Sundown High School Explained

Sundown High School
Streetaddress:511 East 7th Street
City:Sundown
State:Texas
Zipcode:79372-1110
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.46°N -102.4853°W
Schooltype:high school
Type:Public
District:Sundown Independent School District
Principal:Jeremy Griffith
Superintendent:Brent Evans
Grades:9-12
Conference:UIL Class AA
Mascot:Roughneck Joe
Yearbook:Gusher
Enrollment:181 (2022-23)[1]
Colors: Royal Blue & Red

Sundown High School is a public high school located in Sundown, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Sundown Independent School District located in southern Hockley County. The school is widely recognized for its stellar academics, great cross country program, and, like most small Texas towns, its football team. In 2017–2018, the school won the UIL Lone Star Cup for 2A.

Athletics

The Sundown Roughnecks compete in the following sports:[2]

State titles

Band

As of 2021, the Sundown High School marching band holds records at the UIL State Marching Band Competition for most total appearances (28) and most finals appearances (26).[7] [8]

^were co-champion with Throckmorton High School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SUNDOWN H S. National Center for Education Statistics. August 19, 2024.
  2. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Sundown/ The Athletics Department
  3. http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-girls-school-search/2d1aacd18b9849d0a83f5ceb4d7f44db/ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  4. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-boys.php UIL Boys Cross Country Archives
  5. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-girls.php UIL Girls Cross Country Archives
  6. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/golf-girls.php UIL Girls Golf Archives
  7. Web site: Marching Band State Leaderboard - does not include most recent results . . 5 December 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 State Marching Band Results - click 2A filter to see Sundown's results. . . 5 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130215343/https://www.smbc.uiltexas.org/ . 30 November 2021 . live.
  9. http://uil100.org/archives/music/marching-band.php UIL Marching Band Archives