{{Short description|Public school in Cypress, Texas, US}}{{Tone|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Cy-Fair High School | image = CyfairHighSchoolHarrisCountyTX.JPG | image_size = 250px | motto = Bobcat Fight Never Dies (BFND) | established = {{start date|1942}}<ref name=Bradley/> | type = Co-Educational, Public, Secondary | affiliation = | district = Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | grades = 9–12 | coordinates = {{coord|29.939117|-95.652673|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-TX}} | principal = Dirk Heath | staff = | enrollment = 3,412 (2023–2024){{NCES School ID|481611001182|school_name=CY-FAIR H S|access_date=December 22, 2024|do_not_render=y|ref_name=NCES}} | teaching_staff = 225.59 (on FTE basis)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 15.12<ref name=NCES/> | athletics = UIL 6A District 17 | colors = Maroon and White {{Color box|Maroon|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|White|border=darkgray}} | team_name = Bobcats | athletic_conference = University Interscholastic League | address = 22602 Hempstead Freeway (U.S. Highway 290) | city = Cypress | state = Texas | zipcode = 77429 | county = Harris County | free_label = Phone | free_text = (281) 897-4600 | website = {{URL|https://cyfair.cfisd.net/}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 }}
'''Cy-Fair High School''' is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated place in Harris County, Texas, near Houston.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Study Hall {{!}} Online Courses |url=https://gostudyhall.com/courses/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=gostudyhall.com}}</ref> The school is located along U.S. Highway 290 and is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Cy-Fair High School is the only CFISD high school with a hyphen in its official name.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=High Schools |url=https://www.cfisd.net/en/schools-facilities/our-schools/high-schools/ |website=Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> The school mascot is the bobcat, and the school's colors are white and maroon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Schools & Facilities / School Mascots & Colors|url=https://www.cfisd.net/Page/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageID%3D2678|access-date=2022-02-06|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}</ref> Students attending the school have classes from 7:15 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Schools & Facilities / School Hours|url=https://www.cfisd.net/domain/809|access-date=2022-09-12|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}</ref>
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==History== === Establishment of the Cypress and Fairbanks's separate school systems, Cypress School, and Rural High School No. 5 === When the New Orleans Railroad Company's track line to Houston was built in 1856, two towns were established, with Cypress on one side of the track and Fairbanks on the other. Cypress and Fairbanks remained being two separate towns with separate school systems throughout the early 1900s. Though both of their school systems had schools for children up to eighth grade, once they reached high school, students in Fairbanks had to travel to Houston every day for school, and the Cypress high school students had to travel to Addicks.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Arrajj |first=Shawn |date=2013-10-14 |title=Cypress, Fairbanks union |url=https://communityimpact.com/news/2013/10/14/cypress-fairbanks-union/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=impact |language=English}}</ref>
A 20-acre plot of land was handed out to the district by Louis Telge, also known as the grandfather of the previous School Board members John and Chester Telge. On the newly donated land, a school called, "Big Cypress Schoolhouse, No. 2. Dist. 6", was built in the year of 1884, in Cypress, Texas. It was also called the "Cypress School".<ref name="Foster" /><ref name="History">{{cite web |title=About CFISD/History of CFISD |url=https://www.cfisd.net/Page/44 |website=Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> When it was first built in 1884, the building was a one-room school, however, over the years, new rooms were built on, and soon enough, the Cypress School later consisted of seven rooms, a superintendent's office, a library, and a wood-framed schoolhouse for high school students by 1937. By that year, however, was when elementary and high school students who went to this school were divided up, and the high school students transitioned to a separate facility.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="History" /><ref name="Bradley" /> The facility they were transferred to was Rural High School No. 5, built in 1937,<ref name="History" /> which was part of the Fairbanks School District.<ref name="Bradley" /> In December, 1939, the citizens living in the area voted to combine the two districts into one united district.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="Foster">{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Robin |title=Growing Cy-Fair ISD rooted in rich history |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/news/article/Growing-Cy-Fair-ISD-rooted-in-rich-history-6456378.php#photo-8495812 |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 31, 2019 |date=August 21, 2015}}</ref>
=== The opening of Cy-Fair High School, Racial Desegregation, Carverdale Students, and Jersey Village High School === Finally, a few years after Cypress and Fairbanks had officially consolidated, Cy-Fair High School was officially opened in the Spring of 1942, and students from Rural High School No. 5 were transferred to the new school. First lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, visited the school on the day it opened.<ref name="Bradley">{{cite web |last=Bradley |first=Vagney |title=Cy-Fair High marks its 75th year with celebration |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/news/article/Cy-Fair-High-marks-its-75th-year-with-celebration-10850418.php#photo-12197527 |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 31, 2019 |date=January 16, 2017}}</ref> The school received its accreditation less than a year after opening.<ref name="History" /> According to Community Impact, Jane Ledbetter with the Cypress Historical Society had said that the school "really solidified the two districts coming together" and that it was "symbolic". Meanwhile, the wood-framed schoolhouse at the Cypress School burned down that same year.<ref name=":3" />
In 1944, CFISD’s Cypress Agriculture and Rodeo Program was established. The next year, the program brought in $12,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smithwick |first=Danica |date=2017-02-17 |title=Cy-Fair ISD's first high school reaches 75th anniversary |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/features/2017/02/17/cy-fair-high-school-cyf/#:~:text=Three%20years%20after%20the%20Cypress,what%20was%20once%20a%20cornfield. |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Community Impact |language=English}}</ref>
