 12 A&B ***2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 **8th place TMSCA state 2003 **5th place TMSCA state 2004 **6th place TMSCA state 2008 **4th place TMSCA state 2009 **5th place TMSCA state 2010 *Speech and debate ( TFA and NFL) **5th place state 2007 **1st place duet interpretation state 2007, Lindsley Howard and Darry Hearon **6th place duet interpretation state 2007 **3rd place duo interpretation state 2007, Sami Atassi and Shannon Kitner **4th place LD state 2008, Andrew Cockroft **Top 8 LD Tournament of Champions (TOC) 2008, Andrew Cockroft * UIL academics **1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1994–95 **1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1995–96 **Calculator applications ***2nd place state 1995 ***3rd place state 1995 ***1st place state 1996 ***6th place state 1996 ***1st place state 2001 ***3rd place state 2001 ***6th place state 2002 ***1st place state 2004 **Mathematics ***1st place state 1996 ***5th place state 2004 **Number sense ***3rd place state 1995 ***4th place state 1995 ***1st place state 1996 ***5th place state 1996 ***6th place state 2001 **Science ***5th place 1994 ***2nd place 1995 ***1st place 1996 **Computer applications ***4th place state 2002 *Constitutional law **1st place state 2005, 2008, 2011 *AFJROTC *3rd place armed drill team regulation fort bend drill comp 2009 * 1st place male color guard fort bend drill comp 2009 * 1st place altitude rocketry meet 2005 (Major Richard Mayfield) * 1st place drift rocketry meet 2005 (Major Richard Mayfield)


Fine arts

*Art *Band **In 2005, Lawrence E. Elkins HS had the most students in TMEA All-State of any school in Texas. **In 2009, the Elkins HS Honors Band was one of 18 bands selected in the USA to attend and perform at the BOA Music For All National Concert Festival in Indianapolis. **In 2015, Elkins Knights placed fifth at the area sweepstakes in Waller, Texas. **In 2016, the Elkins HS Honors Band advanced to the state honor band finals and placed as the twelfth ranked band in the state of Texas. *State marching season *Drumline **Marching season **Indoor drumline: Won 1st place at the TCGC state indoor finals in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2nd place in 2002, 2005, 2012 *Knightbeats *Knightingales *Schola cantori *Bell canto *End effect *Camerata *Elite dance team *Drama (theatre) *Orchestra


Honor societies

*English Honor Society *
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Mu Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta () is the United States mathematics honor society for high school and two-year college students. In June 2015, it served over 108,000 student members in over 2,200 chapters in the United States and in 20 foreign countries. Its main ...
*National Art Honor Society *
National Forensic League The National Speech and Debate Association is an American student debating society. It was established in 1925 as the National Forensic League; the name was changed in 2014. It is one of four major national organizations that direct high school ...
*National French Honor Society *
National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...
*Science National Honor Society – This national organization was founded by an Elkins student. *Spanish Honor Society *Kitty Hawk Honor Society (ROTC)


Athletics


Clements / Elkins rivalry

In 1992, after Elkins was built to alleviate overcrowding from William P. Clements High School, zoning issues forced many families in different subdivisions around the city of Sugar Land to send their children to both high schools. Still today, it is not uncommon to find next door neighbors or siblings going to opposing schools as feeder middle schools and zoning patterns overlap.FBISD Zoning
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In 1996, after an outbreak of
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s between the two schools, the principals of both high schools decided to focus the rivalry in a less destructive manner. After meeting with both schools' Student Councils, the principals decided to hold an annual, year-long competition. Each school's athletic program can earn points based on wins against the other school in UIL competition. The competitions include: boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, and girls' volleyball, basketball, softball, and soccer. A school earns one point when it defeats the rival school. A game ending in a tie score will award both teams one-half point. As often occurs, the schools sometimes meet more than once per year. In the event of a tie for the overall competition, the school's band that is ranked the highest at the Texas UIL regional marching band competitionTexas UIL Region 13 Band
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will be the year's winner. Since 1997, the schools have held the competition every year. As both schools' mascots (the Ranger and the Knight) typically ride horses, the "Golden Horse" trophy is awarded and displayed in the champion school's trophy case at the beginning of each new school year.


Notable alumni

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football player (class of 1996) * Pat Batteaux – NFL player (class of 1996) *
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(class of 2016) – NFL defensive end for the
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* KaRon Coleman – gridiron football player (class of 1996) * Matt Carpenter
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(class of 2002) * Jake Matthews – former Texas A&M University offensive lineman and current
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tackle (class of 2010) * Kevin Matthews – former
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Notoriety


Cyber-bullying

Elkins, along with the other Fort Bend High Schools of Dulles and
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, was subject to an act of cyber terrorism when a list titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD was posted on
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in April 2010. The list named several female students from the three high schools with graphic detail of promiscuous acts that the girls performed, locations of the acts, as well as severe
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. While some described this as tattle-taling, others argued that the list was a direct form of verbal assault and demanded the expulsion of the offender who posted the list.


Staff

On March 13, 2008, former Vice-Principal Jon Jeffrey Jones was caught by Sugar Land Police looking through the window of a home containing a woman and several children.Fort Bend educator resigns after Peeping-Tom arrest - Houston Chronicle
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Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Elkins: * Austin Parkway (partial) * Commonwealth (partial) * Lantern Lane * Lexington Creek (partial) * Palmer (partial) * Quail Valley * Settlers Way (partial) * Anne Sullivan The following middle schools feed into Elkins: * Fort Settlement (partial) * First Colony (partial) * Lake Olympia (partial) * Quail Valley


References


External links


Elkins Home PageElkins BaseballElkins SoftballElkins AthleticsElkins Math and Science ClubElkins Official WebsiteElkins Band
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