Sweetwater High School (Texas)

Sweetwater High School
Sweetwater High School
Address
	1205 Ragland St.; Sweetwater, Texas 79556-2438; United States
Coordinates	32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°WCoordinates: 32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Sweetwater Independent School District
Principal	Jeff Perez
Teaching staff	39.57 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	535 (2019–2017)
Student to teacher ratio	13.52
Color(s)	Red & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Mustang
Website	Sweetwater High School

Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics[]

The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports:

volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, soccer and softball^[3]^{[citation needed]}

Sweetwater High School's football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 690 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings.^{[citation needed]}

State titles[]

Football – ^[4]
- 1985(4A)
Boys Golf – ^[5]
- 1972(3A), 1973(3A), 2001(3A)
Girls Track – ^[6]
- 1984(4A)

Notable alumni[]

Willie Amos, CFL player of the Edmonton Eskimos
Sammy Baugh, Known as Slingin Sammy Baugh, played for the Sweetwater Mustangs (quarter back), Texas Christian University, Washington Redskins (1937–1952).
John Layfield, WWE/WCW Wrestler
Charles Perry, Republican member of the Texas House from Lubbock, graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1980.
Bulldog Turner, former professional football player for the Chicago Bears.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "SWEETWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ "Sweetwater High School The Athletics Department". theathleticsdepartment.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.
^ "Lone Star Football Network".
^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bulldog Turner". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

External links[]

Sweetwater ISD website

[NCES-1] "SWEETWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[2] "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.

[3] "Sweetwater High School The Athletics Department". theathleticsdepartment.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.

[4] "Lone Star Football Network".

[5] UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine

[6] UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Bulldog Turner". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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Sweetwater High School
Address

1205 Ragland St. Sweetwater , Texas 79556-2438 United States
Coordinates	32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W / 32.4805; -100.4054Coordinates: 32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W / 32.4805; -100.4054
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Sweetwater Independent School District
Principal	Jeff Perez
Teaching staff	39.57 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	535 (2019–2017)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.52 ^[1]
Color(s)	Red & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Mustang
Website	Sweetwater High School