The Cypress area was quite rural at the time of the school's grand opening, however, in the latter half of the 20th century, Cypress was transitioning from rural to suburban.<ref name="History" /><ref name="Foster" />
Somewhat close to Cy-Fair High school was the Carverdale School for African-American students, which was founded in 1925 when a German dairy farmer donated his farmhouse, which was first used as a Baptist church and school for younger students. The next year, it was given the name, "Fairbanks Colored School". There were very few teachers working there at the time. In fact, at one point, from 1928 and stretching all the way to 1951, there was one sole teacher of the entire school. Her name was Clara Scott.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Smithwick |first=Danica |date=2018-02-28 |title=HISTORY: Carverdale School remembered for excellence in the Cy-Fair community |url=https://communityimpact.com/education/2018/02/28/carverdale-school-remembered-excellence-cy-fair-community/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Community Impact |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
Soon enough, by 1956, it was serving students ranging from first grade to 12th grade, was relocated to Clara Road (named after Clara Scott in her honor in 1937). This was also the year the school got its final name change to "Caverdale School". Additionally, the school already had a choir room, band hall, and library by that point. Eventually, the school gained a gymnasium, a home economics department, auto mechanics shop class, and a science lab. Like Cy-Fair, the school was progressing rapidly and embracing the open model concept for schools. Later on, in 1967, 800 of the students at Caverdale school began enrolling at Cy-Fair High School, under the "Freedom of Choice" option.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Vagney |date=2017-02-16 |title=Cypress community recalls era of Carverdale School |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/schools/article/Cypress-community-recalls-era-of-Carverdale-School-10931288.php |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Chron |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
On August 3rd of 1970, the school was permanently shut down due to a school board vote, so all high school aged students who went to the school were now attending Cy-Fair High School. The building for the Caverdale School was repurposed into a campus for the Houston Community College shortly after. The building was later completely torn down, with warehouses being built in its place.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Carverdale - Cypress Fairbanks ISD |url=https://www.cfisd.net/our-district/about-cfisd/know-your-district/history-of-cfisd/carverdale |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.cfisd.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" />
Cy-Fair High School remained the only standing high school in the Cypress Fairbanks School District until Jersey Village High School opened in 1972.<ref name="History" />
=== School Renovation starting in the 1990s, 2016 Flood, 2017 Super Bowl, Rezoning, and Hurricane Harvey === For 1999–2001, the school was renovated and expanded, adding 20 classrooms and a new library. Plans were made to renovate the school in 1998, due to the school becoming increasingly cramped over the years and the desire to update the classrooms to make way for advancing technology. Voters approved for a bond issue that granted the school more than $29 million in funding for the restoration of the building. They started in the summer of 1999. The roof of the main corridor at the school was soon removed, and the old Cy-Fair Brigade gym was taken down.<ref>{{cite web |title=History: The one and only "Cy" School |url=https://cyfair.cfisd.net/en/about/know-your-school/history |website=Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
Following heavy rainfall, Cy-Fair High School was flooded on April 18, 2016, as atresult of he April 2016 North American storm complex, sometimes referred to as the "Tax Day Flood" by some., which has affected many parts of the greater Houston area The flood left some damage to Cy-Fair High School. CThe crpet had to be replaced in twenty classrooms,aand he lschool lbrary , nd the ftile loor of the school's weight room had to be replaced. as well Cy-Fair was one of the 57 campuses in the Cypress Fairbanks District that fhad aced damage due to the flood. Unsurprisingly, all of the schools in the district were closed from April 18 to 22.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peyton|first=Lindsay|date=2016-05-03|title=Cy-Fair ISD flood damage pegged at $4 million|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/news/article/Cy-Fair-ISD-flood-damage-pegged-at-4-million-7390849.php|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Arrajj|first=Shawn|date=2016-05-18|title=Cy-Fair recovers from major flood event|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/environment/2016/05/18/cy-fair-recovers-major-flood-event-cyf/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Barker|first=Aaron|date=2019-04-16|title=Look back at Houston's 2016 'Tax Day Flood'|url=https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2019/04/16/look-back-at-houstons-2016-tax-day-flood/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=KPRC|language=en}}</ref>
On Sunday, February 5, 2017, the Cy-Fair High School Brigade, along with many other dance teams from the school district, performed with Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl LI Halftime show that took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smithwick|first=Danica|date=2017-02-07|title=Cy-Fair ISD dancers perform at Lady Gaga's Super Bowl LI halftime show|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/arts-entertainment/2017/02/07/cy-fair-isd-dancers-perform-at-lady-gagas-super-bowl-li-halftime-show/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Lady Gaga Pulled Off One of the Best Halftime Shows Ever|url=https://time.com/4660667/super-bowl-halftime-show-lady-gaga-review/|access-date=2021-08-14|magazine=Time|language=en}}</ref>
As part of high school rezoning, a portion of Cy-Fair's attendance zone, as well as portions of Cypress Falls High School and Cypress Woods High School's attendance zones, was to be reassigned to Cypress Ranch High School in 2017.<ref name="Bairdzoning">{{cite web|author=Baird, Annette|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/news/article/Rezoning-paves-way-for-new-Cy-Fair-high-schools-6801446.php|title=Rezoning paves way for new Cy-Fair high schools|publisher=Cypress Creek Mirror at the Houston Chronicle|date=2016-02-22|access-date=2016-12-26}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.cfisd.net/download_file/view/19074/5036/5036/ Final Recommendation 1-11-16] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231093231/http://www.cfisd.net/download_file/view/19074/5036/5036/ |date=2016-12-31 }}." Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. This document shows changes in attendance zones between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.</ref>
