Mesquite High School (Mesquite, Texas)

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Name Location Motto Established Type District Grades Principal Campus Type Enrollment Mascot Colors
Mesquite High School 300 E. Davis. Mesquite, Texas 75149 USA "Where The Tradition Began" 1901 Public School Mesquite ISD 9-12 Linda Marshall Suburban 2715 Skeeter Maroon and White          
Mesquite High School Logo

Mesquite High School is a high school in Mesquite, Texas. The school Mesquite and a small portion of Balch Springs.

Mesquite High, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The total enrollment in 2002 was 2562; the school is therefore under the UIL 5A division. Stormy the Skeeter is the school mascot, and the school colors are maroon and white.


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[edit] Athletics

The school fields several athletic teams in UIL 5A competition, including a football team that won the 5A Division I State Championship in 2001, and runner up in 4A Division I State Championship in 1974, losing to the Brazoswood Buccaneers[1]. The school is noted for their football team but has come to be recognized by all of its sporting programs. The Skeeters men's basketball team has made it deep into the playoffs for the past couple of years (2006) and last year made it to the state championship tournament (2007). The Skeeters are also known for their volleyball team who went undefeated last year and lost far into the playoffs. Mesquite High School also has a rifle team that has been ranked #1 and #2 in the nation for the past couple of years.

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Mesquite High School: Black, Gentry (south of the creek and west of Wilkinson Drive), Gray (east of Pioneer), Hanby, Tisinger, Mackey (north of Lasater Road), Moss, and Shaw.

Agnew, A.C. New, and Wilkinson Middle Schools feed into Mesquite High School.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Dusty Mangum - place kicker for the Texas Longhorns - kicked the winning field goal in the 2005 Rose Bowl, the first time the Rose Bowl has ever been decided by a field goal as time expired.

[edit] Band

Mesquite High School is home of the Mighty Maroon Band.

Motto "Watch out for that TREE"

  • T tradition
  • R respect
  • E excellence
  • E enthusiasm

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