Mayde Creek High School (MCHS) is a public

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located on Groschke Road in

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Harris County,

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, and is part of the

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. Mayde Creek serves the portions of the city of

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located in Katy ISD, including Addicks. Mayde Creek also serves many unincorporated communities in Harris County. The school opened in 1984. When the school opened it had only two grades, eighth and ninth. By the 1986-1987 academic year it held 9th, 10th and 11th graders; the first class of students graduated in 1988. The school building is divided into two sections, the smaller of which serves as the "Ninth Grade Center". There is a Performing Arts Center and a Natatorium. Unusual architectural features of the Mayde Creek High School campus include an open floor-plan cafeteria, a wall, and many glass bricks.

History

In 2012

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ranked Mayde Creek as the third-best "Urban" (meaning with a low-income student body at or above 50%) comprehensive high school in the Houston area.

Awards and honors

* All 1st Division UIL Marching Contest, 1st Division Award, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. * 3rd (Bronze), 5A UIL State, Lincoln Douglas Debate Contest, 2010. * Football playoff appearances in 1987, 88, 93, 94, 96, 97, 2007, 2008 and 2019.

Feeder patterns

The following

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feed into Mayde Creek High School: *Mayde Creek Elementary *Schmalz Elementary *Bear Creek Elementary *Rhoads Elementary *Stephens Elementary (partial) *McRoberts Elementary (partial) *Wolfe Elementary (partial) The following

junior high schools A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

feed into Mayde Creek High School: *Mayde Creek Junior High *Cardiff Junior High

Notable alumni

* Arturo Alvarez - professional soccer player *

Raj Bhavsar Stephen Raj Bhavsar (born September 7, 1980) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Championships U.S. team. He earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. He was originally an alternat ...

- olympic gymnast * Celeste Bonnin - former wrestler *

Aaron Brown (running back) Aaron Brown (born October 10, 1985) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played at the collegiate level for Texas Christian University (TCU). He recorded a 10 ...

- professional football player * Josh Gardner - professional soccer player * Matt Montgomery - singer and musician *

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- NBA player * Kevin Smith - Banjo Player for Weird Al Yankovic * David LaLonde- Moved out of Houston

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