Written by Sabine Choi This past spring, from March 22 to 24, the Cinco Ranch High School FBLA Chapter participated in the 2023 State Leadership Conference held in Galveston, Texas. To qualify for this event, members first competed at the District Leadership Conference in January. These students worked very hard throughout the year studying for their competition and/or working on their project. Cinco Ranch had 25 students place from 1st to 5th in one or […]
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Six Katy ISD FFA Students Win Awards at State Convention
By George Slaughter Six Katy Independent School District Future Farmers of America (FFA) students won awards at the 93rd Annual Texas FFA Convention in Fort Worth. The convention’s theme – Elevate – encapsulated a movement that motivated students to use the pandemic as an opportunity to grow, learn and elevate themselves. “Our students have demonstrated an enduring resilience and have learned that amidst the challenges, they can overcome and grow,” Ashlee Laird, Katy ISD CTE […]
Cinco Ranch High Student Wins UIL Gold Medal for Film
By George Slaughter Colten Boyles, a senior at Cinco Ranch High School, has won the UIL Gold Medal for his short film “Decaf.” “Decaf” is the story of a self-proclaimed detective who gets his joy in life, a cup of Joe, stolen from him. He then hunts the one responsible to exact his revenge. It went through several rounds of competition against films from hundreds of other student-made films before making the state finals. Decaf […]
Cinco Ranch Cheer Squad Wins Class 6A State Title
By George Slaughter Cinco Ranch High School is known for its school spirit. Earlier this month, its cheer team won the Class 6A state championship as proof. The Spirit of Cinco Ranch cheer team has 43 members. Like their Cougar Star drill team counterparts, Spirit cheer team members cheer on the Cougars at football games. Spirit cheer team members also attend and cheer at volleyball games, along with boys’ and girls’ basketball games. Spirit cheer […]
Katy Independent School District Offers Two High Schools as Shelters, and Transportation to Help Evacuees Get to Shelters
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District continues to play a role in the community’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Harvey. The district has opened two schools as shelters: Cinco Ranch High School, 23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd., and Morton Ranch High School, 21000 Franz Road. The school shelters have a 9 p.m. curfew and have been serving hot meals, Maria DiPetta, KISD media relations manager, said. Unlike some other shelters, pets are being allowed, she […]
Cinco Ranch High School Robotics Team Cryptonite Wins Greater Kansas City Regional Tournament
Kansas City, Missouri Team 624 (CRyptonite) from Cinco Ranch High School won the Greater Kansas City Regional qualifying tournament and in the process established themselves as one of the top scoring teams in FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC) teams so far this season. As part of the tournament’s fourth-seed alliance with Team 1987 (BroncoBots) from Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Team 5801 (CTC Inspire) from Independence, Missouri, they […]