Sweetwater High School | |
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1205 Ragland St. , 79556-2438 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W |
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School type | Public high school |
School district | Sweetwater Independent School District |
Principal | Scott Cottenoir |
Teaching staff | 44.01 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 566 (2020–2021) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.86 [1] |
Color(s) | Red & White |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
Mascot | Mustang |
Website | Sweetwater High School |
Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] From 1912 to 1967, Sweetwater's high school was called "Newman High School." In 1967, a new high school building was completed on the same grounds as Newman High School, and the Newman High School Building was razed. The new building was called "Sweetwater High School." [3] Newman/Sweetwater High School is one of only a handful of high schools in the country with two alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh and Clyde "Bulldog" Turner. [4]
The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports:
volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, soccer and softball [5][ citation needed]
Sweetwater High School's football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 690 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings. [ citation needed]