Munday High School

Munday High School is a public high school located in Munday, Texas (USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Munday Consolidated Independent School District located in southeastern Knox County. In 2003, neighboring Goree High School in Goree, Texas was consolidated with Munday and all high school grades began attending Munday. Munday High School became known "officially" as Munday Secondary School not long after the merger with Goree. The Goree school became a junior high school for the district until 2009 when the school closed and those students were transferred to Munday. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

Munday High School
Front entrance to Munday High School
Address
911 W D St. Munday , Texas 76371 United States
Coordinates	33.45177°N 99.63052°W / 33.45177; -99.63052
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Munday Consolidated Independent School District
Principal	Brent Drury[1]
Staff	15.88 (FTE)[2]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	126 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	7.93[2]
Color(s)	Purple & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 1A
Mascot	Moguls/Mogulettes
Yearbook	Mogul
Website	Munday High School

Unique Nickname

Munday Moguls - This name was adopted in 1925 in honor of fierce warriors who conquered part of India. The girls' teams are known as "Mogulettes."[4]

Athletics

The Munday Moguls compete in the following sports - [5]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, & Track

State Titles

Munday (UIL)

• Girls Cross Country - [6]
  • 1988(1A), 1989(1A)
• Football - [7]
  • 1984(1A), 2007(1A/D1), 2012 (1A/D2)
• Boys Track - [8]
  • 1985(1A), 1988(1A), 1990(1A), 1991(1A), 2011(1A), 2012(1A), 2013(1A)
• Girls Track - [9]
  • 1988(1A), 1989(1A), 1990(1A), 1991(1A), 1999(1A)

Munday Dunbar (PVIL)

• Boys Track - [10]
  • 1964(PVIL-B)

Theatre

• One Act Play - [11]
  • 1993(1A) - Daddy's Dyin',(Who's Got the Will?)

Munday High School has advanced to the State One Act Play Meet 9 times winning one State Championship (1993), finishing 2nd runner-up (1997) and 1st runner-up (2008).

Band

• UIL Marching Band Sweepstakes Champion - [12]
  • 1995(1A)

The Munday High School Purple Cloud Band has also won the Texas 1A Honor Band Competition twice, in 1994 and 2000.

Academics

• UIL Journalism Champions [13]
  • 1964(1A)
• UIL Team Debate Champions [14]
  • 1965(1A), 1966(1A), 1969(1A)

Notable alumni

• Glen Amerson (born November 24, 1938) was an American football defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. [15]

• L.J. Collier is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

References

1. "Munday CISD - High School". www.mundaycisd.net. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
2. "MUNDAY SECONDARY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
3. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
4. Marc's Collection of Mascot Names (K-O)
5. The Athletics Department
6. UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
7. UIL Football Archives
8. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
9. UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
10. "PVIL Boys Track Archives". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
11. UIL One Act Play Archives Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
12. UIL Marching Band Sweepstakes Archives Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
13. UIL Journalism Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
14. UIL Team Debate Archives Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
15. Pro-Football-Reference

External links

• Munday Consolidated ISD