Grand Oaks High School

Grand Oaks High School
Address
4800 Riley Fuzzel Road
Spring, Texas 77386
United States
Information
School type Public high school
Established 2018
School district Conroe Independent School District
Principal Christopher Povich
Grades 9-10
Campus Suburban
Color(s)           Orange & Royal Blue
Athletics conference UIL Class 5A
Mascot Grizzlies
Website Grand Oaks High School

Grand Oaks High School is a high school in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas, in the United States. The school opened in August 2018 as the sixth high school within Conroe Independent School District. The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at Oak Ridge High School.

Demographics

The school is projected to have approximately 1,300 students in its first year. The school's capacity is approximately 3,000 students.[1]

History

On November 3, 2015, voters within Conroe ISD's attendance zone voted in favor of a $487 million bond. Part of the bond package included the construction of a high school within the Oak Ridge High School feeder zone.[2] The new high school was included to reduce enrollment at Oak Ridge High School. In the 2016-2017 school year, Oak Ridge enrolled 4,119 students,[3] while the school district lists the school capacity as 3,650.[1] Due to the opening of Grand Oaks High School, the district estimates that enrollment at Oak Ridge will drop to either 2,270 or 2,420 by the year 2020.[4] In its first year, Grand Oaks will consist of only 9th and 10th grade students. Each subsequent year, the school will add one grade to the campus, graduating its first class in 2021.[5]

Athletics

In its inaugural year, Grand Oaks will compete in UIL class 5A in individual sports such as cross country, track, tennis, wrestling, and swimming. All team sports except football will become varsity sports in 2019, while football will compete at the varsity level in 2020.[6]


References

  1. 1 2 Iracheta, Michelle (31 January 2018). "New Grand Oaks High School on schedule for August opening". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Green, Stephen (3 November 2015). "Conroe, Willis school bonds easily pass". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "2016–17 Texas Academic Performance Reports". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Loop, Abigail; Marshall, Beth (18 January 2017). "Rezoning concerns vocalized for new Conroe ISD high school". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Lacombe, James (20 December 2017). "La Marque head football coach takes job at new Conroe school". The Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Maskulinski, Justin (26 March 2018). "ATHLETICS: Grand Oaks introduces head coaches for athletics program". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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