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 | |
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Address | |
4001 Summerhill Road , 75503 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°27′19″N 94°03′56″W / 33.455351°N 94.06543°W |
Information | |
Other name | THS |
Type | Public high school |
Motto | Tomorrow’s future at work today |
Established | 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 |
Sullivan Performing Arts Center of the Texarkana Independent School District |
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]
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]
5th place at Area Regional Contest (2022)