Mineola High School (Texas)

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Mineola High School
Mineola High School 1960.jpg
Mineola High School in 1960
Address
Mineola High School (Texas)
900 W Patten Street

Mineola
,
Texas
75773-1617

United States
Coordinates 32°40′14″N95°30′01″W / 32.6706°N 95.5002°W / 32.6706; -95.5002
Information
School type Public high school
Established1914
School district Mineola Independent School District
PrincipalDr. Chase Thomas
Grades 9–12
Enrollment448 (2016–17) [1]
Color(s)   Orange & White
Athletics conference UIL Class 3A
MascotYellow Jacket/Lady Yellow Jacket
YearbookThe Yellowjacket
Website Mineola High School

Mineola High School is a public high school located in Mineola, Texas in southern Wood County and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Mineola Independent School District and serves the city of Mineola and portions of unincorporated Wood County. Notable alumni include retired Admiral Bobby Inman and country music singer Kacey Musgraves. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]

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History

Until 1901, all students in Mineola attended school in a two-story brick building in "Block C" of the city. That same year, the school board authorized the construction of a two-story frame building and the high school students were educated in this building with all other grades until a separate high school was constructed in 1914. [3] That school was destroyed by a fire on March 27, 1924. A new school was opened in 1925, and razed in 1968. This building was located in the 400 block of West Blair Street. The present high school was constructed in 1968.

Until 1901, a two-story brick building in "block C," in the city housed Mineola's only school. That year, the school board authorized the construction of a two-story frame building and high school was held there with all other grades until the separate high school was built in 1914. The new high school suffered a fire in 1924, and was immediately rebuilt.

Mineola High School was an all-white school until the fall of 1966, when the old South Ward school, known formally as Addie E. McFarland High School and Mineola schools were integrated. [4]

Athletics

The Mineola Yellow Jackets compete in these sports - [5]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State Champions

State Finalists

  • Football
    • 2014(3A/D1)

Mineola's stadium from 1914-1992 was called Yellowjacket Stadium. It was replaced in name, location, and structure in 1993 with the opening of Meredith Memorial Stadium, one of the first concrete bowl stadiums created for a small school in Texas. The first event was held in the new stadium in the fall of 1993. At the time the stadium opened for athletic events in the fall of 1993, it did not have a track, paved parking lot, or on-site locker rooms.

Theatre

The theater department of Mineola High School is known as Act I & Company. Act I & Company has won the UIL One Act Play Championship in conference 3A seven times. Of those seven championships, five were consecutive wins. [6]

State Titles

Band

The Mineola High School band (also known as 'The Sound of the Swarm') is under the direction of Chris Brannan. They advanced to the UIL State marching contest for the first in 2015 with their show 'Zodiac' and placed 3rd in 3A State Marching Band contest. The band returned to the State Marching Contest two years later in 2017 with their show entitled 'Soliloquy' where the band won the 3A State Marching Band contest. The band repeated their success in 2019 where they won the 3A State Marching Band contest with their show entitled 'Car Man.' The band has also been UIL Honor Band twice, once in 2016 and another time in 2019. The band was also awarded the Sudler shield in February 2020. [8]

State Titles

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "MINEOLA H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Jones, Lucille (1973). History of Mineola, Texas: Gateway To The Pines. Quanah, Texas – via Portal To Texas History (University of North Texas).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "McFarland School History". The News You Need from the People You Trust!. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ The Athletics Department
  6. ↑ "Denius Awards presented to 10 outstanding coaches" (PDF). The Leaguer. Vol. 77, no. 3. November 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ UIL One Act Play Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "SMBC Archives". www.smbc.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Wood County Historical Commission (2004). Images of America: Wood County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 110. ISBN   0-7385-2936-2. LCCN   2004110476. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
  10. ↑ Wood County Historical Commission (2004). Images of America: Wood County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 106. ISBN   0-7385-2936-2. LCCN   2004110476. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
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