On August 26, 2017, the school was, once again, flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey. All of the schools in the Cypress Fairbanks District postponed the opening of the school year of 2017–2018 for two weeks before reopening and setting its new first day of the school year on September 11, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/texas/houston/hurricane-harvey-houston-magnolia-isd-cancel-first-day-school|title=Hurricane Harvey: Schools Closed Houston, Cy Fair, Magnolia ISD Cancel First Day of School|date=26 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2017/09/18/rrask-editor-hurricane-harvey-affect-cy-fair-isd-academic-calendar-cyf|title=Ask the editor: How did Hurricane Harvey affect the Cy-Fair ISD academic calendar?|date=18 September 2017}}</ref> Shortly after the hurricane hit, Cy-Fair High School's rugby team volunteered to clean out the flood-damaged homes within their community, twenty-seven homes being the total amount that they helped to clean out. As a result, they were honored with a plaque for their contributions to the community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cy-Fair High rugby team honored for help after Harvey|url=https://www.khou.com/article/features/cy-fair-high-rugby-team-honored-for-help-after-harvey/285-477891416|access-date=2022-01-14|website=khou.com|date=22 September 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Covid-19 Pandemic, 2021 Snow Storm, Firearm in Bathroom Trashcan, Budget Cut for School Buses === At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that started COVID-19 lockdowns during the spring of 2020, all the schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks School District shut down their campuses, cancelling all in person classes for the rest of the 2019–2020 school year and transitioning them to an online learning option that was created for students and teachers to use online without being on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Danica|date=2020-03-31|title=Cy-Fair ISD announces school closure extension through May 1|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/coronavirus/2020/03/31/breaking-cy-fair-isd-announces-school-closure-extension-through-may-1/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Danica|date=2020-06-15|title=UPDATE: Cy-Fair ISD board approves extended school days in 2020-21|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2020/06/15/update-cy-fair-isd-board-approves-extended-school-days-in-2020-21/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=impact|language=English}}</ref>
When the new school year 2020–2021 rolled around, teachers and some students returned to campus for a traditional classroom setting, although students had the option to continue to use online learning at home that year as well. Some officials have said that they believe that the students benefited with the in-person option rather than the newer online option. For 2021–2022, though Cy-Fair students would stop using the online remote learning program, this program that was put for the 2020–21 school year would be held on to for students after the COVID-19 pandemic in case remote learning is needed in the future due to an emergency. Linda Macias, also known as The Chief Academic Officer, said that because of CFISD needing to create the online learning program due to the pandemic, the school district had broken down innumerable technological barriers that had been in the way of students and teachers before.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaroszewski|first=Emily|date=2021-08-05|title=Cy-Fair ISD brings more technology to classrooms as remote learning ends|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2021/08/05/cy-fair-isd-brings-more-technology-to-classrooms-as-remote-learning-ends/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holub|first=Creighton|date=2020-08-23|title=CFISD's war with COVID-19 continues|url=https://www.cypressnewsreview.com/cfisds-war-with-covid-19-continues/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Cypress News Review|language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2021, all district schools were shut down when Texas was hit with a snowstorm, caused by the February 2021 North American cold wave, that lasted from February 11 until February 20, which resulted in the 2021 Texas power crisis. It left dozens of district campuses with massive water damage, some suffering with burst pipes caused by power outages and extremely low temperatures. The students were able to return to school on February 22, with the damages being fixed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Danica|date=2021-02-18|title=UPDATE: Dozens of Cy-Fair ISD facilities sustain damage in winter storm|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2021/02/18/update-dozens-of-cy-fair-isd-facilities-sustain-damage-in-winter-storm/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=NOAA|title=Valentine's Week Winter Outbreak 2021: Snow, Ice, & Record Cold|url=https://www.weather.gov/hgx/2021ValentineStorm|access-date=2022-02-04|website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Garcia|first=Ariana|date=2022-01-03|title=Texas officially raises death toll of deadly 2021 winter freeze|url=https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-freeze-winter-storm-death-toll-16745440.php|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref>
In the school year 2020–2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cy-Fair High School students, staff, and teachers were required to wear a face mask on campus to protect each other from contacting COVID-19. Although Governor Greg Abbott made his announcement that went effective on March 10, 2021, which stated that Texans will no longer be required by state law to wear a mask in public, the school and the other schools in the district were still legally allowed to implement mask mandates.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Danica|date=2021-03-02|title=Cy-Fair ISD officials: Face mask policy will remain in place until further notice|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2021/03/02/cy-fair-isd-officials-face-mask-policy-will-remain-in-place-until-further-notice/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=impact|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Coronavirus: What will our future look like?|url=https://dailymaroon.com/archives/4934|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Daily Maroon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vitrutal to in person transition|url=https://dailymaroon.com/archives/4897|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Daily Maroon}}</ref>
