Electra High School Explained

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Electra High School
Type:	Public
Schooltype:	high school
District:	Electra Independent School District
Grades:	7–12
Principal:	Don Hasley
Enrollment:	136 (2018–19)^[1]
Ratio:	6.37
Staff:	21.36 (FTE)
Colors:	Red and White
Conference:	UIL Class 2A
Mascot:	Tiger
Streetaddress:	400 E Roosevelt Ave
City:	Electra
County:	Wichita
State:	Texas
Zipcode:	76360-2799
Country:	USA

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.

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Alumni

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

External links

• • Electra ISD

Notes and References

1. Web site: ELECTRA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH. National Center for Education Statistics. February 5, 2021.
2. Web site: 2013 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615204344/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html. 2013-06-15.
3. http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=1650 Lone Star Football Network
4. http://www.uil100.org/archives/athletics/track-field-team.php?boys_girls=Boys UIL Centennial Webpage
5. Web site: Electra's 2011-2012 UIL Results. 16 November 2013.