Clear Falls High School

Clear Falls High School is a public high school located in League City, Texas and is part of the Clear Creek Independent School District.

Clear Falls High School
Address
4380 Village Way

League City
,
Galveston County
,
Texas
77573

United States
Coordinates29.5091°N 95.0247°W / 29.5091; -95.0247
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"It's A Great Day to Be a Knight"
Established2008
School districtClear Creek Independent School District
PrincipalKlayre Poa
Associate Principal:
Kai Bouchard
Staff148.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,497 (2021-2022)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.71[1]
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)      Green Black Silver
MascotKnight
NicknameFalls
WebsiteOfficial website

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, had its first graduating class in 2013. The school opened in 2010, and is part of the Educational Village, which is also home to Mossman Elementary and Bayside Intermediate. The school provides education to portions of League City, Pasadena, and the Bacliff CDP and all of Seabrook, El Lago, Taylor Lake Village, Kemah, and Clear Lake Shores.[2]

The school's colors are green, black, and silver and the mascot is a Knight.

History

Clear Falls High School opened in 2010 to incoming freshmen and sophomores that lived within the newly drawn boundary to incorporate the new school. The sophomores came from Clear Lake High School and Clear Creek High School, along with those from the other two high schools in Clear Creek Independent School District, Clear Brook and Clear Springs, that wished to take biotechnology. The freshmen came from several intermediate schools in the district, with parts of Victory Lakes and League City going to Falls, while all of Seabrook Intermediate is zoned there. The first graduating class was the Class of 2013.[3]

Campus

The school is the largest part of the Clear Creek Educational Village, which houses grades K-12 in one facility but in independent schools; the other schools are Mossman Elementary School and Bayside Middle School.[3]

Athletics

Clear Falls is a 6A school in the same district (24-6A) as the other four high schools within the Clear Creek Independent School District.

Sports

Sports teams include:

  • Marching Band
  • Football[4]
  • Boys and Girls Basketball[5][6]
  • Baseball and Softball
  • Boys and Girls Track[7][8]
  • Boys and Girls Cross-country[7]
  • Boys and Girls Golf[9]
  • Boys and Girls Wrestling[10]
  • Swimming
  • Boys and Girls Tennis[11]
  • Girls Soccer[12][13]
  • Boys and Girls Diving
  • Boys soccer
  • Debate
  • Theatre
  • Rifle[14]

Fine Arts

The school has a choir instructed by Jill Fetty (Knightsong Choir), an award winning theatre department directed by Traci Arceneaux, a marching band, an orchestra taught by Christopher Tran, and a dance team (Emeralds).[15]

References
  1. "CLEAR FALLS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Clear Falls High School Boundary Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine." Clear Creek Independent School District. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
  3. Baird, Annette (2013-06-11). "Clear Falls' first graduating class leaves legacy of leadership". Houston Chronicle. Bay Area Citizen. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  4. "Clear Falls High School Football". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. "Clear Falls High School Basketball". Max Preps. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. "Clear Falls High School Girls Basketball". Max Preps. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  7. "LC Clear Falls". Direct Athletics. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  8. Hainline, L. Scott (19 April 2011). "Track & field: Clear Falls posts top results". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  9. "Clear Falls High School Golf". 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  10. "Clear Falls High School Wrestling Booster Club". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  11. "Clear Falls Tennis". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  12. "Clear Falls High School Girls Soccer". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. "Clear Falls High School Girls Soccer". Max Preps. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  14. "Clear Falls High School AJROTC Rifle".
  15. "Clear Falls High School Knights Band". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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