However, later on, in May of that same year, the district soon had no choice but to end the mandate due to Abbott signing an executive order that banned mask requirements in public facilities. Therefore, face masks in Cy-Fair High School, and every other school in their district, were restricted from being able to choose whether or not to make mask mandates active in 2021–2022. On the other hand, they were able to keep social distancing guidelines in Cy-Fair High School, like in all of the schools in the district until the pandemic was over.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Sara |date=2021-08-11 |title=Community Members Push For Mask Mandates In Houston-Area School Districts |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2021/08/11/405689/community-members-push-for-mask-mandates-in-houston-area-school-districts/ |access-date=2022-02-06 |website=Houston Public Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
Out of all of the schools in the Cypress Fairbanks School District, Cy-Fair High School has had the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the 2021–22 school year, according to district data.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Danica|date=2021-09-07|title=Cy-Fair ISD reports nearly 1,200 COVID-19 cases in first 2 weeks of school year|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/coronavirus/2021/09/07/cy-fair-isd-reports-nearly-1200-covid-19-cases-in-first-2-weeks-of-school-year/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=impact|language=English}}</ref>
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, a gun was reported in a trashcan in one of the boys' restrooms. According to Principal Ana Martin, once the school's administration figured out who had brought the weapon to the school, the student or students involved (identities are unknown to the public) were severely punished.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Gun found in bathroom trashcan at Cy-Fair High School, principal says |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/cyfair-high-school-gun-in-bathroom/285-701e5461-b0ee-415d-835c-f3a33221a550 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=khou.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
For school year 2024–2025, due to limited money issues of the district, a budget reduction for school buses was made for all schools at CFISD,<ref>{{Cite web| title=Transportation Plan 2024-2025 | url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1719493844/cfisdnet/iev8rl7qesxuzon6bajd/2024-25TransportationPlan.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718013437/https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1719493844/cfisdnet/iev8rl7qesxuzon6bajd/2024-25TransportationPlan.pdf | archive-date=2024-07-18}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240718013437/https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1719493844/cfisdnet/iev8rl7qesxuzon6bajd/2024-25TransportationPlan.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=July 2025}}</ref> causing problematic changes to bus routes that faced backlash from students and parents alike, from all schools, with 79 bus routes being cut with no warning, massive traffic jams, and four children getting into accidents while walking or cycling to school for long distance in busy and not so pedestrian-friendly streets. All middle school and high school students in the district who lived two miles or less from their school did not have access to a school bus, because of this budget reduction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Cy-Fair ISD parents get stuck in traffic as district returns without 79 bus routes |url=https://abc13.com/post/cy-fair-isd-students-first-day-of-school-79-bus-routes-cut-traffic/15204484/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Parents confront Cy-Fair ISD Board about bus route cuts, trustees apologize for drastic changes |url=https://abc13.com/post/cy-fair-isd-budget-deficit-2024-25-bus-routes-cut-arnold-middle-school/15178398/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=Cy-Fair ISD parents grow concerned for students' safety after 3 auto-pedestrian crashes |url=https://abc13.com/post/cy-fair-isd-bus-routes-being-removed-due-budget-cuts-has-caused-concern-parents-after-3-students-hit-separate-crashes/15406267/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref>
==Academics== For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 90 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 87) and Closing the Gaps (score of 85), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 92). The school received one of the seven possible distinction designations for Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth.<ref>[https://txschools.gov/schools/101907002/overview Overview: CY-FAIR H S]. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 30, 2019.</ref> Cy-Fair was one out of the thirteen CFISD schools have been named to the 2018–2019 Texas Honor Roll, which is an award that recognizes public elementary, middle and high schools that demonstrate high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps. For high schools, Honor Roll recognition includes measures of college readiness in students.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krasoff|first=Bess|date=2019-08-26|title=4 things Cypress-Fairbanks ISD parents should know for the upcoming school year|url=https://www.click2houston.com/education/2019/08/26/4-things-cypress-fairbanks-isd-parents-should-know-for-the-upcoming-school-year/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=KPRC|language=en}}</ref>
The average SAT score at Cy-Fair High School was 1177 for 2018–2019 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.5.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2015-12-08|title=Cy-Fair High School|url=https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/cypress-fairbanks-isd/cy-fair-high-school/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Texas Public Schools|language=en}}</ref>
==Athletics== Cy-Fair competes athletically in District 17-6A of the University Interscholastic League.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018-20 Realignment Alphabetical Listing |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/2018-20-AlphaList.pdf |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
===Football=== In 1976, the Bobcats clinched the 16-4A Conference Championship with one of the most electrifying offenses in the Houston area, racking up an impressive average of over 30 points per game. Despite their stellar season, the Bobcats' run ended in the state playoffs, where they fell to a powerhouse Temple Wildcats squad that advanced to the state championship game.
