Texas High School

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]

Texas High School
Address
4001 Summerhill Road Texarkana , Texas 75503 United States
Coordinates	33.455351°N 94.06543°W / 33.455351; -94.06543
Information
Other name	THS
Type	Public high school
Motto	Tomorrow’s future at work today
Established	1889 (1889)
School district	Texarkana Independent School District
NCES School ID	484248004854[1]
Principal	Ben Renner
Teaching staff	156.95 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,719 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.06[1]
Color(s)	Orange, white, and black
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Rival	Arkansas High School
Newspaper	Tiger Times
Yearbook	The Tiger
Website	www.txkisd.net/campuses/ths.asp
Sullivan Performing Arts Center of the Texarkana Independent School District

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

• Baseball - 2009(4A)^[5]
• Football - 2002(4A/D1)^[6]
• Boys Swimming - 2003(4A)^[7]
• Boys Track - 2014(4A)^[8]
• Marching Band: Regional champions(2017), Regional Concert band Sweepstakes (2018)

5th place at Area Regional Contest (2022)

• Under the 2012-2014 football University Interscholastic League reclassification, Texas High competes in District 14 of classification 5A.
• The school won the 4A Division I state championship in 2002 for football,^[9] and won its first 4A state championship on June 11, 2009, for its baseball.^[10]

Notable alumni

• Joe Anderson, former professional football player
• Miller Barber, professional golfer
• Carl Finch, guitarist, keyboardist, accordionist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer
• Ike Forte, NFL player
• Cobi Hamilton, NFL player
• Jack Jenkins, NFL player
• J. D. Kimmel, NFL player
• Gary Kusin, entrepreneur
• Ryan Mallett, NFL player
• Julie Meadows, writer, web designer and former pornographic actress
• Rick Minter, college football coach
• Craig Monroe, MLB player
• Doyle Nix, NFL player
• Jerry Norton, NFL player^[11]
• Ross Perot, 1947, businessman and former presidential candidate, named TISD Distinguished Alumni in 2009^[12][13]
• Collin Raye, country music singer
• Bill Rogers, professional golfer
• Marjorie Scardino, business executive
• Aysel Teymurzadeh, singer
• Nathan Vasher, NFL player
• Renée Witterstaetter, artist and editor at Marvel Comics^[14]

References

1. "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.

External links

• Official website