Monterey High School (Lubbock, Texas) Explained

Monterey High School
Established:	1955
Principal:	Jack Purkeypile
Enrollment:	2,114 (2022–23)^[1]
Staff:	136.44 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.49
Free Label:	Colors Mascot
Free Text:	Columbia Blue and Scarlet Plainsmen
Location:	3211 47th Street Lubbock, TX 79413
Website:	http://mhs.lubbockisd.org/

Monterey High School is a 5A high school located in central Lubbock, Texas, United States (Monterey High School became a 6A school at the beginning of the 2014–2015 academic year per the UIL realignment announcement of February 2012). Monterey is part of the Lubbock Independent School District. Established in 1955, Monterey was the third high school to be established in Lubbock, after Lubbock High School and Dunbar High School. Dunbar was later changed to a Junior High.

The current city of Lubbock started from the merger of two separate communities, Old Lubbock and Monterey. In a compromise move, the residents of Old Lubbock relocated to Monterey but renamed the new community Lubbock; the high school name is in remembrance to Lubbock's past.

Notable alumni

• Terry Allen, singer-songwriter^[2]
• Gary Ashby, former head baseball coach at Texas Tech University^[3]
• Raymond Beadle, drag racer^[4]
• Kenny Bernstein, drag racer^[5]
• Chad Bettis, baseball player^[6]
• Dustin Burrows, Texas State Representative, District 83 (2015–)^[7]
• Barry Corbin, actor^[8]
• Craig Ehlo, NBA player^[9]
• Joe Ely, guitarist, singer-songwriter^[10]
• Kamie Ethridge, women's basketball player^[11]
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore, singer-songwriter
• Glenna Goodacre, sculptor^[12]
• Butch Hancock, singer-songwriter
• Wendy M. Masiello, United States Air Force officer
• James Moeser, chancellor emeritus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Donnie Moore, MLB Baseball player^[13]
• Gerald Myers, Texas Tech University athletic director^[14]
• Arati Prabhakar, director, DARPA
• Ron Reeves^[15]
• Duane Whitaker, actor, screen writer

External links

• Monterey High School

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Notes and References

1. Web site: MONTEREY H S. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
2. Web site: Terry Allen. .thealternateroot.com. August 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234433/http://www.thealternateroot.com/alternate-root-swag-shop/228-new-release-unracked/1403-terry-allen-bottom-of-the-world. March 4, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Gary Ashby. The Baseball Cube. September 4, 2013.
4. Web site: Raymond Beadle. plainsmen.org. August 22, 2013.
5. Web site: Kenny Bernstein. plainsmen.org. August 22, 2013.
6. Web site: Chad Bettis. Baseball Reference. August 22, 2013.
7. Web site: About Dustin Burrows. Dustin Burrows Campaign. November 5, 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20141105072311/http://www.burrows4texas.com/about_dustin. November 5, 2014.
8. Web site: Barry Corbin. Turner Classic Movies. August 22, 2013.
9. Web site: Craig Ehlo. Basketball Reference. August 22, 2013.
10. Web site: Joe Ely. CBS Local Media. August 22, 2013.
11. Web site: Kamie Ethridge . K-State Athletics . August 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123757/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/kamie_ethridge_77275.html . April 2, 2015 .
12. Web site: Glenna Goodacre. plainsmen.org. August 22, 2013.
13. Web site: Donnie Moore. Baseball Reference. August 22, 2013.
14. Web site: Gerald Myers. texastech.com. August 22, 2013.
15. Web site: RON REEVES . lisdhallofhonor.com . May 8, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509024904/http://lisdhallofhonor.com/class-of-2013/2013-lisd-hall-of-honor-inductees/17121299 . May 9, 2015 .