- Colleyville Heritage High School is a public secondary school in Colleyville, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.
- CHHS is located a few miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The high school has been categorized as one of the top 100 high schools in the United States of America by the Newsweek magazine's Challenge Index. Colleyville Heritage High School celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. The school was established in 1996. CHHS was the center of a steroid scandal in 2005 involving multiple football players and other students.
- School Songs
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Alma MaterWords and Music by Duane Minnick, Edited by Danny Detrick
Colleyville Heritage
all hail the one we love!
When we wear the Red and Black
It's you we're thinking of.
Colleyville Heritage, our faith will lead the way
As Panther Pride fills up our hearts,
United here to stay.
- Fight SongWords by Danny Detrick, Music by J.J. Richards
Fight, Mighty Panthers, Fight on.
Victory is ours today
Fight, Mighty Panthers, Fight on.
Faith will lead us on our way.
Fight, Mighty Panthers, Fight on.
Courage to never give in.
Strong and always striving,
Hear our voices rising,
Mighty Panthers fight, Let's win.
- Athletics
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Drumline
- The Colleyville Heritage Drumline won the PASIC 2008 Championship in Austin Texas receiving captions for best snare, tenor and bass lines.
- Marching Band
- The CHHS Varsity Marching Band was a participant in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2004, and attended the Bands of America Nationals competition in 2008 held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Hockey
- The Colleyville Heritage Non-UIL Varsity Hockey team took the 2008 City Championship over Frisco and won the Silver State Championship against Birdville in overtime.It was the school's first team state championship. Head Coach- Sean Brady, Captain- Jeff Kriz, Roster- Logan Runde, Zach Pizzey, Jeremy Hluchan, Daly Searfoss, Tommy Buffano, Mason Miller, Grady Graham, Zach Mayhall, Tanner Burson, Dustin White, Matt Wisson, Andrew Justus, Michael Miggans. Goalies- Ryan Koontz, Michael Warner.
- Pep Boys
- The Pep Boys are a spirit organization of junior and senior boys that assist the cheerleaders in leading cheers from the sidelines and perform skits at pep rallies every week during football season. They run the flags and do end zone push ups after touchdowns at each game. They were temporarily banned from the sidelines when the school was only a few years old, but after the students complained they were promptly returned.
- Wrestling
- Jeremy Sandoval, three-time state champion.Ryan Heurman, state champion (2001).
- Soccer
- The Colleyville Heritage Soccer team frequently competes for the State Championship and completed a great season in 2005-2006, captained by Ron Gravely, Mitchell Mom, and Kevin Rauch: they followed with a disappointing season in 2006-2007, captained by Tommy Wiese and Jacob Harberg.
- The Girls' Soccer team won state in the 4A division in 1999. The team made it to the state semi-finals in the 5A division in 2001.
- Football
- The football team had their best season ever in 2006.
- 2006 (10-4) 11th SeasonLoss against Cedar Hill, 28-35Win against Denton Ryan, 48-7Win against Lake Highlands, 37-27Win against Richland, 70-20Loss against Southlake, 7-56Win against Keller Central, 49-9Win against Haltom, 20-28Win against Northwest, 35-31Loss against Keller, 22-19Win against Grapevine, 41-38Bi District: Win against Coppell 52-20Area: Win against South Grand Prairie 38-14Regional Semi: Win against Lubbock Monterey 24-10Regional Quarter Finals: Loss against Southlake Carroll 7-33
- 2001 (10-2)Win against Cedar Hill, 41-0Win against Grapevine, 33-14Win against The Colony, 33-17Lost to Fossil Ridge, 13-17Win against Richland, 27-0Win against Paschal, 56-0Win against Keller, 17-3Win against Weatherford, 43-3Win against Haltom, 15-10Win against Coppell, 17-7Bi: Win against Creekview, 22-21Area: Lost to Desoto, 14-35
- District ChampionsBi-District Champions
- Cheerleading
- Colleyville Heritage cheerleading started as a strong program and has continued to be one through the years at many national competitions, including National Cheerleaders Association, American Cheerleaders Association, and Universal Cheerleaders Association.
- Varsity
- 1998 - 5th at NCA
- 1999 - 2nd at NCA, 1st at ACA, also the same year the squad was featured in Varsity magazine as squad of the month, JV stunt group won 1st in nation in Varsity division at NCA individual nationals, Varsity stunt group won 2nd in the nation in Varsity division at NCA individual nationals
- 2000 - 10th at NCA, 2nd at ACA, Varsity stunt group won 1st in the nation in Varsity division at NCA individual nationals.
- 2001 - 3rd at NCA, 1st at ACA
- 2002 - 5th at NCA
- 2006 - 1st at UCA
- 2007 - 16th at UCA
- 2008 - 14th at UCA
- 2009 - 8th & 3rd at UCA
- Extra Curricular
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TheatreThe Colleyville Heritage High school theatre department, including an Oral Interpretation team, Production class, and Technical Theatre class, as well as several beginner theatre classes, has performed such shows and musicals as Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, The Boys Next Door, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many others. Their most recent season included the fall show Rehearsal for Murder, as well as the spring musical Anything Goes and the OAP A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. CHHS theatre has been the recipient of numerous Betty Buckley awards and nominations. In 2007, sophomore, D'Vaughn Agu was the first student to direct a main stage production, Step On a Crack.
- Debate teamThe Colleyville Heritage High School debate team has a long history of success at the local, regional and national levels, beginning with its establishment in 1996. The team has won the Texas Forensics Association state tournament multiple times, in addition to being highly competitive at the national level. In 2008 the team of Evan DeFilippis and James Hamraie won the National Debate Tournament and were finalists in the Tournament of Champions. That year, Evan and James won the Baker Award for the top debate team in the country.
- Famous Graduates
- Class of 2002 graduate Jaimie Alexander (AKA Jaimie Tarbush) starred in the ABC Family show "Kyle XY" as Jessi XX. She also starred in the movie "Rest Stop" as well as many other projects.
- Professional Motocross Racer Lauren Powell, now a Boom Operator in the United States Air Force, attended and graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School with the class of 2007. Before serving her country Lauren earned many State and National Titles and was recognized as the Top Female Motocross Racer in the United States of America.
- Alan Davis from the Oklahoma Sooners graduated from Colleyville Heritage in the class of 2004
- Christian Ponder, quarterback for Florida State, graduated from Colleyville Heritage in the class of 2006
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