The 1985 football team finished with a 13–1–1 record, losing to perennial power Permian High School 7–10 in the 5A state semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sudhalter |first1=Michael |title='85 Cy-Fair team reflects on Silver Anniversary of state semifinal run |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/sports/article/85-Cy-Fair-team-reflects-on-Silver-Anniversary-9479575.php |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=December 10, 2010}}</ref>
In 1987, a third-round playoff game against North Mesquite High School ended in a 28–28 tie, with Cy-Fair advancing to the next round due to a 6–5 advantage in penetrations within the 20-yard line.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasson |first1=Devin |title=North Mesquite Football History: Stallions look to recapture playoff ways |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mesquitenews/sports/north-mesquite-football-history-stallions-look-to-recapture-playoff-ways/article_c8d12376-c7a0-11e9-8eac-a361e613c335.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=Star Local Media |issue=August 26, 2019}}</ref> They lost to the eventual champion Plano Senior High School 21–24 in the 5A state quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 UIL Football Playoff Bracket (1987) |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics/brackets/football/football-5a_1987-1988_Source-1.pdf |website=Texas University Interscholastic League |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
In 2017, the football team was undefeated with a 15–0 record, winning the 6A Division 2 State Championship over Midway High School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cy-Fair claims first state title |date=24 December 2017|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Cy-Fair-claims-first-state-title-by-defeating-12452900.php.|publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
===Boys' Basketball=== The 1969–70 boys' basketball team advanced to the 3A state championship game, losing in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969-1970 3A Boys Basketball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/1969-1970-3a-boys-basketball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
In the 1970–71 season, the team won the 4A State Championship,<ref>{{cite web |title=1970-1971 4A Boys Basketball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/1970-1971-4a-boys-basketball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref> and were given the honorific title of "National Champions".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sudhalter |first=Michael |title=Cy-Fair celebrates 1971 National Champions with reunion event |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/sports/article/Cy-Fair-celebrates-1971-National-Champions-with-9298878.php#photo-11056448 |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=January 31, 2011}}</ref> The 1970–71 season was the first in 4A for Cy-Fair High School<ref>{{cite web |title=Cy-Fair Defeats Wheatley |url=https://bill37mccurdy.com/tag/1971-high-school-basketball-champions/ |date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> It is worth noting that Cy-Fair only used five players in the State Championship game against Wheatley. The five were twin brothers Ronald and Donald Dunlap, Jerry Mercer, Bobby Metcalf and Andrew Jones. Jones transferred to Cy-Fair from Carverdale, when Carverdale was closed in the summer of 1970. The other four starters played on the 1969–1970 State 3A runner-up team.
It's worth noting that Cy-Fair's head coach, Ronnie Truitt, has a special connection to basketball history. He was a member of the 1954 Milan (Ind.) High boys basketball team, the very team that inspired the classic film "Hoosiers".
The team advanced to the 4A state semifinals in the 1977–78 season. Led by all state selection Alan Howard.<ref>{{cite web |title=1977-1978 4A Boys Basketball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/1977-1978-4a-boys-basketball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
Boys' basketball was the first co-district champion in over a decade in the 2019–20 season achieving a 25–9 overall record and 13–2 in district.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Co-District Champs |url=https://twitter.com/CyFair_BFND/status/1230228335571197952 |access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>
===Girls' Basketball=== The girls' basketball team won the 5A state championship in the 2007–08 season, defeating DeSoto High School in the final with senior All-American Nneka Ogwumike and her sister sophomore Chiney Ogwumike.<ref>{{cite web |title=2007-2008 5A Girls Basketball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2007-2008-5a-girls-basketball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref> The team won another 5A state championship in the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=2009-2010 5A Girls Basketball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2009-2010-5a-girls-basketball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
===Volleyball=== The 1986–87 girls' volleyball team were the 5A state champions, defeating Amarillo High School in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=1986-1987 5A Volleyball State Results |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/volleyball/state-bracket/1986-1987-5a-volleyball-state-results |website=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
The 2007–2008 girls' volleyball team competed in 5A Region III District 17, achieving a 45–3 overall record with an undefeated district season at 15–0. The team ranked 5th in the state of Texas and 49th nationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=5A Volleyball State Results |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/cy-fair-bobcats-(cypress,tx)/volleyball/previous_seasons.htm |website=MaxPreps Previous Seasons |access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>
The 2013–14 girls' volleyball team competed in 5A Region III District 17, achieving a 45–4 overall record with an undefeated district season at 18–0. The team ranked 8th in the state of Texas and 47th nationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clear Falls, Cy-Fair advance to region semis |work=Chron |date=13 November 2013 |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Volleyball-playoffs-Clear-Falls-Cy-Fair-advance-4979442.php |access-date=August 14, 2021 |last1=Thomson |first1=By Steven }}</ref>
=== Cross Country === The Cy-Fair high school girls’ cross country teams placed among the top 15 teams at the UIL Class 6A Cross Country State Championships, held on November 8, 2014, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Cy-Fair placed 10th overall with a score of 235.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weckerly|first=Joel|date=2014-11-11|title=CFISD Cross country teams place in top 15 at state|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/sports/article/CFISD-Cross-country-teams-place-in-top-15-at-state-9836227.php|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Swimming === The 2021–2022 girls’ swim team claimed the District 17-6A titles, with 140 points, on February 2, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bridgeland, Cy-Fair, Cy Woods win district swimming championships|url=https://www.cfisd.net/site/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageType%3D3%26DomainID%3D583%26ModuleInstanceID%3D10867%26ViewID%3D6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108%26RenderLoc%3D0%26FlexDataID%3D20102%26PageID%3D1104|access-date=2022-02-06|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}</ref>
