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Manvel High School

Manvel High School is a public high school located along Texas State Highway 6 in the city of Manvel, Texas, USA. It is a part of the Alvin Independent School District located in northern Brazoria County and is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

Manvel High School
Address
Map
19601 Highway 6

Manvel
,
Brazoria
,
Texas
77578

United States
Coordinates29°28′20″N 95°21′55″W / 29.47222°N 95.36528°W / 29.47222; -95.36528
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Hoka Hey"
Established2006
School districtAlvin Independent School District
SuperintendentCarol Nelson Alvin ISD Superintendent</ref>
PrincipalDr. Aeniqua Flowers[2]
Associate PrincipalQuinton Virgil
Assistant PrincipalLisa Almendariz
Mark McMahon
Eric Landgrebe
Tanisha Owens


Amy Lewis
CounselorsAshley Burns
Kushanna Collier
Enitsha Cooper
Jamie McRae
Monica Silvas
Amanda Wade
Staff169.82 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,607 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.35[1]
Color(s)     
Navy, Red & Silver
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotMavericks
Football Sports District5A-11, Div. 2
Other Sports District5A-24
Websitewww.alvinisd.net/mhs

History

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Manvel High School opened in Fall 2006 with only 9th and 10th grades.[4] The high school, one of five to be established in the suburban areas of Greater Houston in 2006,[5] was projected to have 706 students in its first year.[6] By 2008, it had 1,200 students,[7] and by 2009 it had 1,630 students.[8]

Manvel High School, Alvin ISD's second high school,[9] was established to serve the western portion of Alvin ISD,[6] and provided relief for Alvin High School upon the opening. Darrell Alexander was the first principal of Manvel High School. By April 2006, Alvin ISD had hired assistant principals, athletic coaches, a librarian, and a band director for Manvel High.[10] Its first class, consisting of 275 fourth-year students (seniors), graduated in 2009.[4]

Manvel High was built in two phases. Phase I, with 220,113 square feet (20,449.2 m2) of space, initially had a capacity of 1,500 students and was built for $52 million. Construction on Phase Two, with 128,000 square feet (11,900 m2) of additional space, began in January 2008. Gamma Construction Co. built this phase and SHW Group designed it. The school's capacity increased to 2,500.[7] The expansion included a two-story academic building, with 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of space; an 800-seat auditorium; a nine-classroom expansion to the fine arts wing, itself 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of space; an expansion of the weight room to 5,000 square feet (460 m2) of space, twice its previous size; and a parenting education and childcare building with 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of space. Construction on the auditorium was delayed due to damages from Hurricane Ike in September 2008; the construction company had to replace the previous sets of steel with new ones.[8] The school's elevator was the first in the city limits of Manvel, and the only elevator until the construction of a hotel just north of the school on Highway 6.

In fall 2022, it was relieved by the opening of Iowa Colony High School.[11]

Communities served

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As of 2022 the school serves the northern portion of Manvel above Texas State Highway 6 and a small portion of Iowa Colony above Highway 6.[12][13][14]

Manvel previously served all of Manvel, all of Iowa Colony,[15][16] and additional portions of unincorporated Brazoria County (including Lakes of Savannah, the area around Rosharon[citation needed]). Its service area formerly included Meridiana.[17]

It formerly served Shadow Creek Ranch and other parts of Pearland,[18] until the opening of Shadow Creek High School.[19]

Athletics

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The Manvel Mavericks compete in these sports - [20]

In 2006 Kirk Martin was hired as the assistant athletic director and as the American football coach.[6] The first volleyball coach previously worked in schools in Illinois and was last working as a coach and teacher at Clear Creek High School. Varsity volleyball was scheduled to begin in 2007.[21] Varsity American football games for Manvel High began in 2008.[22]

The school adopted a Lakota Sioux-era rallying cry, "Hoka Hey," for use in athletic competitions.[23]

State titles

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  • Girls Basketball
  • Boys Track

State finalist

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  • Football
    • 2011 (4A/D2) Lost to Aledo 49-28 in championship game[26]
    • 2017 (5A/D1) Lost to Dallas Highland Park 53-49 in championship game[27]

Academics

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State titles

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  • News Writing
    • 2010(4A) - Cory Ryncarz[28]
  • Social Studies
    • 2011(4A) - Cory Ryncarz[29]

School culture

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The teacher of the year and paraprofessional of the year each receive a letter jacket after being awarded as such.[23] Over the years, multiple MHS students have been lost to car accidents and other events; in their honor, there is a tree and a plaque bearing their names in front of the school.

Student discipline

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Phillip Mena and Jill Courtney of KHOU-TV wrote that the number of fights that occurred in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, 48, were "not out of the ordinary for similar-sized schools in the area."[30] In April 2014, a student was stabbed in a fight.[31]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "MANVEL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Manvel High School Principals
  3. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Thayer (2009-05-25). "Manvel High set to graduate its first-ever class". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  5. ^ "5 new high schools opening in suburbs". Houston Chronicle. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  6. ^ a b c Zheng, Zen T. C. (2006-01-17). "Manvel High gets first football coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  7. ^ a b Evans, Thayer (2008-02-12). "Expansion work begins on Manvel High School". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  8. ^ a b Evans, Thayer (2009-03-03). "Manvel High's expansion still on target, except for auditorium". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  9. ^ Summa, Andy (2004-04-15). "Construction slated to start on Manvel High". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  10. ^ "Education news: Manvel High staff positions filling up". Houston Chronicle. 2006-04-06. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  11. ^ Lamkhahouan, Carissa (2020-02-13). "Alvin ISD OKs shifts in some school attendance zones". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  12. ^ "High 2022-23 Attendance Zones" (PDF). Alvin Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  13. ^ "City Limits of Manvel" (PDF). Brazoria County Appraisal District. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  14. ^ "Zoning Map". Iowa Colony, Texas. Retrieved 2022-07-19. - Note there are residential areas north of Highway 6
  15. ^ "Thoroughfare and Zoning Map." City of Iowa Colony. Retrieved on January 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "High School Boundaries 2015-16" (PDF). Alvin Independent School District. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  17. ^ "Schools". Meridiana. 2015-10-18. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  18. ^ "ALVIN ISD - HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES" (PDF). Alvin Independent School District. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  19. ^ Jones, Allen (2014-10-14). "District ponders options for planned high school". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  20. ^ The Athletics Department
  21. ^ Hainline, L. Scott (2006-07-27). "Volleyball: Traub brings record of success to Manvel". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  22. ^ Khan, Sam Jr. (2010-12-03). "A little new, old in Manvel-La Marque playoff showdown". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  23. ^ a b Evans, Thayer (2009-09-02). "Manvel High students get chance to create their own traditions". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  24. ^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  25. ^ UIL Boys Track Archives
  26. ^ UIL 2011-2012 Football State Archives
  27. ^ UIL 2017-2018 Football State Championship Results
  28. ^ UIL Spring Meet Archive 2010
  29. ^ UIL Spring Meet Archive 2011
  30. ^ Mena, Phillip and Jill Courtney. "Alvin ISD: Freshman stabs senior at Manvel High School" (Archive). KHOU-TV (Channel 2). April 25, 2014. Retrieved on November 2, 2014.
  31. ^ "Student Stabbed During Fight at Manvel High School". abc13. April 25, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  32. ^ Schulte, A. J. (March 22, 2024). "Layden Robinson's Draft Profile | G, Texas A&M Scouting Report". Pro Football Network.
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