Van High School (Texas)

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Van High School
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Van High School (Texas)
985 N Maple St.

Van
,
Texas
75790-0697

United States
Coordinates 32°32′09″N95°38′19″W / 32.53578°N 95.63867°W / 32.53578; -95.63867
Information
School type Public High School
School district Van Independent School District
PrincipalJake Roach [1]
Teaching staff52.94 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment793 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.98 [2]
Color(s)   Red & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA
Team nameVandals
NewspaperThe Vandal Voice
YearbookVandalite
Website Van High School

Van High School is a public high school located in Van, Texas (USA). It is part of the Van Independent School District located in east central Van Zandt County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. With just over 750 students, it is the largest high school in Van Zandt County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

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Academics

The fine arts program has won state in a One Act Play - [4]

State Titles

In the 2015 UIL Academic State meet, of which Van High School competes in annually, the Social Studies team placed second for team. Also, the Computer Science team placed fourth for team.

Theater

Van's theater department has appeared at the State UIL Theater Competition 12 times since 2002. Van has won the 3A UIL One-Act Play State Championship four times: In 2002 for "Godspell", 2005 for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", 2007 for "Man of La Mancha", and 2011 for "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Van has also placed second in state three times: in 2008 for "The Elephant Man", in 2014 for "And People All Around", and in 2017 for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" They have placed third in state 5 times: in 2004 for "Assassins", 2009 for "The Devils", 2010 for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", 2013 for " Mrs. Packard", and in 2015 for "Don Quixote."

Speech and debate

The Van Forensics program competes locally as well as statewide and nationally. The program has had top-ten finishers at the NDCA National Tournament, The Tournament of Champions, The TFA State Tournament, and UIL State Tournament as well as having students win TFA State, UIL State, and The NCFL Grand National Tournament. Two students qualified for Nationals in Original Oratory and two qualified for Nationals in Congressional Debate. [5] [6] [7]

Athletics

The Van Vandals compete in these sports - [8] Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball, and Marching Band

State Champions

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff". Van High School. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "VAN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  4. ↑ "UIL Centennial Webpage". Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  5. ↑ "TFA State Results" . Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "2012 NDCA Results" . Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Savage Named National Champion" . Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ↑ The Athletics Department
  9. ↑ "UIL Centennial Webpage". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  10. ↑ Lone Star Football Network
  11. ↑ "Todd Fowler NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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