== Music ==
=== Band === On October 14, 2017, the Cy-Fair High School marching band claimed the grand champion award, or first place in Enrollment Class V, repeating in earning the top award at the third annual Battle at the Berry Marching Contest at Cy-Fair FCU Stadium. It was hosted by the Cypress Springs High School marching band. It featured 19 bands from across the Houston area competing in four different classifications based on marching band enrollments.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Report|date=2017-10-17|title=Photos: 'Battle at the Berry' marching band contest|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/schools/article/Photos-Battle-at-the-Berry-marching-band-12285011.php|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 2, 2022, at the Texas Color Guard Circuit Percussion/Winds State Championship Finals that was held at Texas A&M University's Reed Arena, Cy-Fair High School's indoor percussion ensemble won in its distinct division, known as the Percussion Scholastic Open division. They were first place in the Percussion Scholastic Open.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cy-Fair HS percussion ensemble wins state circuit championship |url=https://tx50000664.schoolwires.net/site/http%3A%2F%2Ftx50000664.schoolwires.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageType%3D3%26DomainID%3D594%26ModuleInstanceID%3D10867%26ViewID%3D6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108%26RenderLoc%3D0%26FlexDataID%3D22082%26PageID%3D1126 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=tx50000664.schoolwires.net |language=en}}</ref> They performed their winning performance at 7:35 pm on April 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=April 2 - Texas A&M Reed Arena - Percussion/Winds State Championship Finals Schedule |url=https://schedules.competitionsuite.com/c623d1aa-f20c-4dcb-85ef-35642e03d78c_standard.htm |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=schedules.competitionsuite.com}}</ref>
On September 30, 2023, the Cy-Fair High School marching band won their first Bands of America Shenandoah regional, or first place in Enrollment Class AAAA, at the North Houston Bands of America regional Marching Contest at Woodforest bank stadium. They won with 81.000 as their score. It was hosted by the College park High School marching band. It featured 33 bands from across the Houston area competing in two different classifications based on school enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krenek |first=Tiffany |date=2023-10-15 |title=CFISD Marching Bands Win Contest Awards |url=https://myneighborhoodnews.com/cfisd-marching-bands-win-contest-awards#:~:text=CFISD%20bands%20also%20performed%20well,with%20a%20score%20of%2077.950. |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=myneighborhoodnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
Just shortly after, on October 30, 2023, at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, the Cy-Fair High School marching band competed at the UIL Class 6A State Marching Band Championships. The following day, on October 31, 2023, at 3:30 pm, the CFHS marching band performed, "Caging the Swarm" in the Finals Round. The significance of the band's placement in the final round is that, since the establishment of the 6A classification in 2006, this was the first time the band made it to the final round for 6A in the school's history, and the Cy-Fair and Bridgeland bands were the school district's first ever participants in the Finals Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bridgeland News & Announcements Post Details - Bridgeland High School |url=https://bridgeland.cfisd.net/bridgeland-post-details/~board/cfisd-district-news-2023-24-district-news-39025/post/bridgeland-cy-fair-marching-bands-advance-to-class-6a-state-finals-42991-21836 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=bridgeland.cfisd.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-31 |title=CFISD News Post Details - Cypress Fairbanks ISD |url=https://www.cfisd.net/cfisd-news-details/~board/cfisd-district-news-2023-24-district-news-39025/post/bridgeland-cy-fair-marching-bands-advance-to-class-6a-state-finals-42991-21836 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.cfisd.net |language=en-US}}</ref>
Almost a year later, on September 28, 2024, at the Bands Of America North Houston Regional located at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Conroe, Texas, the school's band earned a second place spot for their production, “Gravity.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=CFISD News Post Details - Cypress Fairbanks ISD |url=https://www.cfisd.net/cfisd-news-details/~board/2024-25-cfisd-district-news/post/cy-fair-hs-places-second-at-bands-of-america-north-houston-regional-contest |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.cfisd.net |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Choir === On March 2, 2019, the Cy-Fair High School's Cy-Fair Singers won first place at the prestigious Madrigal & Chamber Choir Festival at the Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio. They were crowned first-place winners out of 38 competing ensembles. They were named as the 2020 honor choir.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Reports|date=2019-03-25|title=Cy-Fair, Cy Ranch finish 1-2 at prestigious Madrigal Choir Festival|url=https://www.cypressnewsreview.com/cy-fair-cy-ranch-finish-1-2-at-prestigious-madrigal-choir-festival/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Cypress News Review|language=en-US}}</ref>
== JROTC == In the second Marksmanship and Drill Meet, Cy-Fair High School won 10 trophies in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Reports|date=2018-12-10|title=Cy-Fair HS continues intra-district Air Force JROTC Drill Competition|url=https://www.cypressnewsreview.com/cy-fair-hs-continues-intra-district-air-force-jrotc-drill-competition/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Cypress News Review|language=en-US}}</ref>
Cy-Fair High School Air Force JROTC unit has won the Distinguished Unit Award for four years in a row, starting from the school year 2016–2017 and until 2019–2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Briana|date=2020-05-22|title=Cy-Fair High School Air Force JROTC wins Distinguished Unit Award for the fourth year in a row|url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/05/22/cy-fair-high-school-air-force-jrotc-wins-distinguished-unit-award/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=KPRC|language=en}}</ref>
