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Coordinates: 33°10′33″N 95°13′42″W / 33.175705°N 95.228465°W / 33.175705; -95.228465
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Mount Vernon High School
Address
Map
501 Highway 37 South

Mount Vernon
,
Texas
75457

United States
Coordinates33°10′33″N 95°13′42″W / 33.175705°N 95.228465°W / 33.175705; -95.228465
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtMount Vernon Independent School District
NCES School ID483177003541[1]
PrincipalJason Glover
Teaching staff35.49 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment459 (2016-2017)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.93[1]
Color(s)Purple and White   
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League Class AAA
MascotTiger/Lady Tiger
NicknameTigers
YearbookThe Tiger's Tail
Websitewww.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/jenny-dial-creech/article/Creech-Art-Briles-hiring-sends-a-terrible-message-13895812.php

Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mount Vernon Independent School District and classified as a 3A school by the University Interscholastic League. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

In 2019, the school hired Art Briles as their head football coach.

Athletics

The Mount Vernon Tigers compete in these sports - [3]

State Titles

  • Boys Basketball - [4]
    • 1948(1A)
  • Girls Basketball
    • 2018 (3A) state champions
  • Softball - [5]
    • 1994(3A)
  • One Act Play - [6]
    • 2000(3A), 2004(3A), 2014(2A)
  • Spirit (Cheerleading)
    • 2016 3A State Champions (UIL Pilot Year)
    • 2017 3A state champions
    • 2018 3A state champions

The 1948 Boys Basketball championship team was coached by Milburn "Catfish" Smith who won the title undefeated.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - MT VERNON H S (483177003541)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ The Athletics Department
  4. ^ UIL Boys Basketball Archives
  5. ^ UIL Softball Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ UIL One Act Play Archives
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