Celina High School (Texas)

Celina High School
Address
3455 North Preston Road
Celina, Texas 75009
United States
Coordinates 33°19′25″N 96°46′40″W / 33.323659°N 96.777901°W / 33.323659; -96.777901Coordinates: 33°19′25″N 96°46′40″W / 33.323659°N 96.777901°W / 33.323659; -96.777901
Information
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
School district Celina Independent School District
Principal Dave Wilson, Lori Gibbs, and Lance Lemberg
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 629[1] (2014-2015)
Color(s)           Orange & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA
Mascot Bobcat Bennie
Nickname Bobcats
Website Celina High School

Celina High School is a public high school located in Celina, Texas, United States. It is part of the Celina Independent School District located in northwestern Collin County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

The Celina Bobcats compete in the following sports:[3]

Football

The Celina Bobcat football team was featured in the Kenny Chesney video Boys Of Fall. Chesney visited the school in 2010.[4]

State titles

Celina High School is best known for its dominating football program – it has eight state championships, tied with Southlake Carroll & Katy for the most in Texas. The 1974 title was in Class B (now Class A) and was a co-championship with Big Sandy High School (one of the all-time dominant teams) while the 2007 title was in Class AAA; the other six titles were in Class AA. In total, the Celina Bobcats have won 20 state titles across 6 sports

  • Football - [5]
    • 1974(B) (Co-Champ), 1995(2A), 1998(2A/D2), 1999(2A/D2), 2000(2A/D2), 2001(2A/D2), 2005(2A/D2), 2007(3A/D2)
  • Girls Cross Country - [6]
    • 2002(3A), 2003(3A)
  • Baseball - [7]
    • 2002(2A)
  • Boys Track - [8]
    • 1969(B), 1970(B), 1991(2A), 2012(3A), 2013(3A)
  • Girls Track - [9]
    • 1994(2A), 1995(2A), 2003(3A)
  • Softball - [10]
    • 2011(3A)

State finalists

  • Football – [11]
    • 2006(3A/D2), 2008(3A/D2), 2015(4A/D2)

Fine arts

The Celina High School Band particularly excels at concert band. It has received eleven consecutive sweepstakes awards and recently won a double state championship in the Outstanding Performance Series (OPS), but it has also obtained many other awards in both concert and marching band, including a trip to the UIL State marching competition in 2005.

The Celina Choir department has won numerous competitions.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

G.A. Moore Most successful head coach in Texas high school football history

References

  1. ↑ Nces.ed.gov
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ The Athletics Department
  4. ↑ Kenny Chesney and Celina High School
  5. ↑ Lone Star Football Network
  6. ↑ UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ UIL Softball Archives
  11. ↑ Lone Star Football Network
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