The Colony High School
The Colony High School (TCHS) is a public high school located in the city of The Colony, Texas, USA 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 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 Christian Gonzalez, American football player Ethan Rains, actor Dominic Rains, actor Deron Williams, basketball player Mike Williams, American football player Bracey Wright, basketball player See also Lewisville Independent School District Edward S. Marcus High School Flower Mound High School Hebron High School Lewisville High School References 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