Texas High School

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Public high school in Texarkana, Texas, United States

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::summary Public high school in Texarkana, Texas, United States ::

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nameTexas High School
imageTexas High School, Texarkana IMG 6386.jpg
mottoTomorrow’s future at work today
address4001 Summerhill Road
cityTexarkana
stateTexas
zipcode75503
countryUnited States
coordinates
other_nameTHS
former_name
typePublic high school
established
founder
districtTexarkana Independent School District
us_nces_school_id
principalBen Renner
teaching_staff162.30
grades9–12
enrollment1,762 (2023-2024)
ratio10.86
colorsOrange, white, and black

| | athletics_conference | UIL Class AAAAA | | rival | Arkansas High School | | mascot | Tiger | | nickname | Tigers | | accreditation | | | newspaper | Tiger Times | | yearbook | The Tiger | | affiliation | | | website | | | picture | Sullivan Performing Arts Center in Texarkana, TX IMG 6364.jpg | | picture_caption | Sullivan Performing Arts Center of the Texarkana Independent School District | ::

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| athletics_conference = UIL Class AAAAA | rival = Arkansas High School | mascot = Tiger | nickname = Tigers | accreditation = | publication = | newspaper = Tiger Times | yearbook = The Tiger | affiliation = | website = | footnotes = | picture = Sullivan Performing Arts Center in Texarkana, TX IMG 6364.jpg | picture_caption = Sullivan Performing Arts Center of the Texarkana Independent School District

Texas High School (THS) is a public high school in Texarkana, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana Independent School District and is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. For the 2021–2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.

History

The first classes were held in 1889 for grades 7 through 11 and the first graduating class consisted of three students in 1890. In 1965, a $3 million bond was issued for a new high school on Kennedy Lane, just west of Summerhill Road, was approved. The facility was designed by noted architects Caudill Rowlett Scott and local architects Moore and Thomas. In 1969, the architecture firm was awarded the Outstanding School Architecture Award by the Texas Association of School Administrators and School Boards for its design.

Athletics

The Texas Tigers compete in these sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball.

Titles

  • Baseball - 2009(4A)
  • Football - 2002(4A/D1)
  • Boys Swimming - 2003(4A)
  • Boys Track - 2014(4A)
  • Marching Band: Regional champions(2017), Regional Concert band Sweepstakes (2018) 5th place at Area Regional Contest (2022)
  • Under the 2012-2014 football University Interscholastic League reclassification, Texas High competes in District 14 of classification 5A.
  • The school won the 4A Division I state championship in 2002 for football, and won its first 4A state championship on June 11, 2009, for its baseball.

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. "TEA". [[Texas Education Agency]].
  2. "Caudill Rowlett Scott Awards".
  3. [http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Texarkana-Texas/ The Athletics Department] Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. [http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php UIL Baseball Archives] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-12-10 Retrieved September 26, 2015.)
  5. [http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?action=schedule&T=1271&S=2002&GUID=9086313843 Lone Star Football Network] Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. link. (2016-03-03 Retrieved September 26, 2015.)
  7. [http://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2013-2014#track-field-boys UIL Boys Track Archives] Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  8. [http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/football/champions.html UIL State Football Champions] {{Webarchive. link. (February 12, 2008 Retrieved September 26, 2015.)
  9. Louie Avery. (June 11, 2009). "Texas High wins first-ever state baseball championship". Texarkana Gazette.
  10. "Archived copy".
  11. (September 17, 2009). "Perot named TISD Distinguished Alumni". Texarkana Gazette.
  12. (September 17, 2009). "Texarkana Independent School District Names H. Ross Perot as 2009 Distinguished Alumni". Texarkana Independent School District.
  13. (August 11, 2023). "Renee Witterstaetter: Opening her own doors". Texarkana Gazette.

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