National Merit Competition '04

 
Superintendent: David Anthony
Principal: Tom Strother
Associate Principal: Kristi Giron
Director of Instruction: Lenae Diskin
 
 
Assistant Principals:
A, U-Z
 Glenda Bettis
B-C
 Marc Baker
D-Go
 Kay Nan Cooley
Gr-K
 Susan Nolen
L-M
 Kirk Still
N-Ri
 Dale Cowser
Ro-T
 Gwen Perry

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LCHS

17610 FM 529

Houston, TX 77095

(281) 463-5400

(281) 463-3509
 
Lead Counselor: Kathy Baker
Richard Armstrong
Lea Williams
Sheri Forsyth
Dalia Gonzales
Gwen Hartsfield
Joann Wallace
Cheryl Cook
Luann Walker
Franklin Sampson

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Langham Creek High School is a public high school located approximately 20 miles from downtown in the northwest suburban area of Houston, Texas. The surrounding community is largely residential and commercial and populated with middle and upper middle class families.

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Langham Creek High School is a comprehensive public high school consisting of grades 9,10, 11, and 12 with an average enrollment of 3400 students. Langham Creek is one of the eight high schools in the Cypress Fairbanks ISD.
White: 52% Total Profess. Staff: 22
Hispanic: 26% Teaching Staff: 216
Afr. Am.: 12% Teacher/Pupil Ratio: 1/16
Asian: 9% Guidance Staff: 10
Other: >1% Psychologist: 1

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Langham Creek High School is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. College Board Number: 443-424

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Langham Creek High School is recognized as a strong, competitive high school with a college preparatory curriculum and a variety of vocational training programs, which includes Cosmeotology, Early Childhood Professions, Auto Mechanics, Health Science Technology, and three different cooperative work programs.

Langham Creek High School has traditional scheduling with 55 minutes, five days a week, for a two-semester school year of 36 weeks.

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Students have the options of graduating with one of three kinds of diploma: Minimum, Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Program. Mastery of Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) is mandatory for graduation.
Subject Area
Min
Rec
DAP
English 4 4 4
Math 3 3 3
Science 2 3 3
Social Studies 2.5 3.5 3.5
Economics .5 .5 .5
Physical Education 1.5 1.5 1.5
Health Education .5 .5 .5
Fine Arts 0 1 1
Foreign Language 0 2 3
Speech .5 .5 .5
Technology 1 1 1
Independent English .5 .5 .5
Electives 6 3 2
Total Credits 22 24 24

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Students are ranked in quartiles based on the weighted system. The highest possible grade point average 6.86 on a 6.0 scale. The following indicates the grade structure and grade points that may be earned by students.
Grades
Honors
Regular
A (90-100) 7 6
B (80-89) 6 5
C (75-79) 5 4
D (70-74) 4 3
E (0-69) 0 0

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Cumulative class rank is based on semester grades in all subjects and computed for all students at the end of each school year. Dividing the total number of grade points by the number of semester courses attempted derives a students's grade point average. Students are placed into quartiles, and individual ranks are reported. Students in Honors, Gifted/Talented, and Advanced Placement classes earn one extra point.

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Summa Cum Laude 6.5 Mangna Cum Laude 6.25 Cum Laude 6.0

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Class of 2003
SAT
ACT
25th Percentile
1210
25
50th Percentile
1060
21
75th Percentile
920
18

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National Merit Competition (Class of 2004)
3
National Merit Semifinalists
28
Commended for National Merit
1
National Achievement
1
National Hispanic Scholars

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Class of 2005 86%
Class of 2004 85%
Class of 2003 70%

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The following courses have an accredited curriculum and receive one extra grade point.
English Language Arts
Independent Study in English - H/GT
College Prep - H/GT
English I - H/GT
English II - H/GT
English III - H/GT/AP
English IV - H/GT/AP
Mathematics
Geometry - H/GT
Algebra II - H/GT
Precalculus - H/GT
Calculus - AP-AB/AP-BC/GT/CONCURRENT
Statistics - AP/GT
Social Studies
World Area Studies - H/GT
American History - H/GT/AP/CONCURRENT
World History - H/GT/AP
World Geography - H/GT
Am. Government - H/GT/AP/CONCURRENT
Economics - H/AP/GT
Psychology - AP
Human Geography -AP
Science
Biology I - H/GT
Biology II - H/AP
Chemistry I - H/GT
Chemistry II - GT/AP
Physics I - H/GT
Physics II - GT/AP
Anatomy and Physiology - H
Foreign Language
Spanish III - H
Spanish IV-V - H/AP
Spanish VI - K
German III - H
German IV - H/AP
German V-VI - H
French III - H
French IV-V - H/AP
French VI - H
Latin III - H
Latin IV - H/AP
Technology
Computer Science I - H
Computer Science II - AP
Independent Study - Algorithms - AP
Independent Study - Language - AP
Fine Arts
Art III-IV - AP
Art IV Studio - AP
History of Art - AP

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