Paris High School (Texas)

Paris High School is a public high school serving students grades 9–12 located in the city of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and is zoned to Paris and its immediate surroundings.^[3] It is one of the two high schools in the Paris Independent School District^[4] and is in UIL region 4A, In 2022, the school was rated "meets requirements" by the Texas Education Agency.^[5]

Paris High School
Address
2255 South Collegiate Drive Paris , Texas 75460-7899 United States
Coordinates	33.632790°N 95.523189°W / 33.632790; -95.523189
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Paris Independent School District
Principal	Chris Vaughn
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	959[1] (2022-2023)
Color(s)	Blue, White, and Gray
Athletics conference	UIL Class 4A[2]
Website	Paris High School

Athletics

The Paris Wildcats compete in the following sports:^[6]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Softball
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball

State championships

• Football –
  • 1980 (4A)^[7]
  • 1988 (4A)^[8]

Notable people

• Raymond Berry. American football player and coach
• Marsha Farney, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 20 in Williamson County, is a former counselor at Paris High School^[9]
• Charlie Jackson (defensive back), American football player
• Frank Jackson (American football), American football player
• Jimmy J. Jumper, American general^[10]
• Billy Minor, American football player
• Kobe Savage, American football player^[11]
• Gene Stallings, American football coach
• Jordan Williams (linebacker), American football player
• Jack Wilson (American football), American football player

References

1. "PARIS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. "Crockett Intermediate School".
3. "Paris Independent School District Texas – Profile and Map – Updated March 2023". Zipdatamaps.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
4. "Search for Public Schools – Search Results". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
5. "2021–22 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
6. School, Paris High. "Paris High School". phs.parisisd.net. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
7. "Texas HS Football State Champions: 1920–2022 | Texas HS Football". texashsfootball.com. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
8. "1988 Football Conference 4A" (PDF). UIL. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
9. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
10. "MAJOR GENERAL JIMMY J. JUMPER". Retrieved November 18, 2024.
11. Weber, Alex (December 20, 2023). "Former Kansas State safety Kobe Savage commits to Oregon". On3.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

External links

• Paris High School