La Vernia High School

Coordinates: 29°21′08″N 98°07′24″W / 29.3521°N 98.1233°W / 29.3521; -98.1233

La Vernia High School
Address
225 Bluebonnet Rd.
La Vernia, Texas 78121-9554
United States
Information
School type Public high school
School district La Vernia Independent School District
Principal Kimberley Martin
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 861[1] (2012)
Color(s)                Blue, Black & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA
Mascot Bears/Lady Bears
Website La Vernia High School

La Vernia High School is a public high school located in La Vernia, Texas (USA). It is part of the La Vernia Independent School District located in northern Wilson 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

Sports

The La Vernia Bears compete in these sports [3]

  • Volleyball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Baseball
  • Softball

State Titles

  • Cross Country -
    • 3rd Place, 2016(4A)[4]

Scandal

In March 2017, an investigation into the La Vernia Football program was opened as a result of reports of sexual assault within the football program. Thirteen high school student athletes were arrested in connection to the sexual assault case.[5][6]

.

Fine Arts

La Vernia High School currently fields a Marching Band, three concert bands, a choir, and a One Act Play Troupe.

Concert Band

La Vernia High School has three concert bands which includes:

  • the Wind Ensemble
  • the Symphonic Band
  • the Concert Band

Marching Band

The La Vernia Mighty Bear Band participated in the 2011 3A UIL State Marching Championships and placed 16th.

State Titles

  • One Act Play -

References

  1. ↑ Texas Tribune
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ The Athletics Department
  4. ↑ MileSplit USA
  5. ↑ Minyvonne Burke (March 28, 2017). "Tx. high school students arrested in hazing scandal". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Caleb Downs (April 12, 2017). "Mugshots: La Vernia athletics hazing scandal arrests climb to 13". My San Antonio. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.