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The Colony High School (TCHS) is a public high school located in the city of The Colony, Texas, US, and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Lewisville Independent School District located in southeastern Denton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

History

The Colony High School, located in The Colony, which opened in 1986 is part of Lewisville ISD. Seniors of the 1987 class attended Lewisville High School 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 College Board Advanced Placement (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.

Facilities

By 2013 the school established a coffee and light meal shop.

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

• Camey
• Ethridge
• Morningside
• B.B. Owen
• Peter's Colony
• Stewart's Creek (retired 2020-2021)

Middle schools that feed into The Colony include:

• Griffin
• Lakeview

Notable alumni

• Christian Gonzalez, American football player
• Ethan Rains, actor
• Dominic Rains, actor
• Deron Williams, basketball player
• Mike Williams, American football player
• Bracey Wright, basketball player
• Jayda Coleman, softball player

See also

• Lewisville Independent School District
• Edward S. Marcus High School
• Flower Mound High School
• Hebron High School
• Lewisville High School

References

1. ^ "THE COLONY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
3. "Coffee bistro gets a latte attention at Colony High School". The Dallas Morning News. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
4. The Athletics Department
5. UIL Girls Soccer Archives Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Home". theatreatthecolony.com.
7. Feeder Patterns for The Colony High School Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• School website
• TCHS Band Website

• Lewisville Independent School District high schools
• Educational institutions established in 1986
• 1986 establishments in Texas
• School buildings completed in 1986