== Journalism == The school won two awards for their student-produced publications, one of which was recognized at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Spring Scholastic Convention, held March 16–18 at Columbia University in New York City. Journalism students at Cy-Fair High School receive a Silver Crown Award at the 2016 CSPA Spring Convention for their 2014–2015 student newspaper, The Reporter. The Reporter was one of 14 schools nationwide to receive the Silver News Print Crown. Prior to the CSPA convention, the 2014–2015 Cy-Fair yearbook, The Bobcat, won the gold medalist Certificate. In addition, the Reporter staff won third place in the Typography: Overall look of the entire paper category.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-23|title=Cy-Fair newspaper wins Silver Crown Award at CSPA convention|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/news/article/Cy-Fair-newspaper-wins-Silver-Crown-Award-at-CSPA-9714454.php|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref>
The school has a newspaper website with articles written by students, called Daily Maroon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily Maroon |url=https://dailymaroon.com/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Daily Maroon}}</ref>
== Art == For the art contest held by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, in 2021, three Cy-Fair students won the 2021 Blue Ribbon Award, and one student even made it into the 2D finalist category, receiving a special merit award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fine Arts / 2021 Rodeo Artwork|url=https://www.cfisd.net/Page/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfisd.net%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageID%3D3081|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.cfisd.net|language=en}}</ref>
== Foreign Language == In the 25th annual Texas State German Contest that happened in 2007, held at the University of Texas at Austin, Cy-Fair High School was placed in second place, followed by Austin Westwood High School. Because Cy-Fair had made it into the top 5, they received a plaque and a monetary contribution.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-03-16|title=Cy-Fair schools take wins in German contest|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-news/article/Cy-Fair-schools-take-wins-in-German-contest-1532156.php|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Clubs == Cy-Fair High School has many after school clubs, such as:
* Book Club * Computer Science Club * Science Olympiad * Animation Club * Spanish Club * Carpe Diem Poetry Club * Key Club * HOSA * Asian Student Association * PALS * Paws For A Cause * BCTV (Bobcat TV) * Physics Club * Future Business Leaders of America * Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica * Drama Club * Environmental Action Committee * Rubik's Cube Club * Future Farmers of America * Anime Club * Girls That Code * Guitar Club * Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Club * Destination Imagination * Chess Club * Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.<ref name=":2" /> * Brigade * Art Club * Black Student Union (BSU)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Miavane |title=BSU |url=https://dailymaroon.com/archives/6117 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Daily Maroon}}</ref> * FCA * FCCLA * Finance Club * Booster Club (non-profit that helps to improve UIL sanctioned athletic programs of Cy-Fair High School and to fund scholarships)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booster Club / Booster Club |url=https://tx50000664.schoolwires.net/domain/1305 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=tx50000664.schoolwires.net |language=en}}</ref> * Parkour Club * No Place For Hate * Student Mental Health Alliance * Table Top Teenagers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cypress High Schools |url=https://www.micheleharmonteam.com/blog/cypress-high-schools/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Northwest Houston Real Estate {{!}} Michele Harmon Team |date=2 September 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Game Development Team<ref>https://tx50000664.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/TX50000664/Centricity/Domain/1307/Club%20and%20organ%20qr%20code%20-%20Copy2023.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=July 2025}}</ref>
==Demographics==
=== Students === The demographic breakdown of the 3,414 students enrolled for 2023–24 was: *'''White:''' 31.6% *'''Hispanic:''' 38.0% *'''African American:''' 17.6% *'''Asian:''' 8.6% *'''Native American:''' 0.5% *'''Pacific Islander:''' 0.1% *'''Two or More Races:''' 3.6%
47.9% of students attending Cy-Fair High School are economically disadvantaged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us / Demographics & Enrollment |url=https://www.cfisd.net/Page/2101 |access-date=2022-01-06 |website=www.cfisd.net |language=en}}</ref>
38.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch in the school year of 2019–2020.<ref name="NCES" />
For the class of 2020, the four-year graduation rate at Cy-fair High School is 94.2%, and the dropout rate for all students, regardless of grade level, was 0.9% in the school year of 2019–2020.<ref name="Cy-Fair High School">{{Cite web |date=2015-12-08 |title=Cy-Fair High School |url=https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/cypress-fairbanks-isd/cy-fair-high-school/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Texas Public Schools |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018–2019, 3.5% of the students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-08|title=Cy-Fair High School|url=https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/cypress-fairbanks-isd/cy-fair-high-school/|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Texas Public Schools|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> This increased in the school year 2020–2021, with the percentage being 4.2%.<ref name="Cy-Fair High School"/>
=== Teachers/Staff === The average number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service, is 12.5 years.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Cy-Fair High School"/>
The average teacher salary at the school is $55,737.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Cy-Fair High School |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/cy-fair-high-school-cypress-tx/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
== Feeder patterns == All Arnold Middle School and some Hamilton Middle School students are within Cy-Fair High School's attendance boundary.<ref name=feed>"[https://www.cfisd.net/download_file/10181/2931 High School Feeder System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230182046/https://www.cfisd.net/download_file/10181/2931 |date=2019-12-30 }}." ''Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District''. Retrieved 2019-12-30.</ref>
There are four elementary schools that feed into '''Arnold Middle School''':<ref name=feed/> * Adam Elementary * Danish Elementary (partial) * Lamkin Elementary (partial) * Millsap Elementary (partial)
There are two elementary schools that feed into '''Hamilton Middle School''' within Cy-Fair's attendance boundary:<ref name=feed/> * Black Elementary (partial) * Hamilton Elementary (partial)
