Schools, Sports, Students
Cy-Fair Business, September 2018

BRIDGELAND WINS DEVELOPER GRAND AWARD AT TAB’S STAR AWARDS The Howard Hughes Corporation has announced that Bridgeland has won six major STAR Awards at the annual awards ceremony hosted by the Texas Association of Builders (TAB). In addition to the five awards that Bridgeland took home in relation to community features or marketing elements generated […]
Cypress Ranch Claims CFISD Victory Cup

School Wins Honor For Fourth Season In A Row Cypress Ranch High School won three end-of-year awards from the CFISD athletic department, including the Victory Cup for the most success during competition throughout the 2017-2018 school year. The awards were presented July 31 at the Berry Center during a coaches’ in-service day. Cypress Ranch earned […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students, September 2018

CY-FAIR HS VOLLEYBALL COACH DONNA BENOTTI EARNS 700TH CAREER WIN Cy-Fair High School’s Donna Benotti, the school’s longtime volleyball coach, recently captured her 700th career win as a head coach. The journey spans her time as both a college and high school head coach, and culminated on Aug. 10 at home against Katy Taylor in […]
Graduates Appointed to U.S. Service Academies

Seven CFISD Graduates From The Class Of 2018 Receive Appointments Seven CFISD graduates from the Class of 2018 have received appointments to attend United States military service academies. Cy-Fair High School had three appointments: Patrick Atkinson was appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jace Bobo was appointed to the U.S. […]
2018 Wall of Honor

Cypress Creek Inducts Three Alumni Into Class Three alumni were inducted into the Cypress Creek High School Wall of Honor during a recognition ceremony at the school May 22. The Wall of Honor recognizes lifetime achievements and significant contributions made by former students dating back to the opening of Cypress Creek for the 1976-1977 school […]
CFISD BASEBALL STANDOUTS, ALUMNI SELECTED DURING 2018 MLB DRAFT

A pair of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Class of 2018 graduates – Langham Creek High School’s Korey Hollandand Cypress Ranch High School’s Ty Madden– joined Langham Creek alumnus Aaron Fletcherin being selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. All three were selected on the third day of the draft, with Fletcher and Holland taken […]
NBA Star De’Aaron Fox Hosts Basketball Camp

The Cypress Lakes Alum Has Also Started His Own Foundation Cypress Lakes High School alumnus De’Aaron Fox, who recently completed his first season in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, held a basketball camp June 5 at his former high school for area youth in conjunction with his new foundation, the Fox Whole Family Foundation. […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students, July 2018

CFISD AIR FORCE JROTC UNITS EARN AWARDS Air Force JROTC units from Cy-Fair (TX-20057), Cypress Ridge (TX-20028) and Langham Creek (TX-20061) high schools were among the 276 across the United States to receive the 2017-2018 Distinguished Unit Award, as announced by the AFJROTC Headquarters. Two additional units – Cypress Falls (TX-20003) and Jersey Village (TX-20017) […]
SIX CFISD ARTISTS WIN PRIZES IN PEARL FINCHER MFA STUDENT ART CONTEST

Six CFISD students were named winners in the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) 2018 Student Art Contest and Juried Exhibition, with each recognized during an awards ceremony and reception May 6 at Cypress Creek Christian Church’s The Forum. Cypress Woods High School senior Ta’hani Griffinplaced second in the high school division for her […]
CFISD Athletes Claim Two Golds at State Track Meet

CFISD athletes brought home seven medals, including two gold medals, at the UIL State Track and Field Meet, held May 11-12 in Austin. Cypress Springs High School sophomore Wonders Oguejifor won the state championship in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.97. Oguejifor also placed sixth in the high jump with a height of […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students, June 2018

CY WOODS SENIOR AWARDED JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Cypress Woods High School senior Courtney Reid was recently among 106 students selected from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants across the nation who will be awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship, which rewards excellence of high-achieving high school seniors in financial need. The […]
CFISD Celebrates Student Empowerment

