Type Free public Principal Benny Hernandez Enrollment 1,616 Students Mascot Patch the Pirate | Established 1986 Grades 9 - 12 Phone +1 972-882-5300 | |
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Motto "Respect, Honor, Pride." District | ||
Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School is located at 3300 Poteet Drive in Mesquite, in the U.S. state of Texas. It opened in 1986 and is named for a former school superintendent, Dr. Ralph H. Poteet. It is the fourth high school built by the Mesquite Independent School District.
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Poteet serves grades 9 through 12. Poteet serves northern portions of Mesquite; the school formerly served parts of Sunnyvale. The school mascot is Patch the Pirate.
One of the things Poteet High School is known for is its band program. The Poteet Pirate Band has won the AAAA UIL State Marching Band title in 1997, 2005, and 2007. The Poteet Honors Band received the title of 2008 TMEA Class 4A Honor Band, the highest honor a concert band can receive in the state of Texas. The band has also received the UIL Sweepstakes Award for 22 consecutive years (every year since the school opened). The Poteet Percussion Ensemble was selected as a showcase performance in Austin at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in November 2008. Also, in 2009, the band received the Sudler Flag of Honor, an award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
Poteet was named a 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School.
Standardized dress
Mesquite ISD decided to adopt standardized dress (similar to a school uniform) for middle and high school students starting with the 2005 to 2006 school year.
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Poteet include [1]:
Kimbrough Middle School feeds into Poteet.