Frenship High School is a public

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located in

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, United States. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. The school serves students in grades 10–12 from Wolfforth, parts of western

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, and southwest

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, as well as a small eastern portion of Hockley County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Naming confusion

When Wolfforth School District was unified with three other rural districts (Carlisle, Hurlwood and Foster) in 1935, they applied for the name "Friendship Independent School District". The application was rejected as the name was already taken by a Houston-area school district; thus, officials opted for the name Frenship.

Curriculum

In January 2007, the Frenship Independent School District and

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jointly created the Frenship Early College High School, which is now known as Frenship Collegiate Prep High School. The Frenship Collegiate Prep (FCP) program allows students to earn 60 hours of college credit or an associate degree while earning their high school diploma. In 2015, FISD created a new partnership with Angelo State University, enabling students to also earn college credit from there.

Athletics

The Frenship Tigers compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, power lifting, soccer, golf, tennis, track, softball, and baseball, bowling, and wrestling.

State titles

Boys' cross country - 2002 (4A)

Notable alumni

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, musician and songwriter; played keyboards for Elvis Presley from 1970 to 1976 *

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, Major League Baseball pitcher with the

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, college football quarterback for the

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and the

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, Texas politician * David Thomas, NFL tight end

References

External links

Frenship ISD website
Frenship Independent School District Schools in Lubbock County, Texas Public high schools in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub