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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.




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.




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.




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Baseball - 2009(4A)
Football - 2002(4A/D1)
Boys Swimming - 2003(4A)
Boys Track - 2014(4A)
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, and won its first 4A state championship on June 11, 2009, for its baseball.




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
Ross Perot, 1947, businessman and former presidential candidate, named TISD Distinguished Alumni in 2009
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




References






External links


Official website

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