Electra High School

34.0302°N 98.9134°W / 34.0302; -98.9134

Electra High School
Address
400 E Roosevelt Ave

Electra
,
Wichita
,
Texas
76360-2799

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtElectra Independent School District
PrincipalDon Hasley
Staff21.36 (FTE)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment136 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio6.37[1]
Color(s)    Red and White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 2A
MascotTiger
Websitewww.electraisd.net/page/hs.home

Electra High School is a public high school in Electra, Texas. It is part of the Electra Independent School District located in western Wichita County. In 2013, Electra High School was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Student demographics

As of the 2005–2006 school year, Electra High School had a total of 165 students. Of the students, 76.4% were white, 15.2% were Hispanic, 7.3% were African American, 0.6% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% were Native American.

Of Electra High School's students, 60% are considered economically disadvantaged as of 2022.

Athletics

The Electra Tigers and Lady Tigers compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, power lifting, golf, tennis, track, softball, and baseball.

State Titles
  • Football [3]
    • 1985(2A)
  • Boys Track [4]
    • 1919(1A), 1923(1A), 1927(All)

Organizations

Band, One-Act Play, NHS, Student Council, Cheerleading, FFA, FCA, Yearbook, and Newspaper

State Titles
  • Electra Tiger Pride Band
    • 2007 (state-finalist under Kenneth Gilbreath), 2011 (state-participant under Jim Strahan)
  • One-Act Play (1A)
    • "Home Fires" by Jack Heifner (2010), "Sending Down The Sparrows" by Laura Lundgren Smith (2011) (participants under Janis Blackwell and Brenda Beebe)
  • Speech and Debate (1A)
    • Under the direction of Brenda Beebe, Electra High School obtained three consecutive district speech team championships (2010–2012) and a regional championship (2012). Two students advanced to the State UIL Championships, Joe Hatfield and Bre'Onna Word. The team placed 4th in Texas in 2012.
    • 4th ranked UIL State Speech Team (2012).
    • Joe Hatfield (2012) — State Champion in Informative Speaking and State Champion Runner-Up in Lincoln Douglas Debate.
    • Bre'Onna Word (2012) — 6th in State in Prose Interpretation.

[5]

Alumni
  • Rudy Perez 1989, Valedictorian, Current H.E.B. Food and Drug Executive
  • Robert Craighead, Jr. Class of 1979 Hollywood Actor, Singer, Producer

References
  1. "ELECTRA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  3. Lone Star Football Network
  4. UIL Centennial Webpage Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Electra's 2011-2012 UIL Results". Retrieved 16 November 2013.


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