CANEY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 2020-21 SCHOOL PROFILE Conroe Independent School District 13470 FM 1485 Road, Conroe, TX 77306 (936) 709-2000 https://cchs.conroeisd.net/ CEEB Code: 441-463 MISSION PRINCIPAL: Dr. Jeff Stichler The mission of Caney Creek High School is to provide a challenging, coordinated, and ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS personalized education that leads to academic, social, and vocational success, by fostering Commitment to excellence, the ideal of Courage to never give up, and Pride in our achievement. Nancy Kahn, William Kelly Brad Milam ABOUT CONROE ISD Conroe ISD covers a large, demographically diverse region, encompassing 348 square miles, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS north of the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. Students in CISD attend seven high schools Beatriz English (9th M-Z) (Caney Creek High School, Conroe High School, Grand Oaks High School, Hauke Alternative High School, Oak Ridge High School, The Woodlands College Park High School, and The Woodlands Kathy Franklin (11th – 12th A-L) High School), seven junior high schools, ten intermediate schools, 34 elementary schools, and Donna Hounihan (10th M-Z) three alternative placement centers. th Nicholas Moore (10 A-L) ABOUT CANEY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL John Pyle (11th – 12th M-Z) Caney Creek High School is a four-year, comprehensive high school, serving the needs of its SCHOOL COUNSELORS rural, multi-ethnic student body of over 2,100 students through a diversity of curricular and extra-curricular activities. The school opened in the fall of 1997. Located 40 miles north of Tiffany Rhodriquez (Lead) downtown Houston, Caney Creek High School, part of Conroe ISD, is located in rapidly- Diane Hernandez (College & Career) growing Montgomery County, Texas, near the city of Conroe. th th 10 – 12 GRADE ACADEMICS Sarah Kelly ( A – Cl) Danielle Williams (10th Co – Ha) COVID 19 UPDATES: Conroe ISD provided asynchronous learning for all students between March – May 2020. Kimberly Mahnke (He – Me) Technology and Wifi hotspots were provided to students as needed (paper packets upon Jan Strother-Lindberg (S-Z) request). Students were required to complete at least one graded assignment per week in each Cindy Horn (Mi – R) class. In dual-credit courses, students completed both the college assignments, as well as the high school curriculum. Students in advanced placement courses participated in virtual review 9th GRADE sessions to supplement coursework preparation for AP exams. This year, the school year Sophia Meza (M-Z) began on August 12, 2020 with virtual instruction. Beginning on September 8, students had the option to continue five-day-a-week in-person or virtual school. In addition to the Joel SantaMaria (A-L) challenges of the pandemic, Caney Creek High School’s entire school community dealt with Tropical Storm Imelda in the fall of 2019. This storm not only resulted in extensive flood CCHS STUDENT BODY damage to our school, but also displaced many of our students from their homes. STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS: 50% of the Class of 2020 (224) 12% of 2020 graduates (53) took the SAT. took the ACT. Mean Score 978 20 Median 970 20 Middle 50% 1070 – 870 17 – 22 Range 710 – 1390 11 – 33 AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: College Board Rural Recognition Scholars (2 Class of 2021 Students Qualified) National Competitor in International Extemporaneous Speaking Nationally-Recognized Caney Creek Students Media Program (Prowler ACCREDIJ TATION: Texas Education Agency Newspaper and website, The Creek yearbook) ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM: CANEY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Students (9th – 12th) Enrolled in One or More AP Courses: 400 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS AP Scholars: 32 Students AP Exams taken in May 2020: 297 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: Economically Disadvantaged .. 77% Conroe ISD expects students to complete the Foundation High School Program with Endorsements. First Generation The 26 credits required for the Foundation High School Plan with Endorsement Include: College Students .................... 85% SUBJECT CREDITS At Risk Population .................. 58% English 4.0 Mathematics 4.0 Black ...................................... 1.6% Science 4.0 Social Studies 4.0 White ...................................... 36% Language Other Than English 2.0 Hispanic ............................... 60.4% Health .5 Other/Mixed Ethnicity.............. 2% P.E. or Equivalent 1.0 Fine Arts 1.0 CLASS OF 2020 PROFILE Electives (To include student’s chosen endorsement) 5.5 Graduating Students: 445 ADVANCED COURSE OFFERINGS: Highest G.P.A. Earned: 5.29 HONORS ADVANCED PLACEMENT Quartile Weighted GPA English I Art 2-D Design Portfolio Macroeconomics 1 5.23GPA Range– 3.63 English II Art 3-D Design & Drawing Physics 1 2 3.61 – 3.02 Geometry Biology AP Psychology 3 3.0 – 2.5 Algebra II Calculus AB Spanish Language Pre-Calculus Calculus BC Spanish Literature 4 2.49 – 1.23 World Geography Chemistry U.S. Government & Politics Chemistry AP Computer Science A U.S. History Post-Secondary Pursuits Spanish 3 AP Computer Science Principles World History DUAL-CREDIT English III Language & Composition English III DC English IV Literature English IV DC Environmental Science 22% 30% U.S. History DC European History Anatomy & Physiology Human Geography DC 41% 7% GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND CLASS RANK: Students take classes in a seven-period per day format, with grading periods occurring quarterly 4-Year University 2-Year College and final semester grades used in the calculation of GPA. Grade points determine rank in class. Class rank is based upon semester grades earned in grades 9 - 12. All subjects, whether passed or Military Employment failed, are included in the computation. Students must earn at least a 70 in a semester course in order to receive credit. In a year-long course, the average of the two semester grades (if the spring Top 10 Colleges Attended by semester is passing) must equal a minimum of 70. CCHS Graduates Rank in class is based on the weighted GPA. GPA is determined (on a weighted 5.0 scale) by dividing 1. Lone Star College the total number of grade points earned by the number of classes taken each semester. Rank in 2. Texas A & M University class is determined by a high-to-low ranking of all GPAs in class. 3. Sam Houston State University 4. University of North Texas Grade Range Letter AP/ Core Pre- Level and all 5. The University of Texas at Austin Grade Core Dual-Credit Courses AP/Honors other Courses 6. Texas State University 90-100 A 6.0 Courses5.0 4.0 7. Texas A & M Texarkana 80-89 B 5.0 4.0 3.0 8. University of Texas San Antonio 9. Stephen F. Austin State University 75-79 C 4.0 3.0 2.0 10. Tarleton State University 70-74 D 3.0 2.0 1.0 Below 70 F 0 0 0 .