Plainview High School (Texas)
Plainview High School is a public high school located in the city of Plainview, Texas, USA and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Plainview Independent School District located in northeast Hale County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Plainview High School | |
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Address | |
1501 Quincy St. , 79072-5099 United States | |
Coordinates | 34.1969°N 101.7258°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
School district | Plainview Independent School District |
Principal | Brandt Reagan |
Teaching staff | 96.66 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,388 (2017–18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.36[1] |
Color(s) | Scarlet Red & Navy |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Yearbook | Plain View |
Website | www |
Athletics
The Plainview Bulldogs compete in these sports -[3]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State Titles
Plainview (UIL)
Theater
- One Act Play -[8]
- 1928(All)
Student performance
As of 2008 Hispanic and Latino students were the majority of the high school dropouts in Plainview; students of that ethnicity in the Class of 2008 of Plainview High had a 2.5 time higher likelihood of dropping out compared to Anglo White students in the same class. That year the four-year high school dropout rate of Plainview High was almost two times larger than the average in Texas. The head of the alternative high school Houston School, Tommy Chatham, stated in 2008 that there were multiple jobs in Plainview that did not require a high school diploma.[9]
Notable alumni
- Bob Bryant, American Football League player
- Michael Egnew, National Football League player
- Lawrence McCutcheon, running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1972–1979, the Denver Broncos & Seattle Seahawks in 1980 and the Buffalo Bills in 1981.
- Phil Stephenson (Class of 1964), member of the Texas House of Representatives; Certified Public Accountant from Wharton[10]
- Gary Painter, (born 1947), sheriff of Midland County who warned in 2014 about ISIS terrorism coming from the Mexican border, graduated in 1965 from Plainview High School but lived in Edmonson.[11]
- Lavern Roach, (1925-1950) boxer, who was Ring Magazine's Rookie-of-the-Year in 1947. He died following a fatal blow received in a match on his 25th birthday.
- Jerry Sisemore, National Football League player
- Jamar Wall, National Football League and Canadian Football League player
References
- "PLAINVIEW H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- The Athletics Department
- UIL Boys Basketball Archives
- UIL Girls Basketball Archives
- UIL Girls Basketball Archives
- PVIL Boys Basketball Archives
- UIL One Act Play Archives
- Blakeslee, Nate. "Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común." Texas Monthly. September 2009. Retrieved on December 17, 2016.
- "Phil Stephenson's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- "Texas Sheriff: Reports Warn of ISIS Terrorist Cells Coming Across the Border". CBS-TV in Houston, Texas. September 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.