Roy Miller High School

Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city.

Roy Miller Metro High School
Location
1 Battlin' Buc Blvd. Corpus Christi , Texas 78408-3798 United States
Coordinates	27.7946°N 97.42266°W / 27.7946; -97.42266
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Once a Buc Always a Buc!
Established	1894
School district	Corpus Christi Independent School District
Principal	Sandy Salinas-DeLeon
Teaching staff	85.28 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,409 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.52[1]
Campus	Urban
Colors	Purple and gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 5A
Mascot	Buccaneers/Lady Buccaneers
Website	Roy Miller High School

History

Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of Henry Pomeroy Miller, the former mayor of Corpus Christi.^[2] The 1950 opening of W. B. Ray High School relieved Miller High; each high school at the time took about half of the public high school students in Corpus Christi.^[3]

Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with Del Mar College, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[4]

Athletics

The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports:^[5] Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State titles

• Boys Basketball ^[6]
  • 1950(2A)
• Football ^[7]
  • 1938(All), 1960(4A)
• Boys Track ^[8]
  • 1947(All), 1949(2A)

Notable alumni

• Marshall Applewhite, founder of Heaven's Gate
• Barbara Barrie, actress
• Jesse Benavides, WBO super bantamweight champion^[9]
• Dabney Coleman, actor
• Zuehl Conoly, football player
• Pamelya Herndon, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
• Edwin Kessler (1945), atmospheric scientist and Doppler weather radar pioneer
• Eva Longoria, actress
• Allen Ludden, host of TV game show Password
• Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., singer, father of Selena
• Johnny Roland, football player and coach
• George Conrad Westervelt, US Navy officer and aviation pioneer^[10][11]
• William I. Westervelt, US Army brigadier general^[12][13]