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William P. Clements High School
Location
4200 Elkins Dr.
Sugar Land, Texas
USA
Information
School district Fort Bend ISD
Principal Kevin Moran
Enrollment

2280
Faculty 125
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Campus Suburban
Schedule type Traditional
Color(s) Columbia blue, Navy blue, and White
Established 1983
Nickname Rangers
Accreditation SACS, TEA
Yearbook Silver Bullet
Newspaper Ranger Review
Homepage Clements High School

William P. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a School district system in the U The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Columbia blue is a light Blue tertiary Color. The typical Columbia blue is defined by Pantone as Columbia Blue 3 (PANTONE 292 Navy blue is a dark shade of the Color Blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white worn by officers in the Royal Navy since White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide Jurisdiction based in Austin, the The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) is a regional Educational accreditation agency for over 13000 public and private educational institutions The Texas Education Agency ( TEA, each letter pronounced separately is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States. Clements High School, more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in Sugar Land within the U.S. state of Texas that is named after former Texas governor Bill Clements, and is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. William Perry "Bill" Clements Jr (born April 17, 1917) is the first Republican to have served as Governor of the U The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a School district system in the U The school principal is currently Kevin Moran. Principal or Head of School is the title of the chief administrator of an Elementary school, Middle school, or High school in some English-speaking

Clements High School has been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine in its list of the top 10 high schools in the state of Texas. Texas Monthly is a monthly American Magazine published in Austin, Texas. In Newsweeks 2006 ranking of United States high schools, Clements is ranked 407th [1]. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (The ranking is determined by the ratio of the number of Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate tests taken by the school's students to the number of graduating seniors. ) Clements also has been named the 5th best school in Houston by the Houston Press for 2005–2006. The Houston Press is an Alternative weekly Newspaper published in Houston Texas.

Contents

History

Many classes have been held in temporary modular buildings, or "t-shacks" as they are commonly known, because of the lack of space in the main building. The additional wing, completed during the 2003-2004 school year, houses labs for each of the sciences—physics, chemistry and biology— the labs were added in order to help facilitate learning and to make room for more classes. The extension to the fine arts wing was completed during the 2007-2008 school year. It gives much needed room to the students and teachers involved in the band, orchestra, choir, and visual arts.

A major cheating scandal reached media outlets concerning the graduating class of 2005 when a student was found to be using keystroke logging to steal information for tests [2]. Keystroke logging (often called keylogging) is a method of capturing and recording user keystrokes

In 2007, the day after the VT shootings, a senior was removed from school for recreating and uploading the school's layout for an online computer game. The map had been available to users for over a year. The boy's home was searched by police and deemed a "terroristic threat" for having a hammer in his bedroom to fix his bed. The Chinese community was upset by the accusations but the student was able to attend graduation after much protest. [3].

In Spring 2007, FBISD released the results of a survey by students [4]. At Clements, according to the survey, 3. 8% of students felt unsafe in classrooms, 9. 6% felt unsafe in the hallways, 9. 8% felt unsafe in the restrooms, 14. 5% felt unsafe on school buses, and 15. 5% felt unsafe in parking lots.

Alma Mater

Hues of Blue and White are our colors.
High our banners proudly we fly.
Built of spirit and tradition.
You will hear our battle cry.
We will sing of honor and glory.
Lift our voices as high as the sky.
To the mighty strength of the Rangers.
Alma mater Clements High.

Student Body

In the 2004–2005 school year, 2280 students attended Clements High School. Clements's student body is two-sided; 53% of the all the students are classified as non-Hispanic white, 39% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% are Hispanic (of any race), and 3% are African American. Asian or Asiatic is a Demonym for people from Asia. However the use of the term varies by country and person often referring to people from a particular Pacific Islander (or Pacific Person, pl Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s] ' is a geographic term to describe the Austronesian African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The students generally come from upper middle class families. The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the Social group constituted by higher-status members of the Middle class.

The Asian population can be broken down mainly into these subgroups: Chinese-American, Indian-American (the school has a thriving Ismaili community and Christians from India are also very common) and Vietnamese-American. Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent Indian Americans are Americans who are of Indian ancestry The U For the Egyptian city see Ismaïlia. The Ismāʿīlī ( Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون A Vietnamese American (người Mỹ gốc Việt is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese heritage There are also students of many other nationalities, cultures and religions attending Clements.

The student council has been the face of the school when interacting with the school district as well as with other members of TASC. All the positions are elected by the general student body and theoretically represent the general student interests. These individuals have been charged in organizing campus-wide projects especially those that are pushed by from the state and district level.

