Canyon High School (New Braunfels, Texas) Explained

Canyon High School
Established:	1950 (Goodwin Rural High School) 1959 (Canyon High School)^[1]
Grades:	9-12
Principal:	Dustin Davisson
Dean:	Courtney Woodrom
Enrollment:	2,348 (2022–2023)^[2]
Colors:	Red, White & Black
Conference:	UIL Class AAAAA
Newspaper:	Cougar Tracks
Teaching Staff:	149.16 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.74
Mascot:	Cougar/Cougarette
Address:	1510 IH 35 North
Zipcode:	78130-2897
Coordinates:	29.7091°N -98.0881°W

Canyon High School is a public high school located in New Braunfels, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A high school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of Comal ISD and is one of the five high schools in the entire district. Canyon High School is zoned for students who live primarily in the southeastern Comal County area,^[3] including portions of New Braunfels as well as Garden Ridge,^[4] and portions of Schertz.^[5] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[6] It is fed by Church Hill Middle School and Canyon Middle school.

Athletics

The Canyon Cougars compete in the following sports:^[7]

• Band (Marching and Colorguard)
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Lacrosse

State titles

• Bowling
  • Boys Varsity (2017)
• Softball - ^[8]
  • 2009(4A)
• Volleyball - ^[9]
  • 1983(4A)
• One Act Play - ^[10]
  • 1964(2A)
• Colorguard
  • Winter Guard State Championship (2015)

State finalist

• Baseball - ^[11]
  • 1985(4A)
• Bowling
  • Boys Varsity (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,2020)
  • Girls Varsity (2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017,2019)
• Volleyball - ^[9]
  • 1986(4A), 1989(4A)
• Academic Decathlon
  • 1989, 1990

External links

• • New Braunfels Canyon Athletics

Notes and References

1. http://chs.comalisd.org/pages/Canyon_High_School/About_Us/CHS_History/CHS_History
2. Web site: CANYON H S. National Center for Education Statistics. July 25, 2024.
3. "High School Attendance Zones" (Archive). Comal Independent School District. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. Canyon High School zone (Archive)
4. http://www.ci.garden-ridge.tx.us/documentcenter/view/585 City map
5. "Schertz Municipal Boundary 2016-07-08." Schertz. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.
6. Web site: 2015 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf. 2015-09-10.
7. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/New-Braunfels-Canyon/ The Athletics Department
8. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/softball.php UIL Softball Archives
9. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/volleyball.php UIL Volleyball Archives
10. http://www.uil100.org/archives/academics/one-act-play.php UIL One-Act Play Archives
11. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/softball.php UIL Baseball Archives