Petersburg High School (Texas) Explained

Petersburg High School
Motto:"The Buffalo Way, Every Day!"
Type:Public
Schooltype:high school
District:Petersburg Independent School District
Grades:PK-12
Principal:Richie Tarbet
Teaching Staff:24.65 (FTE)
Ratio:11.08
Enrollment:273 (2017–18)[1]
Colors: Black & Gold
Conference:UIL Class A
Mascot:Buffalo/Lady Buff
Streetaddress:1411 West 4th Street
City:Petersburg
State:Texas
Zipcode:79250-0169
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.8716°N -101.6031°W
Homepage:Petersburg High School

Petersburg High School is a public high school located in Petersburg, Texas (USA), a small farming community in the southern panhandle portion of the state and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. The school is part of the Petersburg Independent School District which encompasses the southeastern corner of Hale County and reaches into portions of Floyd and Crosby counties. In 2015, the school was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

The school has a rich history of excellence in academics as well as athletics. During the 1960s and 1970s, Petersburg was well known in the area for producing outstanding football teams which competed under the state's University Interscholastic League (UIL) authority. Due to a decrease in the local population, the school now plays six-man football sanctioned by the UIL.[3]

The Petersburg Buffaloes also compete in the following sports - [4] Baseball and Softball

State Titles

State Finalist

Band

The school's band was equally notable, annually producing Division I rankings (the UIL's top rank) over a period spanning more than two decades.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PETERSBURG SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. December 29, 2019.
  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://www.uil.utexas.edu/2008align/pdf/1A_D1_fb_sixman.pdf UIL pdf file
  4. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Petersburg/ The Athletics Department
  5. http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=8 Lone Star Football Network
  6. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-boys UIL Boys Basketball Archives