Faculty

In the 2003–2004 school year, 154 teachers taught at Clements. 45% had at least a masters degree. In the 2004–2005 school year, 126 teachers taught at Clements.

Academics

Over 98% of all the students at Clements passed the TAKS exam in 2003. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills ( TAKS) is a Standardized test used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Clements was also number 373 on the National Best High Schools List by Challenge Index. The class of 2000 had the most National Merit Semi-Finalists in school history with 43. [5]

Core Classes

There are over 200 possible courses to chose from, including college credit classes, AP classes, and an honors/Gifted and Talented program. A credit is a unit that gives weighting to the value level or time requirements of an academic course. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at High schools across the United States and Canada. Gifted education (also known as Gifted and Talented Education ( GATE) Talented and Gifted ( TAG) or G/T) is a broad term for special The core classes are English, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. In order to graduate one must have finished four credits of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies which include English I-IV and World Geography, World History, US History, Government and Economics. Minimal math courses include: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Math Models. Algebra is a branch of Mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation, and Quantity. Geometry ( Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth metria = measure is a part of Mathematics concerned with questions of size shape and relative position Sciences includes IPC: Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Biology I, and Chemistry I. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties

Computing Classes

One credit of computer class is required for graduation. Computer Science is taken by many students in which they are taught programming languages such as Java. Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their This course is taught solely by Mrs. Lorena after the unexpected departure of Mr. Steinbrecher. Another popular course is Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS).

Foreign Languages

Students may take Spanish, French, German, Chinese, American Sign Language, Japanese, and Latin. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. American Sign Language (or ASL Ameslan is the dominant Sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Spanish is the most common class to take at Clements because of the location. Clements is located in the Houston area with a large Hispanic population, thus the language is very useful in this region. A movement is also present for more languages to be available, notably Hindi and Arabic. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese are available up to a fifth level. Latin to a fourth level and ASL to a third level. Many students also take the AP exam (Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Latin) in these classes. Many of these same students also go to Europe and/or the corresponding country. Clements is noted for its foreign exchange program as well. A student exchange program is a program in which a Student, typically in secondary or Higher education, chooses to live in a foreign country to learn

Continuing Studies

If desired, a Clements student may continue go beyond the graduation requirements.
Computer Science II
Science options include Physics I (required for students who did not take IPC), Chemistry II, Biology II, Anatomy and Physiology, and Physics II. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Math courses additional courses are Precalculus, College Transitional Math, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Statistics. In American Mathematics education, Precalculus an advanced form of secondary school algebra, is a foundational mathematical discipline Calculus ( Latin, calculus, a small stone used for counting is a branch of Mathematics that includes the study of limits, Derivatives
Social Studies, Psychology, Sociology, and Human Geography are available. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Human geography is a branch of Geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the environment with particular reference to
This can be done by taking two or three classes of the same field within the same year (called "doubling up" or even "tripling up") or by taking a course over the summer.

Extracurricular Activities

Clements offers different clubs, organizations, and teams. A full list is viewable here: http://www.fortbendisd.com/campuses/chs/activities.cfm?ActivityTitleIndex=All

Nationally Renowned organizations

Award Winning and Noteworthy Organizations

Fine Arts

Art

Students may take Drawing 2-D, Art 3-D, Electronic Media. Science National Honor Society is an academic Honor society focused on Science for High school students within the United States. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit Christian organization that has been based in Kansas City Missouri since 1956 Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical Junior Achievement is a non-profit Youth organization founded in 1919 by Horace Moses, Theodore Vail, and the late senator Murray Crane Invisible Children The Rough Cut is a film about the plight of child soldiers and night commuters in northern Uganda. Model United Nations (informally abbreviated as Model UN or MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants Mu Alpha Theta ( ΜΑΘ) is a United States mathematics Honor society for high schools and two-year colleges Started in 1921 the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship The National Forensic League is one of three major US national Organizations which direct high school competitive speech events The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( JROTC) is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in High schools across The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated Students Against Destructive Decisions is a peer-to-peer youth education substance and alcohol use and abuse prevention organization in the USA, with The United States Academic Decathlon ( USAD; often abbreviated to AD, Acadeca, Acadec, AcDec, or AcDc) is one of the The Young Democrats of America (YDA founded in 1932 is the unofficial youth arm of the Democratic Party of the United States, although it severed official The National FFA Organization is an American Youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. BEST, B oosting E ngineering S cience and T echnology, is a national 6-week Robotics competition in the United States The Drawing 2-D Program consists of the Drawing 2-D Portfolio and the Drawing 2-D Design classes. The art department also hosts the annual "Retrospective" Art Show in the school around the beginning of May.


