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31°57′12″N 95°15′04″W / 31.9533°N 95.2512°W / 31.9533; -95.2512
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Jacksonville High School
Address
1210 Corinth Road

Jacksonville
,
Texas
75766-0631

United States
Coordinates 31°57′12″N 95°15′04″W / 31.9533°N 95.2512°W / 31.9533; -95.2512
Information
School type Public high school
School district Jacksonville Independent School District
PrincipalKaren Kubara
Staff85.94 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,267 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.74 [1]
Color(s)    Royal Blue and Gold
Athletics conference UIL District 17 Class 4A
MascotFightin' Indians/Maidens
Website Jacksonville High School

Jacksonville High School is a 5A public high school located in Jacksonville, Texas ( USA). It is part of the Jacksonville Independent School District located in north central Cherokee County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]

Current

Jacksonville High School has recently undergone the first major construction since the late '50s and is now more open to accommodate for the recent switch to a 5A public high school.

Athletics

The Jacksonville Indians compete in the following sports: [3]

Football

Jacksonville and rival Nacogdoches played in the longest high-school football game in history, a 12-overtime affair in 2010 which resulted in Jacksonville winning 84-81. [4] Only four years later the two would play a (short, by comparison) five-overtime game, with Jacksonville again winning, this time 85-79. [5]

State Titles

  • Boys Basketball - [6]
    • 1956(2A)
  • One Act Play - [7]
    • 1952(1A), 1956(1A), 1960(3A)
  • Honor Band (Texas Music Educators Association) - [1]
    • 1984-1985 school year(4A)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "JACKSONVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  3. ^ The Athletic Department
  4. ^ "Jacksonville beats Nacogdoches 84-81 in 12 overtimes".
  5. ^ "Carter McCown + Jacksonville Beat Nacogdoches 85-79 in Five-Overtime Thriller".
  6. ^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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