The Colony High School (TCHS) is a public high school located in the city of

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and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the

Lewisville Independent School District Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas ( USA) covering all of Lewisville, The Colony, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Flower Mound ...

located in southeastern

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. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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History

The Colony High School, located in The Colony, which opened in 1986 is part of

Lewisville ISD Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas ( USA) covering all of Lewisville, The Colony, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Flower Mound ...

. Seniors of the 1987 class attended

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as TCHS initially had only grades 9–11.

Academics

The Colony High School offers a standard Texas high school curriculum as defined by the Texas State graduation requirements. In addition to those minimum requirements, The Colony High School also offers numerous

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(AP) courses that gives students the opportunity to qualify for college credit. Also a new addition to The Colony High School's academic help for the students is a program nationally known as AVID; Advancement Via Individual Determination which is a class for students who want to get into college. The class teaches them ways to take college level notes, self-discipline necessary for getting work done in college while giving them the opportunity to meet professionals in the field and allowing the students to go on field trips to college campuses. TCHS was the first high school in LISD to have the AVID program under the initial instruction of Jennifer Adams, Coach Dietzman, and this year's AVID teacher for the juniors and seniors; Reesa Wilkins. Recently, all LISD schools, including The Colony High School, entered into a partnership with local community colleges to offer students dual-credit summer courses that, if passed, qualifies as credit for both high school graduation and college. In 2008/09 a new band hall, drum room, color guard room, and practice rooms were added.

Athletics

The Colony Cougars compete in these sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Wrestling, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Cheerleading, Dance, Baseball & Softball

State titles

*Girls Soccer **2007(4A) *Theatre - UIL One Act Play State Champions **2015 - ''"The Lost Boy"'' **2016 - 2nd Place - ''"In The Hands of its Enemy"'' **2017 - ''"Second Samuel"'' *Softball **2017(5A)

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into The Colony include Feeder Patterns for The Colony High School
* Camey * Coyote Ridge * Ethridge * Hicks * Morningside * B.B. Owen * Peter's Colony * Stewart's Creek Middle schools that feed into The Colony include: * Griffin * Lakeview * Killian

Notable alumni

* Ethan Rains, actor *

Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, fa, امین ناظم زاده, label=none, March 1, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including ''The Taqwacores'' (2010) and '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' ( ...

, actor *

Deron Williams Deron Michael Williams ( ; born June 26, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. A thre ...

, basketball player * Mike Williams, American football player *

Bracey Wright Bracey Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player. Amateur career Wright attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard Deron Williams. He was a 20 ...

, basketball player

References

External links

School websiteTCHS Band Website
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