Awards

Awards & Recognitions

2009 – Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek.
2010 – NCEA Higher Performing School
2010 – Touchdown Club, First Place, Sterling Bank Sportsmanship Award
2011 – NCEA Higher Performing School
2012 - Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek. (#277)
2013 - Selected as one of “America’s Best High Schools” in Newsweek. (#213)

State Championships

2007 – 4A State Champions; UIL Social Studies
2007 – 4A Individual State Champion; UIL Social Studies
2007 – 4A State Champions; Boys Cross Country
2007 – 4A State Champion; Swimming
2008 – 4A State Champions; UIL Social Studies
2008 – 4A State Champion; Swimming
2008 – 4A State Champions; Number Sense
2008 – 4A State Champions; TCEA Programming
2008 – 4A State Champions; Academic Decathlon
2008 – Winner of Inaugural Chronicle Cup for Athletics
2008 – 4A Individual State Champion; Computer Science
2008 – 4A Individual State Champion; Academic Decathlon
2008 – 4A State Champion; Swimming
2008 – 4A State Champion; Academic Decathlon (Scholastic)
2008 – 4A Individual State Champion; UIL Social Studies
2008 – 4A State Champions; UIL Computer Science
2009 – 5A State Champion; Spelling (Perfect Score)
2009 – 5A State Champion; Academic Decathlon (Scholastic)
2010 – 5A State Champions; UIL Current Issues & Events
2010 – 5A State Champions; Academic Decathlon
2010 – 5A State Champions; UIL Spelling
2010 – 5A Individual Champion; UIL Spelling
2010 – 5A Individual State Champion; Academic Decathlon (Honors)
2010 – 5A State Champions; UIL Social Studies
2010 – 5A Individual State Champion; UIL Social Studies
2011 – 5A Individual State Champion; Academic Decathlon (Scholastic), Top Scholastic Score in the Nation, 5th All-Time Highest Scholastic Score in Texas AcaDec History
2011 – 5A Individual State Champion; Academic Decathlon (Honors), Top Honors Score in the Nation, 5th All-Time Highest Honor Score in Texas AcaDec History
2011 – 5A Individual State Champion; Wrestling (Girls, 165 lbs.)
2011 – 5A Individual State Champion; UIL Current Issues & Events
2011 – 5A State Champions; UIL Current Issues & Events
2012 – 5A State Champions; UIL Literary Criticism
2012 – 5A Individual State Champion; UIL Literary Criticism
2012 – 5A State Champions; UIL Computer Science
2012 – 5A State Champions; UIL Current Issues & Events
2012 – 5A State Champions; UIL Spelling
2013 – Undefeated State Champion; Wrestling (Boys, 285 lbs.)
2014 – 5A State Champions: UIL Spelling
2015 – 6A State Champions: UIL Literary Criticism
2015 – 6A State Champions: UIL Spelling
2015 – 6A Individual State Champion: UIL Spelling
2016 – Symphony Orchestra: TMEA Honor Full Orchestra
2017 – 6A State Champions: UIL Literary Criticism
2017 – 6A Individual State Champion: UIL Literary Criticism
2017 – 6A State Champions: UIL Spelling
2018 – 6A State Champions: UIL Literary Criticism
2018 – 6A Individual State Champion: UIL Literary Criticism
2020 – Symphony Orchestra: TMEA Honor Full Orchestra
2024 – Symphony Strings: TMEA Honor String Orchestra

National Championships

2010 – 5A Individual National Champion; Academic Decathlon (Honors)
2010 – 1st Place Super Quiz Oral Relay; Academic Decathlon
2010 – Rookie of the Year, Highest Scoring New School, Division I; Academic Decathlon
2013 – National Scholastic Writing Gold Medal Award
2013 – National Champions; FBI Common Knowledge Team Scholarship
2013 – Outstanding Coach, Sixth Place Division C, National Finals, Wright State University; Science Olympiad
2017 – National Champions Lockheed Martin Code Quest: Computer Science
2018 – Symphony Orchestra: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—high school orchestra division
2018 – Sinfonia Orchestra: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—high school orchestra division
2018 - Symphony Orchestra: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—high school orchestra division