Martin's Mill Junior/Senior High School Explained

Martin's Mill Junior/Senior High School
Type:	Public
Schooltype:	high school
District:	Martin's Mill Independent School District
Grades:	7-12
Principal:	Tony Wood
Teaching Staff:	24.14 (FTE)
Ratio:	8.62
Enrollment:	208 (2018–19)^[1]
Colors:	Maroon & White
Conference:	UIL Class AA
Mascot:	Mustang
Streetaddress:	301 FM 1861.
City:	Ben Wheeler
State:	Texas
Zipcode:	75754
Country:	United States
Homepage:	Martin's Mill Jr/Sr High School

Martin's Mill Junior/Senior High School is a public secondary school located in the unincorporated community of Martin's Mill, Texas, USA and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Martin's Mill Independent School District located in southeastern Van Zandt County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Academics

• UIL Academic Meet Champions ^[3]
  • 2011(1A)

Team Titles

• Current Issues and Events (team) - 2004, 2007 ^[4]
• Journalism (team) - 2011, 2013
• Literary Criticism (team) - 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ^[5]
• Spelling & Vocabulary (team) - 2009, 2011, 2012 ^[6]

Individual Titles

• Computer Science (individual) - 2008 ^[7]
• Current Issues and Events (individual) - 2004, 2007 ^[8]
• Editorial Writing (individual) - 2011
• Feature Writing (individual) - 2010
• Journalism's "Tops in Texas" (individual) - 2010, 2011
• Lincoln-Douglas Debate - 1993
• Literary Criticism (individual) - 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 ^[9]
• News Writing (individual) - 2013
• Prose Interpretation (individual) - 2014
• Science (Biology) (individual) - 2005

Athletics

The Martin's Mill Mustangs compete in these sports - ^[10]

Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State titles

• Boys Basketball - ^[11]
  • 1949(B)
• Girls Basketball - ^[12]
  • 2006(1A/D1), 2008(1A/D1), 2013(1A/D1), 2015(2A), 2018(2A), 2019(2A), 2024(2A)
• Girls Golf - ^[13]
  • 2008(1A),

State Finalist

• Boys Basketball - ^[14]
  • 2007(1A)
• Girls Basketball - ^[15]
  • 2010(1A/D1), 2011(1A/D1), 2012(1A/D1)
• Boys Golf (individual) - 2012
• Boys Cross Country (individual) - 1998
• Boys Track 3200 meter run (individual) - 1997, 1999

Notable alumni

Leon Black - Former head coach of the Texas Longhorns Basketball team and also coached at nearby Van High School. Black was a member of the first Mustang state championship team in 1949.

External links

• Martin's Mill ISD website

Notes and References

1. Web site: MARTINS MILLS H S. National Center for Education Statistics. March 15, 2021.
2. Web site: 2015 Accountability Rating System . Texas Education Agency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf . 2015-09-10 .
3. http://uil100.org/archives/academics/academic-meet-overall.php UIL Academic Meet Champions
4. Web site: Current Events & Issues Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092231/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Current+Issues . 2012-05-07 . dead .
5. Web site: UIL Literary Criticism Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092022/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Literary+Criticism . 2012-05-07 . dead .
6. Web site: UIL Spelling & Vocabulary Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092127/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Spelling+and+Vocabulary . 2012-05-07 . dead .
7. Web site: UIL Computer Science Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150812084059/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Computer+Science . 2015-08-12 . dead .
8. Web site: UIL Current Events & Issues Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092231/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Current+Issues . 2012-05-07 . dead .
9. Web site: UIL Literary Criticism Archives . 2015-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092022/http://uil100.org/archives/academics/am-event-type.php?event=Literary+Criticism . 2012-05-07 . dead .
10. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Martins-Mill/ The Athletics Department
11. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/1948-1949-b-boys-basketball-state-results UIL Boys Basketball Archives
12. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-girls-school-search/b60fb6846ff57176d900c8a51e9719cf/ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
13. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/golf-girls.php UIL Girls Golf Archives
14. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2006-2007-1a-division-1-boys-basketball-state-results UIL Baseball Archives
15. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-girls-school-search/b60fb6846ff57176d900c8a51e9719cf/ UIL Girls Basketball Archives