MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL (MESQUITE, TEXAS)

:''For other uses, see Mesquite High School (disambiguation).''

'Mesquite High School' is a high school in Mesquite, Texas. The school serves the central portion of Mesquite and a small portion of Balch Springs.
Mesquite High, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The total enrollment in 2002 was 2562; the school is therefore under the UIL AAAAA division. Stormy the Skeeter is the school mascot, and the school colors are maroon and white.

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Athletics

Feeder patterns

Notable Alumni

External links

Athletics

The school fields several athletic teams in UIL 5A competition, including a football team that won the 5A Division I State Championship in 2001, and runner up in 4A Division I State Championship in 1974, losing to the Brazoswood Bucs. The school is noted for their football team but has come to be recognized by all of it's sporting programs. The skeeters mens basketball team has made it deep into the playoffs for the past couple of years (2006)and last year made it to the state championship tournement(2007). The skeeters are also known for their VolleyBall team who went undefeated last year and lost far into the playoffs. Mesquite high school also has a rifle team that has been ranked #1 and #2 in the nation for the past couple of years.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Mesquite High School: Black, Gentry (south of the creek and west of Wilkinson Drive), Gray (east of Pioneer), Hanby, Tisinger, Mackey (north of Lasater Road), Moss, and Shaw.
Agnew, A.C. New, and Wilkinson Middle Schools feed into Mesquite High School.

Notable Alumni

Dusty Mangum - place kicker for the Texas Longhorns - kicked the winning field goal in the 2005 Rose Bowl, the first time the Rose Bowl has ever been decided by a field goal as time expired.

External links

★ Mesquite High School