Stephenville High School

This article is about the high school in Texas. For the high school in Canada, see Stephenville High School (Newfoundland and Labrador).

Stephenville High School
Location
2650 W Overhill Dr. Stephenville , Texas 76401-1972 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Stephenville Independent School District
Principal	Stephanie Traweek
Staff	82.96 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,115 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.44 [1]
Color(s)	Navy and gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Yellow Jackets/Honeybees
Website	Stephenville High School

Stephenville High School, or SHS, is a public high school located in Stephenville, Texas and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is part of the Stephenville Independent School District located in central Erath County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[2]

Athletics

The Stephenville Yellow Jackets compete in the following sports ^[3]

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

SHS has been one of the most successful football programs in the state of Texas in recent years. Though it did not make the playoffs from 1952 to 1989, the arrival of Art Briles helped turn the program around. Under Briles, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the playoffs from 1989 until his departure after the 1999 season, winning four state titles (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999) along the way. The 1998 team posted a then national record 8,650 yards of total offense and still holds the third and fourth positions on the national all-time list.^{[ citation needed ]} Since Briles left for the collegiate ranks, Stephenville has continued to make the playoffs (with the exception of 2003) ^{[ citation needed ]}

Stephenville won their 5th state title in 2012 under head coach Joe Gillespie (a former player and coach under Art Briles), and their 6th state title in 2021 under head coach Sterling Doty, also a former Yellow Jacket.

State titles

• Girls Basketball - ^[4]
  • 1968(3A)
• Football - ^[5]
  • 1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1998(4A/D2), 1999(4A/D2), 2012 (3A/D1), 2021 (4A/D1)
• Volleyball - ^[6]
  • 2003(4A)
• Girls Soccer
  • 2017(4A), 2019 (4A)

Notable alumni

• Hugh Wolfe, 1930, American football fullback for the New York Giants ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Luke McCollum, 1979, retired Vice Admiral and former Chief of the Naval Reserve (2016-2020) ^[7]
• Branndon Stewart, 1993, American football quarterback at the Texas A&M University ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Kelan Luker, American football player and rock musician and a current American football coach
• Kevin Kolb, 2003, American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, attended the University of Houston ^[8]
• Brock Holt, 2006, American baseball infielder for Boston Red Sox
• Jevan Snead, 2006, American football quarterback at the University of Mississippi ^[9]
• Cody Davis, 2008, American football safety at Texas Tech University ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jarrett Stidham, 2015, American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos and previously for Auburn University
• Coy Eakin, 2022, American football wide receiver at Texas Tech University ^[10]
• Shelby Slawson, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 59 (2021–Present)

References

1. "STEPHENVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
3. The Athletics Department
4. UIL Girls Basketball Archives
5. Lone Star Football Network
6. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived 2015-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Vice Admiral Luke McCollum". www.navy.mil. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
8. "Kevin Kolb, QB for the Arizona Cardinals at". Nfl.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
9. "Jevan Snead - Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.yahoo.com. November 13, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
10. Field, Carson (December 20, 2021). "Coy Eakin pushes Stephenville to 4A Division I title win". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

External links

• Stephenville ISD

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