Band

Awards earned by the Clements Bands include:

The three Clements concert bands have performed in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in 1999, Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY in 2002, and in Symphony Hall in Chicago in 2006. Texas Music Educators Association, or TMEA, is an organization of over 9000 Texas school Music educators united by common goals Texas Music Educators Association, or TMEA, is an organization of over 9000 Texas school Music educators united by common goals DAR Constitution Hall is a Concert hall in Washington DC It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The City of New York See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. All three Clements bands performed at Newark Symphony Hall in New Jersey in April, 2008, as part of the Festivals of Music competition. A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Each of the three bands placed in first in their respective categories, and the Symphonic Band (Top Band) was chosen as Outstanding Band of the competition.

As members of the Clements symphony, Clements band and orchestra students have also earned the following awards:

Band is instructed by Daniel Galloway (preceded by Larry Matysiak), director, as well as Jeff Johnson and Sara Day, assistant directors. Texas Music Educators Association, or TMEA, is an organization of over 9000 Texas school Music educators united by common goals Sara Day, in addition to directing the award-winning Varsity #3 band, instructs the also award-winning Clements High School Color Guard (preceded by Daniel Galloway) who received first place in the state at the Texas Color Guard Circuit Championships in 2007 and 2008. Jeff Johnson conducts the perennially all-star Clements Drumline, and Daniel Galloway conducts the outstanding Clements Symphonic Band.

As all of First Colony Middle School as well as all of Fort Settlement Middle School now feeds into Clements, the band has added a 4th band (called Concert Band #3). This band will likely be interacting a lot with the Concert #2 band.


Color Guard

The Clements Color Guard is also under the band "umbrella". The Color Guard, directed by Sara Day, marches with the band during football season, then goes into Winterguard, also known as competition season. The Guard spins Rifle, Saber and Flag during halftime, and is one of the visual effects of the band. Also the Clements Guard has been State Champions 2 years running, 2006-2007 & 2007-2008, and was recently reconized by the School Board in 2008 for outstanding display of skill, which is a high honor. The Guard is extremely determined and skilled with the leadership of Sara Day.

Choir

The Choir program consist of a Beginners Choir, a JV Men's Choir, a JV Women's Choir, a Varsity Women's Choir, a Varsity Mixed Choir, and previously a show choir named 'Posse'.

Dance

Besides instructional dance for PE credit, Clements has a dance team named the Stars (Previously known as the Rangerettes).

Orchestra

The top orchestra has placed as high as first in the state in 2002, second in state in 2004, and has been top six in the state for at least 3 years running. It is made up of a group of around 100 students depending on the year that are dedicated to creating music. Most of the students are active in the region and state level orchestras and Clements boasts a large number of students who make state level every year. Clements has four orchestras: Chamber Strings, Sinfonia, Philharmonia and Camerata. Chamber Strings and Sinfonia compete on the varsity level.

Theater

The Clements Theater Department produces, on average, four shows a year. These normally include one fall straight play, a spring musical, a UIL one act play competition piece and the student directed one act play festival (SDOAPs). For the Dallas TX instrumental post rock band see One Act Play (band A one act play, or more commonly in the US " one act " or " There are also various Theater Production class projects shown in The Black Box theater. Clements Thespians participate in both the Texas State Thespian Festival in November and the International Thespian Festival in June. In 2003 Clements theater students were invited to preform in the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The productions are open to all Clements students and by being in shows and supporting other local theater, one can earn 'points' towards becoming an inducted member of the International Thespian Society troupe 3689. One point equals 4 hours of work and one needs to have obtained 10 points in order to become inducted. Students can letter in theater after 40 points have been accumulated.

Athletics

Boys

Girls

Feeder Patterns

The following elementary schools [6] feed into Clements [7]:

The following middle schools [8] feed into Clements:

Due to the growing neighborhoods and new schools, constant rezoning has students transferring from selected areas of Elkins High School and Dulles High School. In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a College, University, High In sports usually at the high school and College levels in the United States and Canada, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition This includes parts of neighborhoods such as Settlers Grove, Settlers Park, Chimneystone, and Lakefield. FBISD has tried to maintain the student body of Clements High School to be predominantly upper-middle class by rezoning specific neighborhoods to Clements and removing others from the Clements attendance zone. The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the Social group constituted by higher-status members of the Middle class.


External links

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Fort Bend Independent School District
High schools Austin | Bush | Clements | Dulles | Elkins | Hightower | Kempner | Marshall | Travis | Willowridge
Middle schools Fort Settlement | Sartartia
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