Vista Ridge High School (Texas)

Public school in the United States

Vista Ridge High School (VRHS) is a high school in Cedar Park, Texas. The school was established in 2003 to serve as the 3rd high school in the Leander Independent School District, graduating its Alpha class June 2007. The school was built due to the rapid growth in the area, and continues to grow with the recent construction of its auditorium and John Gupton Stadium. Vista Ridge is a part of the 6A UIL Conference as of the 2021 - 2022 school year.

Feeds

The following middle schools feed into VRHS:

• Artie Henry Middle School (majority)
• Florence Stiles Middle School (majority)
• Cedar Park Middle School (minority)
• Running Brushy Middle School (minority)
• Bernice Knox Wiley Middle School (minority)

Academics

Science

• Vista Ridge won the Sweepstakes Award at the Austin Regional Science Fair in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023

Extra-curricular

Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

Vista Ridge is home to a Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. Vista Ridge's NJROTC program, the Lone Star Company, was awarded Distinguished Unit 2012-present. The unit has been #2 in top units of Area 10 from 2017-present. The unit has an Air Rifle Marksmanship team, both Armed and Unarmed drill teams, a Color Guard team, Academics, PT, Orienteering and Cyber Patriot teams.

Marching Band

The Ranger Marching Band has been invited to the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

• UIL 6A Texas State Marching Band Contest Champions: 2018
• UIL 6A Area H Marching Band Contest Champion: 2018, 2021, 2022
• Bands of America Grand National Finalist: 2021
• Bands of America Midland Regional Champions: 2019
• Bands of America Austin Regional Best Visual Performance Award: 2018
• Bands of America Austin Regional Best Music Performance Award: 2016

Robotics

Vista Ridge is home to 4 FIRST Tech Challenge teams, Static Void, Victorian Voltage, Rogue Resistance, and Chaotic Current.

Notable alumni

• Tyler Patmon, NFL player, with the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[2]
• Khiry Shelton, MLS player, with Sporting Kansas City.^[3]
• Will Licon, swimmer for the University of Texas, 11-time NCAA Champion, American Record-holder^[4]

References

1. "VISTA RIDGE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
2. "Jacksonville Jaguars Roster". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. Shelton, Khiry. "Khiry Shelton". MLSsoccer.com. NA. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
4. "Will Licon Bio".

External links

• VRHS page
• VRHS Overview
• The Word webpage