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Abilene High School (Texas)

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School type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Robert Morrison

Enrollment
  
2,265 (as of 2015)

Number of students
  
2,265

Established
  
1888

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 325-677-1731

Mascot
  
Eagles

Abilene High School (Texas)

Motto
  
"Enter to learn, go forth to serve."

Address
  
2800 N 6th St, Abilene, TX 79603, USA

District
  
Abilene Independent School District

Similar
  
Abilene Reporter, Wylie High School, Abilene Christian University, ATEMS High School, Hardin‑Si University

Abilene High School is a public 6A high school located in Abilene, Texas and is part of the Abilene Independent School District. Abilene High School is the name given to three different schools in the past 150 years. The first Abilene High was an old warehouse. Not long after that, the school was moved to what is now the former Lincoln Middle School. In 1955, Abilene High was moved to its current location at N 6th and Mockingbird. Its main rival in sports is Cooper High School. The Abilene High Marching Band is accepted to be the oldest marching band in Texas. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

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Athletics

Coached by P. E. Shotwell, for whom Shotwell Stadium is named, Abilene won its first state championship in 1923. In 1927 coach Dewey Mayhew guided the Eagles to their second state title in 1928, and a third one in 1931. Under Chuck Moser Abilene won three consecutive state titles (1954–56). In 2009, the Eagles had an undefeated season and won the Division II State Finals, giving the Abilene Eagles its 7th state championship and first in 53 years.

State titles

  • Baseball –
  • 1956(All), 1957(4A)
  • Football –
  • 1923(All), 1928(1A), 1931(1A), 1954(4A), 1955(4A), 1956(4A), 2009(5A/D2)
  • Team Tennis –
  • 1991(5A), 1999(5A)
  • Boys Track –
  • 1925(All) 1954(2A), 1959(4A), 1960(4A), 1961(4A), 1976(4A),
  • One Act Play –
  • 1930(All), 1943(All), 1946(All), 1949(2A), 1950(2A), 1964(4A), 1972(2A)

    • State finalists

  • Baseball –
  • 1950(All), 1955(All)
  • Boys Basketball -
  • 1938(All), 1941(All)
  • Football –
  • 1922(All), 1927(1A)

    • Pure Gold

    Pure Gold is a by audition only, select choir made up of mostly juniors and seniors (but occasionally some sophomores).

    Notable people

  • Maury Bray, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Doyle Brunson world's champion poker player; from Sweetwater, but attended Hardin–Simmons U. where he played basketball.
  • Randall "Tex" Cobb, actor
  • Wayne Coffey, American football player
  • Jack Favor (Class of 1929), rodeo star falsely imprisoned for two murders in Louisiana
  • A.C. Greene, historian, author, and newspaperman, known as the Dean of Texas Writers. 1923–2002.
  • Glynn Gregory, football player
  • Chuck Hughes, NFL wide receiver
  • John Lackey, Chicago Cubs pitcher
  • Dave Parks, NFL wide receiver and end
  • Harold Stephens, football player
  • Jim Welch, Running back, Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions

    • References

    Abilene High School (Texas) Wikipedia
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