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19-441: Vistas was created to provide resources for students who are at risk of not graduating, so they can work at an accelerated pace to complete high school. Only students who have spent a semester in a regular high school program are eligible for enrollment. Each student receives a wireless laptop; students may take on-line courses and/or complete a course in less time than at a traditional school. Faculty and students are screened to ensure

38-746: A high school in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Klein High School Klein High School is a public high school located in Klein, Texas , United States, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Downtown Houston . It serves grades 9 – 12 in the Klein Independent School District . The current principal of Klein High School is Shannon Strole. In July 1928, five common school districts in

57-694: A willingness to work as part of a team focused on the possibility of graduation for each student. Attaining the recommended high school diploma is the standard for all. Students who are graduated receive a diploma from their zoned high schools. Under the program are five high schools: Klein High School , Klein Cain High School , Klein Collins High School , Klein Forest High School and Klein Oak High School . This article about

76-716: Is accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . 93% of the 2006 graduating class planned on attending college, receiving over $ 7 million in college scholarships. In the 2020-21 school year, there were 3,190 students. 17.6% were African American, 11.1% were Asian, 31.3% were Hispanic, 0.4% were American Indian, 0.1% were Pacific Islander, 34.7% were White, and 4.8% were two or more races. 40.1% of students were Economically Disadvantaged, 6.7% were English Language Learners, and 8.9% received Special Education services. For

95-478: Is an organization of over 12,000 Texas school music educators. Its stated goals are to provide professional growth opportunities, to encourage interaction among music education professionals, to foster public support for music in schools , to offer quality musical experiences for students, to cultivate universal appreciation and lifetime involvement in music, and to develop and maintain productive working relationships with other professional organizations. TMEA

114-503: Is now behind the district's central office building. In 1938, Rural High School District Number One became Klein Independent School District, and its high school became Klein High School. The high school moved to its current location in 1963. The old main building of Klein High School was demolished in 2010 to make way for construction of a completely new facility that has now replaced all existing buildings. All construction

133-578: The 1940s) work together to promote music education in Texas. TMEA is responsible for auditions into and concerts of Texas's All-Region and All-State bands, orchestras and choirs. It aligns schools into the 33 regions which are used by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) and the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) for their competitions. The audition music is announced at

152-719: The 2021-22 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency , with an overall score of 89 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 85) and Closing the Gaps (score of 88), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 90). The school received four of the seven possible distinction designations: Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Science, Top 25% Comparative Academic Growth, and Top 25% Comparative Closing

171-740: The Gaps. Klein High School competes in UIL Region II District 15 along with Klein Oak, Klein Collins, Klein Forest, and Klein Cain. The Klein High School cheerleaders Nationals Team earned a national championship at the 2006 NCA Senior and Junior High School National Championships in the Medium Varsity division, and also won a specialty award for Best Use of Jumps in the routine. The 2007 NCA National Championship

190-431: The area were consolidated into Rural High School District Number One. The new high school was formed from French School, Hildebrandt School, Oak Grove School, and Willow Creek School. Kohrville School, a school for black children, also consolidated into the district. The new district's high school building was located at what is now 7200 Spring-Cypress Road, between Kuykendahl Road and Stuebner Airline Road. This building

209-506: The following: TMEA hosts an annual convention in San Antonio during the month of February. The convention's main attractions are workshops that qualify as continuing education credit for music teachers, an exhibition show for the music industry and concerts by many honor and invited groups. Concerts performed by the All-State groups provide a finale for the convention. Southwestern Musician

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228-575: The fourth time that the full orchestra was honored. It won similar honors in 1998, 2001, and 2003. In 2016–17, the school was chosen as the string honor orchestra. The Wind Symphony was one of five National Wind Band winner in 2008 in Class AAAAA. In 2010, a Klein junior varsity team finished first at the Harvard National Debate Tournament. Texas Music Educators Association The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)

247-639: The newly formed TMEC claimed only 99 members statewide. Issues regarding the dominance of TMEA by the state's larger schools (those in UIL Classes AAAA and AAAAA) led to the 1991 formation of the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB), membership in which is limited to schools in UIL Classes A, AA, and AAA. However, TMEA and ATSSB (along with other organizations, such as the Texas Bandmasters Association, which also split from TMEA in

266-470: The number of participants considered for All-State and therefore do not have a performance component as do the All-Region groups. A final audition is held among the top All-Area musicians to decide membership in the All-State groups. Student musicians selected for an All-State group are invited to attend the annual TMEA convention and participate in a performance clinic and concert. The All-State groups include

285-579: The yearly Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) convention in San Antonio , usually in July. Auditions are held at the region level during the fall of each year to determine All-City, All-District and All-Region groups. Most regions host a public concert of their All-Region bands, orchestras and choirs to provide a performance clinic for the selected musicians and to showcase the students' musicianship. Top ranked musicians from each region advance to their respective All-Area auditions. The All-Area groups serve to reduce

304-673: Was completed by December 2014. Plans for the new campus are online (see reference). In 2017, areas of the Klein Collins High School zone west of Kuykendahl Road were rezoned to Klein High, and areas of the Klein Forest High School zone between Cypress Creek and Farm to Market Road 1960 were rezoned to Klein High. Klein was the first high school established in the Klein Independent School District. It

323-703: Was founded in 1920 by James E. King(1885-1947) and originally called the Texas Band Teachers Association. Once an affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education , TMEA was expelled as the state affiliate largely due to policy disputes over compulsory MENC membership in 1975. Essentially, at the time of federated status, TMEA members had the option to join TMEA without paying dues to MENC. MENC found this arrangement untenable and urged TMEA to revise its constitution to require all TMEA members to pay full MENC dues and affiliate with MENC. This question

342-661: Was preceded by a regional title at the Texas Lone Star Classic and a state championship at the Texas State Championships for Division 5A schools. The cheerleading team has earned six national titles at the NCA competition in the last 19 years including Grand Champions in 2000. The Klein High School full orchestra was named the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) honor orchestra for 2007–08,

361-443: Was repeatedly put before TMEA membership who rejected it in ballot after ballot. MENC officially expelled TMEA, what would have been and would remain today its largest affiliated organization, on June 30, 1975. TMEA assisted MENC in the creation of the "Texas Music Educators Conference," to be a Texas MENC affiliate. Prior to the expulsion, over 1000 TMEA members voluntarily maintained MENC membership, however in its first report to MENC,

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