Merkel High School

Coordinates: 32°12′50″N 99°47′48″W / 32.2138°N 99.7967°W / 32.2138; -99.7967

Merkel High School
Address
2000 South 7th Street
Merkel, Texas 79536
United States
Information
School type Public High School
School district Merkel Independent School District
Principal Casey Hodges
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 313 (2015)
Color(s)                Purple, Gold & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAA
Mascot Badgers/Lady Badgers
Yearbook The Claw
Website Merkel High School

Merkel High School is a public high school located in Merkel, Texas, United States and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Merkel Independent School District. The high school serves approximately 330 students from areas on the Northwestern part of Taylor County. Generally students from the area come from either Merkel, Tye, or Trent. A small portion of southwestern Jones County lies within the district also. The district and the school are both named after the Baylor Merkel, the first settler in the area. In 2016, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]

Athletics

The Merkel Badgers compete in these sports - [2]

Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Track, Softball & Baseball

State titles

State finalists

Academics

The Merkel High School Academics teams compete in these events - [6]

Computer Sciences, Computer Applications, Extemporaneous Speaking, Dramatic Intepretation, Mathematics, Social Studies, Literary Criticism, Debate

Notable alumni

Cody Lambert, Rodeo star

References

  1. ↑ https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&year4=2016&year2=16&topic=acct&_debug=0&ptype=H&pickone=Y&level=District&title=2016+Accountability+Reports&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2016%2Facct%2Fdistsum.sas&search=distname&namenum=Merkel
  2. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/merkelisd.net/merkel-badger-athletics/
  3. ↑ http://www.uiltexas.org/tournament-results/track-field/2015/index.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.uiltexas.org/tournament-results/track-field/2016/index.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2012-2013-2a-girls-basketball-state-results
  6. ↑ https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/district


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