Texas High School

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Texas High School
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Address
Texas High School
4001 Summerhill Road

Texarkana
,
Texas
75503

United States
Coordinates 33°27′19″N94°03′56″W / 33.455351°N 94.06543°W / 33.455351; -94.06543
Information
Other nameTHS
Type Public high school
MottoTomorrow’s future at work today
Established1889 (1889)
School district Texarkana Independent School District
NCES School ID 484248004854 [1]
PrincipalBen Renner
Teaching staff156.95 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,719 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.06 [1]
Color(s)Orange, white, and black   
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA
MascotTiger
Nickname Tigers
Rival Arkansas High School
NewspaperTiger Times
YearbookThe Tiger
Website www.txkisd.net/campuses/ths.asp
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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. [2]

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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. [3]

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. [4]

Titles

5th place at Area Regional Contest (2022)

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - TEXAS H S (484248004854)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Caudill Rowlett Scott Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  4. ↑ The Athletics Department Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lone Star Football Network Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ UIL Boys Swimming Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ UIL Boys Track Archives Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ UIL State Football Champions Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ Louie Avery (June 11, 2009). "Texas High wins first-ever state baseball championship". Texarkana Gazette. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  11. ↑ Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Perot named TISD Distinguished Alumni". Texarkana Gazette. September 17, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Texarkana Independent School District Names H. Ross Perot as 2009 Distinguished Alumni" (PDF). Texarkana Independent School District. September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Renee Witterstaetter: Opening her own doors". Texarkana Gazette. August 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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