Big Spring High School

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Big Spring High School
Address
Big Spring High School
707 E 11th Place

,
79720-4648

United States
Coordinates 32°14′50″N101°27′57″W / 32.2471752°N 101.4658803°W / 32.2471752; -101.4658803
Information
School type Public high school
OpenedMarch 23, 1952;73 years ago (1952-03-23)
School district Big Spring Independent School District
PrincipalMike Ritchey
Staff87.60 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,044 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.92 [1]
Color(s)   Black & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA
MascotSteers/Lady Steers
Website Big Spring High School

Big Spring High School is a public high school located in Big Spring, Texas and classified as a 4A Division I school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Big Spring Independent School District located in north central Howard County. The high school building was dedicated on March 23, 1952. The dedication address was given by J.W. Edgar, State Commissioner of Education. This was the first new high school built in 35 years, and the third in the districts history. [2] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [3] [ needs update? ]

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UIL academic events

The Big Spring Steers compete in the following UIL academic events. Events below have both team and individual components unless specifically noted otherwise. Sanctioned high school academic events are:

UIL academic state meet

State titles

Individual

Team

Other state placings

Athletics

The Big Spring Steers compete in these sports: cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, golf, tennis, track, softball & baseball. [19]

The school competes in class 4A in all sports except for swimming and diving which competes in class 5A

State titles

Team

Individual

State finalists

State semi-finalists

Other state placings

2021 (4A)

2022(4A D1)

2023(4A D1)

Notable alumni

References

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  2. "BSISD Schools". Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  3. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
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  5. "UIL Congressional Debate State Meet 2016 - Awards" (PDF). University Interscholastic League.
  6. UIL Editorial Writing Champions Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. UIL Feature Writing Champions Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "UIL Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champions". Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  9. "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite".
  10. 1 2 "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite".
  11. UIL News Writing Champions Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
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  13. "UIL Number Sense Champions". Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  14. UIL Persuasive Speaking Champions
  15. "UIL Prose Interpretation Champions". Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  16. UIL Spelling Champions
  17. "UIL Typing Champions". Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  18. UIL Journalism Team Champions Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  19. The Athletics Department
  20. "Final UIL Team Results 2006". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  21. "2010 3A Boys Triple Jump Results". Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  22. "2011 3A Girls long jump Results". Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  23. 1 2 3 "STATE TRACK: Big Spring's Gonzales, Mathews cap off careers with gold". May 14, 2017.
  24. UIL Football Archives
  25. UIL Baseball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  26. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  27. UIL Girls Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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