Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a comprehensive public high school 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 ''

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in 2005.'' ''

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'' 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, Clements, and Willowridge. Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school. On May 17, 2024,

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and alumnus

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gifted the graduating class of 2024, 600 free pairs of Air Jordan 1 Low Canary Yellows, a pair of Nike shoes utilizing Elkins’ school colors as a tribute.

Neighborhoods served

Areas served by the school include Quail Valley,Schools
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in Fort Bend County.

Academies

The Engineering Academy informs and encourage students to learn about the potential of a career in engineering. Courses include Introduction to Engineering Design, Engineering Principles, Civil and Aerospace Engineering introduction courses

Academic competition

*Math and science club ( UIL and TMSCA) **1st place TMSCA state 2022 *Speech and debate ( TFA and

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) **1st place duet interpretation state 2007 **1st place TFA State Domestic Extemp 2024 * UIL academics **1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1994–95 **1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1995–96 **Calculator applications ***1st place state 1996 ***1st place state 2001 ***1st place state 2004 ***1st place state 2025 **Mathematics ***1st place state 2025 **Number sense ***1st place state 1996 **Science ***1st place 1996 *Constitutional law **1st place state 2005, 2008, 2011 **National Champion 2008 *AFJROTC TX-932: **Academics Awards: *** 1st place altitude Rocketry meet, 2005 *** 1st place Drift Rocketry meet, 2005 **Drill Team Awards: ***1st place male color guard fort bend drill comp 2009

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. *State marching season *Drumline **Marching season **Indoor drumline: Won 1st place at the TCGC state indoor finals in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 *Knightbeats *Knightingales *Schola cantori *Bell canto *End effect *Camerata *Elite dance team *Drama (theatre) *Orchestra

Honor societies

*English Honor Society *

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*National Art Honor Society *

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*National French Honor Society *

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*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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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
" Texas Music Educators Association. Retrieved on December 11, 2010. 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

* Cornelius Anthony –

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– NFL player (class of 1996) *

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- Chief Justice of the

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* Ross Blacklock –

defensive end for the

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(class of 2016) * KaRon Coleman – gridiron football player (class of 1996) * Matt Carpenter –

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(class of 2004) *

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(class of 2008) * Chad Huffman – MLB and NPB outfielder *

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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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football player and NFL offensive lineman (class of 2005) * Jamal Marshall – football player,

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(class of 2017) * Braylon Payne – baseball player *

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* Corey Thompson – NFL player *

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– former American professional baseball pitcher (class of 1995) * Donovan Williams –

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Notoriety

Cyber-bullying

Girls from Elkins and the other Fort Bend High Schools of Dulles and Clements, were cyber-bullied in April 2010 on a

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page titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD. The page listed several female students on each school's "naughty" list. Police and the school district were unable to determine who was responsible for the page, but Facebook took the page down at the district's request.

Advanced placement desks controversy

In the 2022-2023 school year, Elkins had 1,609 students testing for

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courses, an increase of 335 from the 2021-2022 school year. While students were taking AP exams in May, 2023, desks from classrooms were moved to the gymnasium, causing some classrooms to be short on desks, and forcing many students who were not testing for AP courses to sit on the floor. This incident caused uproar among the parents of the school.

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 * Sonal Bhuchar (adjacent to Elkins) The following middle schools feed into Elkins: * Fort Settlement (partial) * First Colony (partial) * Lake Olympia (partial) * Quail Valley

References

External links

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Elkins Baseball
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Elkins AFJROTC TX-932
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Elkins Band
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