Fort Davis High School

Coordinates: 30°35′14″N 103°53′55″W / 30.5871°N 103.8986°W / 30.5871; -103.8986

Fort Davis High School
Address
400 Buckeye
Fort Davis, Texas 79734-1339
United States
Information
School type Public high school
School district Fort Davis Independent School District
Principal Graydon Hicks
Grades 7-12
Enrollment 102[1] (2010)
Color(s)           Green & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class A
Mascot Indians/Lady Indians
Yearbook The Indian
Website Fort Davis High School website

Fort Davis High School is a public high school located in the unincorporated community of Fort Davis, in central Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The school is operated by the Fort Davis Independent School District and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. In 2013, the school was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Segregated Schools

Fort Davis, like other Texas communities, formerly had racially segregated schools,[3] with the "White" school on the site of the present-day Fort Davis High School. The "Mexican school" was located at the current site of Dirks-Anderson Elementary School in Fort Davis.

Athletics

The Fort Davis Indians compete in the following sports [4]

Cross Country, Volleyball, 6-Man Football, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track & Baseball

State Titles

  • Volleyball [5]
    • 1980(1A)
  • One Act Play [6]
    • 1945(All)
  • Cross Examination Debate
    • 2010

References

  1. ↑ Texas Tribune
  2. ↑ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  3. ↑ National Park Service - Fort Davis Administrative History - Chapter Two: Closing a Fort, Preserving a Memory: Private Power and Public Initiative in Fort Davis, 1890-1941 Discusses racially segregated schools in Fort Davis.
  4. ↑ The Athletics Department
  5. ↑ UIL Volleyball Archives Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ UIL One Act Play Archives Archived June 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.


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