Cypress Ranch High School
{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Cypress Ranch High School
| image =
| imagesize =
| motto =
| established = 2008
| type = Public high school
| affiliation =
| district = Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
| grades = 9-12
| president =
| principal = Michael Maness
| head of school =
| dean =
| staff =
| enrollment = 3,498 (2023-2024){{NCES School ID|481611011253|school_name=CYPRESS RANCH H S|access_date=December 17, 2024|do_not_render=y|ref_name=NCES}}
| teaching_staff = 216.69 FTE (2023-2024)
| athletics = UIL 6A
| colors = {{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Navy blue & gold
| teamname = Mustangs
| newspaper =
| conference = University Interscholastic League
| location = 10700 Fry Rd.
Cypress, TX 77433
| information =
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|29.9397|-95.7195|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA
| website = {{URL2|https://www.cfisd.net/cyranch}}
}}
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.
History
Building 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.{{Cite web|title=About Us / History|url=https://www.cfisd.net/Page/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageID%3D2593|access-date=2022-02-04|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Oyeniyi 0|first=Doyin|date=2012-04-04|title=Anti-Bullying Video by Cypress Students Goes Viral|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/anti-bullying-video-by-cypress-students-goes-viral/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Texas Monthly|language=en}} More than 1,000 students participated in the project.{{Cite web|last=Guerra|first=Joey|date=2012-04-11|title=Cy-Ranch students fight back against bullying with video|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Cy-Ranch-students-fight-back-against-bullying-3474308.php|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}} The video was parodied in the Comedy Central animated series, South Park, in the 2012 episode, Butterballs.{{cite web |title=Was the episode "Butterballs" a parody of the Cypress Ranch Lip Dub? |url=http://www.southparkstudios.com/news/413679/was-the-episode-butterballs-a-parody-of-the-cypress-ranch-lip-dub |website=South Park Studios |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511001124/http://www.southparkstudios.com/news/413679/was-the-episode-butterballs-a-parody-of-the-cypress-ranch-lip-dub |archive-date=May 11, 2012 |date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}
Demographics
{{Update|date=March 2025|reason=Outdated demographics data, needs updating.|section=Demographics}}
The 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.{{Cite web|title=About Us / Demographics|url=https://www.cfisd.net/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D989|access-date=2022-02-04|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}
Sports teams
- Baseball: won state championship in 2012[http://www.cfisd.net/en/news-media/district/cypress-ranch-baseball-team-clinches-first-state-championship/ "Cypress Ranch baseball team clinches first state championship"] and 2015.[http://www.cfisd.net/en/news-media/district/cypress-ranch-clinches-second-state-baseball-title-four-years/ "Cypress Ranch clinches second state baseball title in four years"]
- Football: AAAAAA D1 Football Finalist in 2014
[https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2020/03/24/looking-back-allen-vs-cy-ranch-kyler-murray-s-last-texas-high-school-football-game?ref=article_preview_title/ “Cypress Ranch Plays Allen High School in State Finals”]
- [https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/houston/cypress-ranch-mustangs/ Further Records and Statistics]
Notable alumni
- 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
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.cfisd.net/cyranch}}
{{Cypress-Fairbanks ISD}}
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Category:Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District high schools