Clear Creek High School (League City, Texas)
Clear Creek High School is located in League City, Texas, in the Clear Creek Independent School District. The school serves most of League City and the cities of Kemah, Clear Lake Shores, Nassau Bay, and Webster.
Clear Creek High School | |
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![]() Front entrance view of CCHS | |
Address | |
2305 East Main Street , 77573 | |
Coordinates | 29°31′30″N 95°04′16″W |
Information | |
Type | Public High School |
Motto | "Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat." |
Established | 1957 |
School district | Clear Creek Independent School District |
NCES District ID | 4814280 |
Superintendent | Eric Williams |
NCES School ID | 481428000903[1] |
Principal | Ashley Orr |
Teaching staff | 141.26 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,381 (2020–21)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.86[1] |
Campus type | Suburb |
Colour(s) | Maroon, White |
Slogan | Be the difference |
Athletics | UIL 6A |
Athletics conference | UIL Region III District 24-6A |
Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Rival | Clear Lake High School Clear Springs High School |
Communities served | League City |
Website | School website |
The school colors are maroon and white. The school's mascot is Willie the Wildcat.[2]
History
Clear Creek High School was established in 1957 as the first high school in the Clear Creek Independent School District. Its first graduating class was the Class of 1958.
By 1972, Clear Creek High School was overpopulated and a second district high school, Clear Lake High School was opened.[3]
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Clear Creek High School: Falcon Pass, Ferguson, Goforth, Hyde, League City, McWhirter, Robinson, and Stewart and Parr
The following intermediate schools feed into Clear Creek High School: League City, Space Center, Victory Lakes, and the newest intermediate school Clear Creek IS.
Clear Springs High School took portions of the Clear Creek High School attendance zone when it opened in 2007.[4] Bauerschlag, Gilmore, Hall, Ross, Creekside, and some of Victory Lakes will no longer feed into Clear Creek.
Clear Falls High School took portions of the Clear Creek High School attendance zone when it opened in 2010.
Notable alumni
- Shelly Berg, dean, Frost School of Music at the University of Miami
- Jay Buhner, former Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners
- Phil Cardella, professional MMA fighte.[5]
- Jarred Cosart, Major League Baseball player for the San Diego Padres
- Richard Garriott, video game designer
- Scott Mitchell, former wide receiver in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League
- Cliff Olander, American player of gridiron football
- Chase Ortiz, former football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
- James Patton, former football player for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League
- Christopher Sabat, voice actor and producer
- Riley Salmon, 2008 Olympic indoor volleyball gold medalist (also competed in 2004 Summer Olympics)[6][7][8]
- Susan Swift, child actress
References
- "Search for Public Schools - Clear Creek High School (481428000903)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- Chronister, Dane. "Behind the mask". The Daily News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- Orozco, Yvette (2022-10-06). "Clear Lake High's 50th anniversary this weekend to include football, music, alumni basketball game". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). ccisd.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Sherdog.com. "Phil Cardella MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography, and More". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- "CCISD Graduate Riley Salmon makes Olympic dream a reality". www.bayrunnermagazine.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
- http://www.usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/0/c2fbaa32b6929d9785256eb7007c48e4?OpenDocument
- "DentonRC.com | News for Denton, Texas | 2004 Olympics: Preview". www.dentonrc.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004.