S. H. Rider High School Explained

S. H. Rider High School
District:Wichita Falls Independent School District
Coordinates:33.8623°N -98.5695°W
Schooltype:Public secondary
Grades:9–12
Closed:May 24th 2024
Staff:102.79 (FTE)
Ratio:14.79
Enrollment:1,520 (2018-19)[1]
Streetaddress:4611 Cypress Avenue
City:Wichita Falls
County:Wichita
State:Texas
Zipcode:76310
Motto:One Family, One Team
Nickname:Raiders
Colors:  Black and gold
Rivals:Wichita Falls High School

S.H. Rider High School was a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It was part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District. The school opened in 1961 and served students in grades nine through twelve.

History

The school opened for classes in the fall of 1961. It was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949.[2]

Although Rider did not open until seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, none of Wichita Falls's high schools integrated their classes until the late 1960s.[3]

Rider shut its’ doors permanently at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, with two new high schools, Legacy High and Memorial High, near completion.[4] Students were transferred to one of the new high schools depending on which zone they lived in. The campus will sit vacant until a potential school bond election in 2027 is proposed to convert it into a middle school.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016–2017 academic year, 59.3% of Rider's graduates were white, 22.3% were Hispanic, 9.8% were African American, 4.3% were Asian, 1.6% were American Indian, 0.3% were Pacific Islander, and 2.4% were multiracial.[6]

Academics

During the 2016–2017 school year, 8.2% of Rider students were in the school's gifted and talented education program.[7] Another 10.4% of Rider students were in the school's special education program.

In 2016, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) gave Rider an academic accountability rating of "Met standard". In 2018, the TEA began grading schools in five key areas of performance.[8] In 2017, four "preliminary" grades were given to Rider: a B, two Cs, and a D.

Sports

In 1970, Wichita Falls Independent School District built Memorial Stadium, the first high school stadium in Texas with AstroTurf.[9] Seating capacity is over 14,500.[10]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RIDER H S. National Center for Education Statistics. May 13, 2020.
  2. Rider High School yearbook (1962). " S(tephen) H. Rider". Reproduced on the Wichita Falls Independent School District website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. [Skip Hollandsworth|Hollandsworth, Skip]
  4. News: Final day of high school at Hirschi, Rider, WFHS confirmed . Joshua . Hoggard . January 18, 2023 . Texoma’s Home Page . December 28, 2023.
  5. News: WFISD school board discuss middle school plans . Spencer R. . Smith . August 15, 2023 . . December 28, 2023.
  6. [Texas Education Agency]
  7. Author unidentified (2017). " Rider High School". The Texas Tribune, Austin-based nonprofit journalism website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. Sweeten-Shults, Lara (January 6, 2017). " WFISD Scores Cs, Ds on Preliminary Ratings Report". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  9. Sherrod, Rick (2013). Texas High School Football Dynasties. The History Press / Arcadia Publishing, p. 77. .
  10. Author unidentified (date not given). " Memorial Stadium". Midwestern State University "Athletics" website. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  11. News: D-Backs Rookie Chase Anderson on Childhood, Lawn Mowing . Bordow . Scott . May 22, 2014 . . May 27, 2014.
  12. Web site: Newberry: Ryan Brasier out from behind the plate and throwing in 2018 World Series. Andy. Newberry. Times Record News.
  13. Kinney, Makayla (November 7, 2012). " Frank Plans to Maintain Job Growth". The Wichitan, news website at Midwestern State University. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  14. Web site: Steve Railsback, S H Rider High School, Class of 1966 . classfinders.com . December 28, 2023.
  15. Jones, Carolyn (February 4, 1977). "'Man Without Country' Free To Come Home After 10 Years". Wichita Falls Times, pp. 1, 2. Mentions Satin's S. H. Rider graduation. Includes quotes from one of his Rider teachers.
  16. [Dana L. Cloud|Cloud, Dana L.]
  17. Gholson, Nick (August 25, 2011). "Rider's 50 Best in 50 Years". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper.
  18. Web site: Mike. Hendren. Rider Graduate Signs with Titans. KWFS (AM), Wichita Falls radio station. May 27, 2014. May 14, 2014.
  19. Web site: Duncan. Zach. Rider Receiver Eric Ward Now Headed to Texas Tech Instead of OU. Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper. May 27, 2014. January 13, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116002909/http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2009/jan/13/changing-route-rider-receiver-eric-ward-now-to/. January 16, 2009. dead. mdy-all.

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