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Taylor High School
Address
Map
20700 Kingsland Boulevard

Katy
,
Harris County
,
Texas
77450

 United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Taylor Made for Success"
Established1979
School districtKaty ISD
Faculty210
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,710 (2010 Projected)
Color(s)    Royal Blue & White
MascotMustang
NewspaperMane Event
YearbookStampede

James E. Taylor High School, also known as Katy Taylor High School, is a public high school in Harris County, Texas, in the city of Katy. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of Katy Independent School District. Established in 1979, Taylor High School is a Blue Ribbon School and is ranked among the best in graduation rates, SAT scores, college admittance, and AP scores in the nation. In 2010, the school was ranked the 1,040th 'Best High School in the Nation' by Newsweek Magazine.

Namesake

Taylor High School is named after James "Jimmy" Taylor, the former National FFA Organization advisor and agricultural teacher at Katy High School, who also served as the superintendent of Katy schools before retirement.

Alma mater

The Taylor High School alma mater was written by Gail Land and composed by Don Elam:

Taylor High, we pledge to thee
Honor and fidelity,
Both now and in the years to be,
A never-failing loyalty.
Your name we shall ever see
Etched in our memory.
So here's to you, the blue and white of
Taylor High. [1]

Fight song

The Taylor High School fight song was written by Gail Land and composed by Don Elam:

Mustangs, Mustangs, stand by your name,
Mustangs, Mustangs, fight for your fame.
We've got the spirit in it,
We've got the pep to win it.
Taylor, blue and white.
Oh! Yes, We'll
Fight, fight, fight, with all our might
For the Mustangs blue and white.
So come on, team, do your best.
You can stand the test, for
Taylor, Taylor, better than the rest. [2]

Awards and honors

Academics

Arts and literature

  • Regional Scholastic Writing Competition Gold Award: 2000 (2 winners)
  • Regional Scholastic Writing Competition Pinson Award: 2000
  • Texas Music Educators Association High School Treble Honor Choir: 2000
  • Texas State Thespian Playwriting Contest winner: 2005
  • UIL 5A Solo-Ensemble state champions: 2000
  • UIL One-Act Play State Champions: 1982, 1991

Athletics

  • UIL 5A soccer state champions (women): 2006
  • UIL 5A swimming state champions (men): 2001, 2003
  • UIL 5A tennis state champions: 1997, 1998, 2002

Business

  • Business Professionals of America regional, state, and national champion: 1998
  • Future Business Leaders Association state champion: 1999

Debate

  • Greenhill Classic national champions (debate): 1996
  • 2nd Place in the Tournament of Champions (1996)
  • NFL National Tournament Qualifiers: 2004-Present
  • UIL 5A debate state champions: 1995, 1996, 2007
  • 16 TOC Bids 2009-2010


Engineering and science

  • American Computer Science League - International Competition First Place: 2006
  • Health Occupations Students of America state champion: 1989
  • HP Code Wars Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • National Science Bowl State Champions: 2006
  • Texas A&M Regional Science Bowl Champions: 2006
  • UIL Science 5A State Champions: 2004
  • UIL Computer Science 5A State Champions: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

Athletics

Military

Paul Anthony Torrez- Captain, US Army [Enlisted USAR 2000-2006] Commissioned Active Duty through ROTC at Stephen F. Austin State University 2006

Newsweek rankings

Newsweek Magazine annually compiles a list of "America's Top Public High Schools," and Taylor has been listed since its inception in 2003.

  • 2010: 1,040 [7]
  • 2009: 1,116 [8]
  • 2008: 771 [9]
  • 2007: 798 [10]
  • 2006: 641 [11]
  • 2005: 479 [12]
  • 2004: Newsweek did not compile a list
  • 2003: 377

Feeder patterns

The following junior high schools feed into Taylor High School:

  • Memorial Parkway Junior High
  • McMeans Junior High
  • West Memorial Junior High (a very small portion)

The following elementary schools feed into Taylor High School:

  • Nottingham Country Elementary
  • Pattison Elementary
  • Memorial Parkway Elementary
  • Exley Elementary (partial)
  • Jeanette Hayes Elementary
  • Wolfe Elementary (partial)
  • West Memorial Elementary (a very small portion)

Taylor attendance boundaries were adjusted in 2010 so that all of McMeans Junior High School now attends Taylor High School.[13][14]

  • 2012: 3,052 (Projected)[15]
  • 2011: 2,883 (Projected)[16]
  • 2010: 2,710 (Projected)[17]
  • 2009: 2,522
  • 2008: 2,692 [18]
  • 2007: 2,734
  • 2006: 2,828
  • 2005: 2,769
  • 2004: 2,650
  • 2003: 2,558
  • 2002: 2,558
  • 2001: 2,601
  • 2000: 2,786
  • 1999: 3,119
  • 1998: 2,721
  • 1997: 2,475 [19]
  • 1996: 2,223
  • 1995: 2,223
  • 1994: 1,848
  • 1993: 1,662
  • 1992: 1,531
  • 1991: 1,434
  • 1990: 1,338
  • 1989: 1,274
  • 1988: 1,218
  • 1987: 1,486

References

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  13. ^ http://www.katyisd.org/facilities/Documents/LRFP%20WORKSHOP-ABM_Feb.4.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.ultimatekaty.com/2010/02/board-take-action-rezoning
  15. ^ http://www.katyisd.org/facilities/Documents/High%20School%20Projections.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.katyisd.org/facilities/Documents/High%20School%20Projections.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.katyisd.org/facilities/Documents/High%20School%20Projections.pdf
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