Dickinson High School (Texas)

Dickinson High School
Location
3800 Baker Dr Dickinson , Texas 77539 United States
Coordinates	29°28′03″N95°01′55″W / 29.46750°N 95.03194°W / 29.46750; -95.03194
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"We the gators are proud and loud, tall and lean, strong and mean; Kind but not too kind, we are blue and white and we wear our colors with pride.!
School district	Dickinson ISD
Principal	Courtney Ramirez
Teaching staff	234.21 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	3,763 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.07 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and white    [2]
Mascot	Gators [2]
Website	schools.dickinsonisd.org/page/10.homepage
Main entrance

Dickinson High School is located in Dickinson, Texas, United States, in the Dickinson Independent School District. The school serves most of Dickinson, all of San Leon, the majority of Bacliff, and portions of League City and Texas City. ^[3]

The school colors are blue and white with red trims. The Dickinson Gators' school mascot is "Big Al" the alligator.

School awards

Football

• Texas Class 3A State Champions: 1977.

Band

• Texas Class 4A State Marching Band Champions: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993, all under the direction of Mr. Donnie Owens and Mr. John Gossett. In 1995 and 1997, the band placed 2nd under the direction of Mr. Greg Goodman, and in 2007 won 3rd place in the same competition under the direction of Mr. Wade McDonald. The band also placed 4th in 1987 and 2nd in 1988.
• Bands of America Southwest Regional Competition, Best in Class: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997.

Notable alumni

• Craig Bohmler '74, composer. ^[4]
• Dennis Cook '81, Major League baseball player.
• Keith Cooper '21, NFL defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions ^[5]
• Hal Dues, Major League Baseball player.
• Donnie Little '78, Quarterback and wide receiver for the University of Texas '82, and four years at wide receiver for the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League.
• Tracy Scoggins '70, Actress, Babylon 5 .
• Andre Ware '86, Quarterback for University of Houston '90, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner, first round selection (#7 overall) in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions

References

1. "DICKINSON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. "Dickinson High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Galveston County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2022. - Text list
4. Christian, Carol."Dickinson native wins composing competition". Galveston Daily News . September 30, 1996. pp. 1-A, 11-A.
5. Smith, Guerry (February 3, 2021). "Tulane adds 3-star defensive end to complete 2021 signing class". NOLA.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Dickinson ISD
• Dickinson ISD Alumni Association
• Dickinson High School Band