Cypress Ranch High School is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated area in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
| Cypress Ranch High School | |
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| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°56′23″N 95°43′10″W / 29.9397°N 95.7195°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 2008 |
| School district | Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
| Principal | Michael Maness |
| Faculty | 214.40 FTE (2022-23)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,627 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.92 (2022-23)[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy blue & gold |
| Athletics | UIL 6A |
| Athletics conference | University Interscholastic League |
| Team name | Mustangs |
| Website | www |
History
editBuilding and opening of the school
Trustees approved of the construction contract for Cypress Ranch High School and Warner Elementary, located on the 130 acre multi-campus site at Fry Road and Cypress North Houston, to Pepper-Lawson Construction, L.P. in the amount of $68,673,095.00. Both Cypress Ranch and Cypress Lakes High School were designed by PBK Architects, Inc. with modifications to existing plans used in the construction of Cypress Ridge High School, Cypress Woods High School, and Cypress Springs High School. Finally, Cypress Ranch opened for the 2008–2009 school year.[2]
Viral anti-bullying video and South Park's spoof of anti-bullying video
On March 29, 2012, Cypress Ranch High School released a lip dub video on YouTube called "Who Do U Think U R." for their anti-bullying campaign and for competing in the Great American No Bull Challenge video contest. According to the video's YouTube page, the entire project was created by Cypress Ranch students.[3] A student at Cypress Ranch named Kaitlyn Knippers, who uploaded the video under the name "Kaitlyn K.", wrote and sang the song herself at just 15 years old. She teamed up with the student council president Triple Oswald to film the "lip-dub" of her tune. They enlisted the help of more than 1,000 students at Cypress Ranch High School and put it all together after school in less than two hours.[4]
Furthermore, the video became a small meme when it was parodied in the highly popular Comedy Central animated series, South Park, in the 2012 episode, Butterballs. In the episode, Stan Marsh produces an anti-bullying video called, "Make Bullying Kill Itself", after finding out that his friend, Butters, was being bullied by his grandma. The anti-bullying video in the episode is loosely based on Cypress Ranch's original anti-bullying video, using the similar cinematography style of filming the kids lip sync throughout the school in one take and recreating the beginning scene before the song comes. The episode pokes fun at this music video, along with other pieces of media that are meant to tackle bullying, such as the 2011 movie Bully. [5][6][7]
Demographics
editThe demographic breakdown of the students enrolled for 2021-22 was:
- African American: 16.9%
- Hispanic: 27.5%
- White: 32.5%
- Native American: 0.4%
- Asian: 18.7%
- Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Two or More Races: 3.6%
Out of all of the students attending the school, 28.4% are economically disadvantaged.[8]
Sports teams
edit- Baseball: won state championship in 2012[9] and 2015.[10]
- Football: AAAAAA D1 Football Finalist in 2014[11]
- Further Records and Statistics
Notable alumni
edit- Shemar Bartholomew - NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers
- Danielle Bradbery - country singer and winner of NBC's The Voice
- Colton Cowser - outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Keith Ford - Former NFL running back
- JJ Goss - pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Bryce Johnson - Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Ty Madden - Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Corbin Martin - Pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- DiDi Richards - Professional basketball player for the New York Liberty
References
edit- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - CYPRESS RANCH H S (481611011253)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "About Us / History". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Oyeniyi 0, Doyin (2012-04-04). "Anti-Bullying Video by Cypress Students Goes Viral". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Guerra, Joey (2012-04-11). "Cy-Ranch students fight back against bullying with video". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "South Park: "Butterballs" Review – Baron News". 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "South Park S16 E5 "Butterballs"". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "South Park" Butterballs (TV Episode 2012) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-10-18 – via m.imdb.com.
- ^ "About Us / Demographics". www.cfisd.net. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Cypress Ranch baseball team clinches first state championship"
- ^ "Cypress Ranch clinches second state baseball title in four years"
- ^ “Cypress Ranch Plays Allen High School in State Finals”