Barbers Hill High School is a school based in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the Barbers Hill Independent School District located in western Chambers County. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.[8]
| Barbers Hill High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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9600 Eagle Drive , 77580-1108 | |
| Coordinates | 29°50′35″N 94°51′08″W / 29.8431°N 94.8521°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | "We Can, We Will, We're Barbers Hill" |
| Established | 1929 |
| School district | Barbers Hill Independent School District |
| Principal | Lance Murphy |
| Teaching staff | 144.98 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,084 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.37[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Eagle/Lady Eagle |
| Rival | Dayton High School[2][3][4][5][6][7] |
| Website | hs |
Athletics
editThe Barbers Hill Eagles compete in the following sports:[9]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
State Champions
edit- Baseball
- 2021(5A)
- Softball
- 2021(5A)
- Football[10]
- 1971(1A)^ 1976(1A)
^Co-Champion with Sonora High School
Music
editBarbers Hill High School is the home of the award-winning Soaring Eagle Marching Band. In the 2010 and 2011 marching seasons, the band received straight 1's for a first division rating at the UIL Region Marching Band Competition. The Soaring Eagle Marching Band was one of only 2 bands (the other being the Galena Park High School marching band) to receive this rating at the contest. In 2011 the Soaring Eagle Marching Band went on to the regional marching contest. In 2013, the Soaring Eagle Marching Band and 3 other schools in Area 4A went on to play at state in San Antonio.[14] In the spring, the SEMB divides into 3 concert bands, the Barbers Hill High School Wind Ensemble (the premier performing group in the district), the BHHS Symphonic Band (middle performing group), and the BHHS Concert Band.
State Champions
edit- State Wind Ensemble:[15]
- 1991(3A)
Drama & Theatre
editState Champions
editOne Act Play[16]
- 1996 (3A) "Strider"
- 1999 (3A) "The Caucasian Chalk Circle"
- 2003 (3A) "Strider"
- 2010 (4A) "The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail"
Dress code controversy
editIn January 2020, a student was suspended and informed that he would be forbidden from attending graduation due to the length of his dreadlocks. However, the student's family and political activists have asserted that the action taken against him was discriminatory.[17] Other students of the high school also spoke out against the policy, describing it as gender discrimination, since girls are allowed to have long hair, while boys are not.[18] A federal judge ruled that the district’s hair policy was discriminatory.[19]
On 31 August, 2023, another student was suspended over his dreadlocks. His family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.[20] Texas passed the CROWN Act on May 27, 2023, and the law took effect on 1 September, 2023.[21]
Notable alumni
edit- Carl Brazell (1935), NFL running back[22]
- Buddy Tinsley (1943), professional football player and Canadian Football Hall of Famer[23]
- Charli Collier (2018), WNBA player, 1st overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft[24]
- Cam Cauley (2021), Infielder in the Texas Rangers organization[25]
References
edit- ^ a b c "BARBERS HILL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Taylor, David (2017-10-08). "Broncos lose heartbreaker to rival, 28-26". Chron. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Jan. 6: Barbers Hill 72, Dayton 58". Chron. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "FOOTBALL PREVIEW - Road to playoffs now runs through Crosby, Barbers Hill" (PDF). Baytown Sun. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Dayton announces 2018 homecoming king and queen". AP NEWS. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Barbers Hill too much for Dayton 42-6". Liberty Vindicator. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Barbers Hill Eagles". Lone Star Football Network. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ The Athletics Department[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lone Star Football Network
- ^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Power: Barbers Hill sophomore wins power lifting world championship". 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Texas State Marching Band Contest".
- ^ UIL State Wind Ensemble Contest Champions Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL One Act Play State Champions Archived June 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cox, Chelsey (January 24, 2020). "Texas teen banned by high school from attending graduation after refusing to cut dreadlocks". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Garvin, Keith; Smith, Tierra (January 24, 2020). "More Barbers Hill students angered by school dress code, forced to cut their hair as well". Mont Belvieu: KPRC. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Judge: Policy that suspended student over dreadlocks unfair". Associated Press. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials". AP News. 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Grenaway, Johannah (1 September 2023). "Texans can "be themselves unapologetically" as CROWN Act goes into effect". CBS. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Carl Brazell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Buddy Tinsley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Charli Collier - Women's Basketball". University of Texas Athletics.
- ^ "Cameron Cauley Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.