==Notable alumni== *Austin Deculus — National Football League (NFL) player *Sandy Duncan — Actress, comedian, singer, and dancer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandy Duncan - Cy-Fair High School - Actors/Directors |url=http://www.houstonclassmates.com/FamousAlumni.asp?ID=659 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=www.houstonclassmates.com}}</ref> *Robbie Grossman — Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder<ref>{{cite web |last=de Jesus Ortiz |first=Jose |title=Robbie Grossman lives out lifelong dream |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2013/04/24/robbie-grossman-lives-out-lifelong-dream/ |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> *Lindsey Harding — professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Cy-Fair star Lindsey Harding hired as NBA assistant coach |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Kings-hire-WNBA-s-Lindsey-Harding-as-assistant-14109351.php |website=Associated Press |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=July 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lindsey Harding - Cy-Fair High School - Basketball |url=http://www.houstonclassmates.com/FamousAlumni.asp?ID=929 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=www.houstonclassmates.com}}</ref> *Jonathan Horton — gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Cy-Fair alum, Olympian Jonathan Horton to serve as Fun Run emcee |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/news/article/Cy-Fair-alum-Olympian-Jonathan-Horton-to-serve-9545287.php |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> *Braden Mann — National Football League (NFL) player<ref>{{cite news |title=Braden Mann to get his kicks -- and punts -- at Under Armour All-America Game |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2015/braden-mann-to-get-his-kicks-and-punts-at-under-armour-all-america-game |access-date=December 30, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=October 21, 2015}}</ref> *Sam McGuffie — National Football League (NFL) player, Olympic bobsledder<ref>{{cite web |last=Barron |first=David |title=Former Rice, Cy-Fair star Sam McGuffie makes Olympic bobsled team |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-Cy-Fair-Sam-McGuffie-US-Olympic-bosled-team-12498981.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=January 15, 2018}}</ref> *Cal McNair — National Football League (NFL) owner<ref>{{cite news |title=D. Cal McNair Bio cite web |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/team/front-office-roster/d-cal-mcnair |website=Houston Texans |access-date=August 14, 2021 |date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> *Chiney Ogwumike — Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Glenn |title=Chiney Ogwumike opts for Stanford |url=https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/story/_/id/4648084/chiney-ogwumike-opts-stanford |website=ESPN |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=November 12, 2009}}</ref> *Nneka Ogwumike — Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Cy-Fair standout Nneka Ogwumike named WNBA MVP |url=https://www.khou.com/article/sports/former-cy-fair-standout-nneka-ogwumike-named-wnba-mvp/285-327590697 |website=KHOU 11 |publisher=CBS |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> *Tony Oller — actor/musician, was on Disney Channel for the show ''As the Bell Rings'' and other shows such as ''CSI: NY'' and ''Gigantic''<ref>{{cite web |last=Berkowitz |first=Lana |title=Nick calls Tony Oller |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Nick-calls-Tony-Oller-1703397.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=October 3, 2010}}</ref> *Cody Risien — National Football League (NFL) player<ref>{{cite web |last=Sudhalter |first=Michael |title=Cy-Fair High graduate reflects on illustrious pro football career |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/sports/article/Cy-Fair-High-graduate-reflects-on-illustrious-pro-9379061.php |website=Cypress Creek Mirror |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=June 24, 2011}}</ref> *Molly Searcy — Anime voice over and stage theatre actress<ref name="ACTX">Hinds, Emily "[https://artsandculturetx.com/texas-studio-molly-searcy-looks-for-the-ease-in-acting/ TEXAS STUDIO: MOLLY SEARCY LOOKS FOR THE EASE IN ACTING]", Arts and Culture Texas. Retrieved on September 10, 2024.</ref> *Carlene Watkins — actress, was on shows such as ''Best of the West'', ''Tough Enough'', and ''Tortellis''<ref>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Lynn |title=TETA convention program coming together |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/files/leaguer/leaguer-archives/LE-1992-12.pdf |website=The Leaguer |publisher=University Interscholastic League |access-date=December 30, 2019 |page=4 |date=December 1992}}</ref> *Hayden Wesneski — Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher *Fred Whitfield — calf roper<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Profile: Fred Whitfield - About the Athlete |url=https://www.rodeohouston.com/Visit-the-Rodeo/Rodeo/Athlete-Profile/ContestantId/11300#about |website=Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo |access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref> *Woody Williams — MLB pitcher<ref>{{cite web |last=Hveem |first=Todd |title=Astros pitcher Woody Williams and former Cy-Fair star pleased with Bobcats' state title |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/high-school/article/Astros-pitcher-Woody-Williams-and-former-Cy-Fair-1804426.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=June 22, 2007}}</ref> *Brock Wright — National Football League (NFL) player *Tony Wyllie — NFL executive<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-Wyllie-to-become-Redskins-senior-VP-1700963.php |title=Texans' Wyllie to become Redskins senior VP |author=McClain, John |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
==Notable faculty== *Dan Kubiak, member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983 and again from 1991 to 1998, taught and coached at Cy-Fair from 1963 to 1968<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel James Kubiak |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=301 |website=Texas State Cemetery |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> *Ed Pustejovsky, head football coach from 2004 to 2020 and campus athletic director at Cy-Fair High School. Seven district football titles and 13 playoff trips. 6A Div II state championship title in 2017<ref>{{cite web |title=Cy-Fair was "way of life" for Pustejovsky who retires after 39 years |url=https://www.vype.com/cy-fair-was-way-of-life-for-pustejovsky-who-retires-after-39-years |website=Vype Houston |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://cfisd.net/cyfair}} ** {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://schools.cfisd.net/cyfair/index.htm|title=Cy-Fair High School (schools.cfisd.net/cyfair/index.htm)}} and [http://schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/cyfair/index.html at schools.cy-fair.isd.tenet.edu/cyfair/index.html] {{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{Cypress-Fairbanks ISD}} {{Texas UIL High School Athletic Regions}}
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