Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, Texas)

Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville High School
Address
	1210 Corinth Road; Jacksonville, Texas 75766-0631; United States
Coordinates	31°57′12″N 95°15′04″W / 31.9533°N 95.2512°W
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Jacksonville Independent School District
Principal	Karen Kubara
Staff	86.73 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,364 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.73
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	UIL District 17 Class 5A
Mascot	Fightin' Indians/Maidens
Website	Jacksonville High School

Jacksonville High School is a 5A public high school located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. It is part of the Jacksonville Independent School District located in north central Cherokee County. For the 2021–22 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Current

Jacksonville High School has recently undergone the first major construction since the late '50s and is now more open to accommodate for the recent switch to a 5A public high school.

Athletics

The Jacksonville Indians compete in the following sports:^[3]

Football

Jacksonville and rival Nacogdoches played in the longest high-school football game in history, a 12-overtime affair in 2010 which resulted in Jacksonville winning 84-81.^[4] Only four years later the two would play a (short, by comparison) five-overtime game, with Jacksonville again winning, this time 85-79.^[5]

State Titles

Boys Basketball - ^[6]
- 1956(2A)
One Act Play - ^[7]
- 1952(1A), 1956(1A), 1960(3A)
Honor Band (Texas Music Educators Association) - [1]
- 1984-1985 school year(4A)

Notable alumni

Jerry Aldridge, former NFL running back
Kevin Aldridge, former NFL defensive end
Toby Gowin, former NFL punter
Marshall Johnson, former NFL wide receiver
Pete Lammons, former NFL tight end
Margo Martindale, Emmy-winning actress of stage, TV shows, and films
Josh McCown, NFL quarterback
Luke McCown, former NFL quarterback
Neal McCoy, country music singer
James Noble, former NFL wide receiver
Lee Ann Womack, country music singer
Grady Nutt, Christian minister and humorist
Deborah Yates, Tony Award-nominated actress and dancer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "JACKSONVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ The Athletic Department
^ "Jacksonville beats Nacogdoches 84-81 in 12 overtimes".
^ "Carter McCown + Jacksonville Beat Nacogdoches 85-79 in Five-Overtime Thriller".
^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Jacksonville ISD
JHS Alumni (new site)
JHS Alumni (old site)

[NCES-1] "JACKSONVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[2] "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[3] The Athletic Department

[4] "Jacksonville beats Nacogdoches 84-81 in 12 overtimes".

[5] "Carter McCown + Jacksonville Beat Nacogdoches 85-79 in Five-Overtime Thriller".

[6] UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

[7] UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine

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