Mercedes High School

Mercedes High School
Address
1200 South Florida Street
Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas 78570
United States
Coordinates 26.137212 -97.908764
Information
Type Public school
School district Mercedes Independent School District
Principal Orlando Rodriguez[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1028[2] (2015)
Color(s)      Black
     Burnt Orange
     White
Mascot Tigers
Yearbook The Bengal
Website Mercedes Tigers

Mercedes High School is a public high school located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Mercedes, Texas, and is part of the Mercedes Independent School District.

The school has a little over 1000 students[3] and the current administration includes Principal Mr. Orlando Rodriguez, Assistant Principals, Mr. Ricardo Hinojosa, Ms. Debra Wilson, and Ms. Elizabeth Perez, and Dean of Instruction, Ms. Angela De La Fuente.[4]

History

Mercedes High School was originally located at 837 S Ohio St. until a new high school was built sometime in the early 1900s. The old high school is now Leon R. Graham Elementary, which serves 6th graders. In 2002 a new complex was added to the southeast part of the school called the Career and Technical Education Unit. In 2010, MHS plans to open new Physics labs located just outside the east and west I-halls and a new P.E. locker room located just north of the gymnasium. Mercedes High School's notable accomplishments include their division I boys soccer team winning their division's region final against Westlake High School in 2007, where they won 2-1.

Sports

According to Mercedes High School's Athletic Directory, the school offers the following sports programs: [5]

  • Baseball
  • Boys' Basketball
  • Boys' Cross Country
  • Boys' Golf
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Boys' Track
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Girls' Athletics
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Girls' Cross Country
  • Girls' Golf
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Girls' Tennis
  • Girls' Track
  • Jr. High Athletics
  • Powerlifting
  • Softball
  • Sports Medicine
  • Tennis
  • Tiger Beat
  • Volleyball

Notable alumni

Coordinates: 26°08′14″N 97°54′32″W / 26.137212°N 97.908764°W / 26.137212; -97.908764

References

  1. ↑ Mercedes High School (August 7, 2014). "Mercedes High School Campus Profile". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Great Schools (2015). http://www.greatschools.org/texas/mercedes/4725-Mercedes-High-School/. Retrieved May 4, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Great Schools (2015). http://www.greatschools.org/texas/mercedes/4725-Mercedes-High-School/. Retrieved May 4, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Mercedes High School (August 7, 2014). "Mercedes High School Campus Profile". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mercedes High School (August 7, 2014). "Athletics Directory". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Natalia Anciso (2015). "Natalia Anciso - Biography". Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Eduardo Ramirez (January 31, 2014). ""Elida Reyna Performs Tonight Looks Back At Her Past, Forward to Her Future"". The Monitor. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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