Mart High School

Mart High School
Address
700 E Navarro St.
Mart, Texas 76664-1714
31°32′28″N 96°49′45″W / 31.541035°N 96.829219°W / 31.541035; -96.829219Coordinates: 31°32′28″N 96°49′45″W / 31.541035°N 96.829219°W / 31.541035; -96.829219
Information
School type Public high school
Established 1906
School district Mart Independent School District
Superintendent Len Williams
Principal Betsy Burnett
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 171[1] (2010)
Color(s)           Purple & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AA
Mascot Panthers/Lady Panthers
Website Mart High School

Mart High School is a public high school located in Mart, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Mart Independent School District located in eastern McLennan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

History

Mart High School was established in 1906 and graduated its first senior class in 1908 and used its main building until 2017. They are building a new high school that will be done in 2019. Integration between Mart and all-black Anderson High school began in 1966 and was fully integrated by 1970 after Anderson High School graduated its last class in 1969.

Mart High School is known statewide for its success on the football field, compiling over 700 wins, ranking them in the top 5 in the state and in the top 20 nationally.

Athletics

The Mart Panthers compete in these sports - [3]

State titles

  • Basketball - [4]
    • 1976 (2A)
  • Football - [5]
    • 1957 (1A), 1969 (1A), 1999 (2A/D1), 2006 (2A/D2), 2010 (1A/D1), 2017 (2A/D1)
  • Boys Golf - [6]
    • 1981 (2A)
  • Boys Track - [7]
    • 1970 (1A), 1978 (1A)

State finalists

  • Football - [8]
    • 1986 (2A), 2000 (2A/D2), 2008 (1A/D1), 2012 (1A/D1)

References

  1. Texas Tribune Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. The Athletics Department
  4. UIL Boys Basketball Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. UIL Football archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. UIL Boys Golf Archives
  7. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. UIL Football archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.


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