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Penelope High School

Coordinates: 31°51′41″N 96°55′50″W / 31.861512°N 96.930646°W / 31.861512; -96.930646
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Penelope High School
Address
Map
309 Avenue D

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76676

Coordinates31°51′41″N 96°55′50″W / 31.861512°N 96.930646°W / 31.861512; -96.930646
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtPenelope Independent School District
PrincipalSherry Hueske
Teaching staff20.46 (FTE)[1]
GradesPK-12
Enrollment201 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.82[1]
Color(s)    Red & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class A
MascotWolverine
WebsitePenelope High School website

Penelope High School is a 1A public high school located in Penelope, Texas (USA). It is part of the Penelope Independent School District located in north central Hill County. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

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The Penelope Wolverines compete in the following sports:

The school and town were chronicled in the book "Where Dreams Die Hard" by Carlton Stowers, which follows the team for an entire season of football (after dropping the sport for 40 years, the school resumed play in 2000). In 2007, Penelope made the football playoffs for the first time in school history, though it lost in the first round.

State Titles

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  • One Act Play - [3]
    • 1976(B), 1981(1A)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PENELOPE SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
  3. ^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
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