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| Gladewater High School | |
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| Address | |
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2201 W. Gay Avenue , 75647 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | The Race for EXCELLENCE Has No Finish Line |
| School district | Gladewater Independent School District |
| Principal | Derrick Floyd |
| Teaching staff | 42.37 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 459 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.83[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange & Black |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 3A |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Yearbook | Bear's Tale |
| Website | Gladewater High School |
Gladewater High School is a public high school located in the city of Gladewater, Texas, United States and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Gladewater Independent School District located in southeast Upshur County and northwest Gregg County. Gladewater High School is actually located in Upshur County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
History
editOn April 30, 1955, Elvis Presley performed in the school gymnasium. Six teams of tickets sellers were dispatched by the club on April 12 to canvass the area. During the weeks before this show, the Louisiana Hayride heavily promoted it and there were requests from all over the south and Southwest for tickets. The weekend of the show, there was not a vacant hotel or motel room in Gladewater.
By show time, approximately 3,000 country music fans were jammed into the 2,500 seats as the Gladewater High Gymnasium, and everything that would be used to fan the air was brought into service. To protect the basketball floor, a combination covering of paper and canvas was laid down. Admission was $1.00 for adults and 50-cents for children.
A half-hour portion of the show was broadcast nationwide on the CBS radio network, and the entire evening was aired on KWKH in Shreveport and KTHS in Little Rock. [3]
The current campus replaced a previous campus that at the time was 50 years old. Construction on the new campus started in July 1982 built by the Del E. Webb Corporation. Construction was completed in 1983.[4]
Athletics
editThe Gladewater Bears compete in these sports - [5]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State titles
edit- Boys Track[6]
- 1985(3A)
- 1961(2A), 1967(2A)
Theater
edit- One Act Play[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Daylon Mack, football player[8]
- Mack Rankin, oil executive
References
edit- ^ a b c "GLADEWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- ^ "706 Union Avenue Sessions". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Webb Spinner 1979-1983" (PDF).
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL One Act Play Archives
- ^ Zwernman, Brent (16 August 2018). "Daylon Mack hoping to live up to hype in final year at A&M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2019.