Gladewater High School
32°32′50″N 94°57′50″W / 32.5473°N 94.9639°W
| Gladewater High School | |
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| Address | |
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2201 W. Gay Avenue high school | |
| Motto | The Race for EXCELLENCE Has No Finish Line |
| School district | Gladewater Independent School District |
| Principal | Derrick Floyd |
| Teaching staff | 45.96 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 482 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.49[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange & Black |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 3A |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Yearbook | Bear's Tale |
| Website | Gladewater High School |
Gladewater High School is a public high school located in the city of
History
On April 30, 1955, Elvis Presley performed in the school gymnasium. Six teams of tickets sellers were dispatched by the club on April 12 to canvass the area. During the weeks before this show, the Louisiana Hayride heavily promoted it and there were requests from all over the south and Southwest for tickets. The weekend of the show, there was not a vacant hotel or motel room in Gladewater.
By show time, approximately 3,000 country music fans were jammed into the 2,500 seats as the Gladewater High Gymnasium, and everything that would be used to fan the air was brought into service. To protect the basketball floor, a combination covering of paper and canvas was laid down. Admission was $1.00 for adults and 50-cents for children.
A half-hour portion of the show was broadcast nationwide on the
The current campus replaced a previous campus that at the time was 50 years old. Construction on the new campus started in July 1982 built by the Del E. Webb Corporation. Construction was completed in 1983.[4]
Athletics
The Gladewater Bears compete in these sports - [5]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State titles
- Boys Track[6]
- 1985(3A)
- 1961(2A), 1967(2A)
Theater
- One Act Play[7]
Notable alumni
- Daylon Mack, football player[8]
References
- ^ a b c "GLADEWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- ^ "706 Union Avenue Sessions". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Webb Spinner 1979-1983" (PDF).
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL One Act Play Archives
- ^ Zwernman, Brent (16 August 2018). "Daylon Mack hoping to live up to hype in final year at A&M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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