Throughout the month of March, a number of CFISD high schools and middle schools took part in and celebrated unity and empowerment through Thousand Guys and Gals in Ties or Girls in Pearls conferences, programs and events. The program invited young men and women at each participating campus to wear dress attire for an educational […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students May 2018

CY-FAIR HS SENIOR SURPRISED AS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Angelica Aulbaugh didn’t expect anything and – like her classmates and Cy-Fair High School teacher Mitchell Lawyer – was caught off guard when KPRC anchor Owen Conflenti and a cameraman walked into the room in the middle of a college algebra lesson on April 9. Conflenti then read […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students April 2018

CY WOODS BASKETBALL STAR RECEIVES MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN JERSEY Cypress Woods High School senior Cate Reese received her jersey to the 41st McDonald’s All-American Games. She will play on the West Team, joining other top basketball players from across the nation for the games March 28. Reese earned the prestigious honor in January when the two […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students March 2018

RECOGNITION PROGRAM HONORS NATIONAL MERIT AWARD WINNERS AND HISPANIC SCHOLARS A total of 27 CFISD students who were confirmed as semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program were honored at a National Merit recognition program at the Berry Center on Feb. 5, along with Commended and National Hispanic scholars. National Merit semifinalists from […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students January 2018

CFISD COLLABORATES WITH CITY OF HOUSTON FOR SEE TO SUCCEED INITIATIVE FOR STUDENTS Following a very successful first year, CFISD bussed even more students – approximately 1,600 – to the Berry Center from Jan. 8-11 for free comprehensive eye exams and eyewear provided by the Harris County Health Department’s See to Succeed program. The See […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students January 2018

Cy-Fair, Jersey Village AFJROTC Teams Advance in Academic Bowl AFJROTC academic teams from Cy-Fair and Jersey Village high schools competed in the international AFJROTC Academic Bowl, sponsored by the College Options Foundation (COF), and were the only two teams from CFISD to qualify for the next round of competition. The AFJROTC Academic Bowl is a competition […]
Athletes Sign with Colleges During Early Signing Period 2017

Cypress Creek High School Gymnastics: Josh Williams, Naval Academy Cy-Fair High School Baseball: Jacob Farrell, Northwestern State University; Peyton Lewis, Texas State University; Casen White, Stephen F. Austin University; Blake Wilson, Western Texas College; Tripp Sealy, Bossier Parish Community College Softball: Anna Pisaro, Blinn College; Mackenzie Crews, Blinn College Swimming: Bronwyn Tuff, University of […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students December 2017

WALKER ES STAFF MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AFTER COMING TO COLLEAGUE’S AID With much of her Walker Elementary School staff in the library waiting a morning training session, an announcement over the campus intercom called for Principal Kim Dameron to rush over. She quickly walked over, only to be caught off guard when teachers and staff members […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students November 2017

CY WOODS IMPACTS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN “MUMS FOR LIFE” PROGRAM A special Cypress Woods High School homecoming tradition continued as dozens of Wildcats delivered mums and garters to students with special needs as part of “Mums for LIFE” on Sept. 28. The program was launched in 2014 by Cypress Woods graduate Cami Beardmore, […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students October 2017

CYPRESS RANCH WRESTLER ENDS SUMMER WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Nia Miranda, a sophomore at Cypress Ranch High School, claimed a national title during the summer, winning the U.S. Marine Corps Cadet and Women’s Junior National Championship’s 144-pound weight division in July in Fargo, South Dakota. A state qualifier as a freshman, Miranda beat McKenzie Cook of […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students September 2017

FOUR CFISD FOOTBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY TOUCHDOWN CLUB A quartet of CFISD football senior standouts were honored as part of the Touchdown Club of Houston 2017 UIL High School Preseason Football Team on Aug. 16 at the organization’s Touchdowner of the Year Dinner at the JW Marriott. Cy-Fair running back Trenton Kennedy, Cypress Ranch offensive […]
Cy-Fair Schools, Sports, Students August 2017

CY RIDGE STUDENTS CONTINUE PROJECT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Cypress Ridge High School fashion design summer interns are entering into the last few months of working on a NASA HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) sleeping bag liner project for the International Space Station (ISS). The students were tasked with fabricating […]