Tomball Memorial High School

'Tomball Memorial High School (TMHS) is a senior high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, south of the city of Tomball and in the Houston metropolitan area. It is a part of the Tomball Independent School District (TISD), and is the district's second high school. It is by Northpointe Lane and Northpointe Boulevard.[1]

History

The school was built as part of a 2007 bond, worth $198 million in total, and had a cost of $59.2 million. It opened on August 12, 2011. It initially held grades 9 and 10 and had about 840 students.[2]

The first principal, Carol Houston, was previously associate principal at Tomball High School.[3]

The first 12th grade class was scheduled to graduate in 2014.[4]

Campus

The campus has 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of space.[5]

It has two stories and a capacity of 2,200 students.[6]

School colors and mascot

The school colors are blue and silver and the mascot is the wildcat.[7]

Athletics

Tomball Memorial's primary athletic rival is Tomball High School,[4] and it also competes against Madisonville High School, Navasota High School, and Sealy High School. As of 2012 it is in classification 24-3A.[2]

The school held its first homecoming game, against Waller High School, in 2014. Tomball Memorial lost 41-31.[8]

Sam Parker is the Tmhs Football Head coach.

Basketball

In a three-year span until 2016, Tomball Memorial High had three head coaches.[9] The basketball team entered its first playoff in 2014 against Wheatley High School, which ended in Wheatley's loss.[10] Jon Sheppard was head coach in the 2014-2015 school year, and that year Tomball Memorial won the district title by 13-1 and two playoff games;[9] the team won its first ever playoff against Sharpstown High School.[10] The school's overall record that year was 24-10. As of 2016, Kent Fuller was the head coach.[9]

Soccer

The soccer team is coached by James Woodard. It took the school only 3 years after opening to make the playoffs. In their first playoff run in 2014, they lost in the 4th round to Waco University by a score of 3-0. The following year, in the 4th season of being open, the wildcats soccer team made a run in the playoffs and found themselves in the UIL Texas State Tournament. They finished 3rd in the state after losing to Lufkin in the state semifinal by a score of 1-0. That season they graduated 13 seniors and have been rebuilding since.

Other programs

The band uniforms were designed to fit each gender and to remain fashionable for their seven-year lifespans. In January 2011 the TISD board approved spending $74,500 for the creation of these uniforms, about $298 per uniform.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "New Web site available for Tomball Memorial High School". Houston Chronicle. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. 1 2 Kirk, Bryan (2012-01-10). "Students, teachers find success at new school". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  3. ↑ "New principal named for THS, TMHS". The Potpourri (Tomball Edition) at the Houston Chronicle. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  4. 1 2 Kirk, Bryan (2013-08-21). "Two sets of seniors will graduate in Tomball ISD in 2014". The Observer (Spring, Texas) at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  5. ↑ Kirk, Bryan (2011-08-15). "New high school brings excitement to Tomball ISD". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  6. ↑ "About TMHS." Tomball Memorial High School. Retrieved on December 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Schumann, Anna (2009-05-11). "School board approves new Tomball Memorial High School's colors, mascot". The Potpourri at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  8. ↑ "Tomball Memorial High celebrates first homecoming". The Observer (Spring, Texas) at the Houston Chronicle. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  9. 1 2 3 Cook, Kevin (2016-12-27). "Tomball Memorial committed to the process". The Potpourri at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  10. 1 2 Brock, Cameron (2015-03-02). "Memorial claims first playoff victory". The Potpourri at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  11. ↑ Marks, Audrey M. (2011-01-12). "Tomball Memorial marching band uniforms unveiled". The Potpourri (Tomball Edition) at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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