Friendswood High School is a public secondary school located in

Friendswood, Texas Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston and Harris Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population of Friendswood was 35,805. In 2007, CNN/''Money'' magazine listed Fr ...

, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the

Friendswood Independent School District Friendswood Independent School District is a school district based in Friendswood, Texas (USA). FISD covers the Galveston County portion of the city of Friendswood (the portion south of Clear Creek, which is the majority of the city). A small ...

(ISD). The school district was established on December 21, 1948, and covers . It borders the Alvin, Pearland and Clear Creek school districts. Most of the city of Friendswood is within Friendswood ISD and is zoned to Friendswood High School. All students in Friendswood ISD public schools attend Friendswood High School. Since 2007, the school's principal has been Mark Griffon.

History

Previously all grades K-12 of Friendswood ISD were in a single building. In 2006 Todd Spivak of the ''

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'' noted that multiple generations of the same families attended Friendswood High, and that the school had a "long-held reputation for academic excellence."

Connected schools

All Friendswood ISD schools feed into Friendswood High School. This includes Cline and Westwood Elementaries, Zue S. Bales and Windsong Intermediate School, and Friendswood Junior High.

Extracurricular activities

FHS extracurricular activities include drama and musical productions, choir, band, service organizations, and clubs. They compete in academic contests including Academic Decathlon and Octathlon, speech, debate, and competitive sports governed by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Competing in UIL in the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years won Friendswood High School the 4A Lone Star Cup both years which is a culmination of UIL Academics and UIL Sports.

Accolades

Friendswood ISD has been named the fifth most efficient Texas School District by the Texas Business Coalition. Friendswood High School was named 1 of 13 Top High Schools in the State as well as 1 of 10 Top High Schools in the Houston area. The Band, Choir, Drama, and Drill Team Departments have been awarded exceptional honors annually. The Mighty Mustang Band received second at the UIL 4A State Marching Band Contest in 2003, 2005, and 2009. The band finished fourth in 2007 and 2011, as well as fifth in 2013 and sixth in 2019. Friendswood High School is THE number 1 high school in the state of Texas.

Notable alumni

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from District 24 (2003-2013) *

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References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090903171537/http://www.ci.friendswood.tx.us/COF/about/school/default.htm

External links

Friendswood High School
* http://www.friendswoodmustangband.org/
Friendswood ISD
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