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. In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency, with a 1-Star Distinction for Academic Achievement in Top 25 Percent Student Progress.[3]

Manvel High School
Address
19601 Highway 6

Manvel
,
Brazoria
,
Texas
77578

United States
Coordinates29°28′20″N 95°21′55″W
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Hoka Hey"
Established2006
School districtAlvin Independent School District
SuperintendentCarol Nelson Alvin ISD Superintendent</ref>
PrincipalAeniqua Flowers[1]
Associate PrincipalTina McCorkle
Assistant PrincipalLisa Almendariz
Garnet Foster
Eric Landgrebe
Davon Ruiz
Rick Scott
CounselorsAshley Burns
Kushanna Collier
Enitsha Cooper
Jamie McRae
Monica Silvas
Amanda Wade
Staff116.23 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,824 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.69[2]
Color(s)     
Navy, Red & Silver
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAA
MascotMavericks
Football Sports District5A-11, Div. 2
Other Sports District5A-24
WebsiteManvel High School

History

Manvel High School opened in Fall 2006 with only 9th and 10th grades.[4] It was projected to have 706 students in its first year.[5] By 2008 it had 1,200 students,[6] and by 2009 it had 1,630 students.[7]

Manvel High School, Alvin ISD's second high school, was established to serve the western portion of Alvin ISD,[5] 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.[8] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.

Communities served

Manvel serves the City of Manvel, the village of Iowa Colony,[9] and additional portions of unincorporated Brazoria County (including Lakes of Savannah, some parts of Rosharon).[10]

It formerly served Shadow Creek Ranch and other parts of Pearland,[11] until the opening of Shadow Creek High School.[12]

Athletics

The Manvel Mavericks compete in these sports - [13]

In 2006 Kirk Martin was hired as the assistant athletic director and as the American football coach.[5] 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.[14] Varsity American football games for Manvel High began in 2008.[15]

The school adopted a Lakota Sioux-era rallying cry, "Hoka Hey," for use in athletic competitions.[16]

State titles
  • Girls Basketball
  • Boys Track

State finalist
  • Football
    • 2011 (4A/D2) Lost to Aledo 49-28 in championship game[19]
    • 2017 (5A/D1) Lost to Dallas Highland Park 53-49 in championship game[20]

Academics

State titles
  • News Writing
    • 2010(4A) - Cory Ryncarz[21]
  • Social Studies
    • 2011(4A) - Cory Ryncarz[22]

School culture

The teacher of the year and paraprofessional of the year each receive a letter jacket after being awarded as such.[16] 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

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."[23] In April 2014, a student was stabbed in a fight.[24]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Manvel High School Principals
  2. "MANVEL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "TEA 2017 Accountability Reports". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. Evans, Thayer (2009-05-25). "Manvel High set to graduate its first-ever class". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  5. Zheng, Zen T. C. (2006-01-17). "Manvel High gets first football coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  6. Evans, Thayer (2008-02-12). "Expansion work begins on Manvel High School". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  7. Evans, Thayer (2009-03-03). "Manvel High's expansion still on target, except for auditorium". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  8. "Education news: Manvel High staff positions filling up". Houston Chronicle. 2006-04-06. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  9. "Thoroughfare and Zoning Map." City of Iowa Colony. Retrieved on January 1, 2017.
  10. "High School Boundaries 2015-16" (PDF). Alvin Independent School District. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  11. "ALVIN ISD - HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES" (PDF). Alvin Independent School District. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  12. Jones, Allen (2014-10-14). "District ponders options for planned high school". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. The Athletics Department
  14. Hainline, L. Scott (2006-07-27). "Volleyball: Traub brings record of success to Manvel". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  15. Khan, Sam Jr. (2010-12-03). "A little new, old in Manvel-La Marque playoff showdown". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  16. Evans, Thayer (2009-09-02). "Manvel High students get chance to create their own traditions". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  17. UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  18. UIL Boys Track Archives
  19. UIL 2011-2012 Football State Archives
  20. UIL 2017-2018 Football State Championship Results
  21. UIL Spring Meet Archive 2010
  22. UIL Spring Meet Archive 2011
  23. 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.
  24. "Student Stabbed During Fight at Manvel High School". abc13. April 25, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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