Midland High School (Midland, Texas)

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Midland High School
The main entrance of Midland High School
Location
Midland, Texas
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1926
School district Midland Independent School District
Principal Mr. Jeff Horner
Grades 10th - 12th
Color(s) Purple      and Gold     
Athletics Football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, track, soccer, softball, swimming, golf, tennis, cheerleading
Athletics conference District 3-5A
Mascot Bulldog
Website Midland High School

Midland High School (officially Midland Senior High School) is a public high school located in Midland, Texas and is part of Midland Independent School District. The original Midland High School was built in 1926 and was moved twenty-three years later to a new building in 1949 where it currently sits today. In recent years, Midland High School has received major renovations including complete asbestos removal and new science wing. Also, renovations to their large gym including new floors and new bleachers. The practice field of the Midland High football team Memorial Stadium has also received a new turf.

Midland High School hosts only high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors (10th-12th grades) as Midland Freshman High School serves as a feeder school hosting freshman high school students. Both Midland High School and Midland Freshman High School use the same school mascot, the Midland High Bulldog. Also, the freshmen year of each class the Midland Freshmen school holds a Bulldog Beauty contest where real English bulldogs come and the Freshmen class votes on their class mascot. This dog stays and remains their class mascot through their senior year.

Since the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year, the school principal of Midland High School has been Ms. Linda Jolly. The current principal is Mr. Jeff Horner.

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[edit] Alma Mater

  • All hail, all hail to dear old Midland,

Alma mater true, You've brought us all our happiness, in all our school days through. Our love will be your glory, Our faith is true and bold. Our spirits hold your banners high The Purple and the Gold!

[edit] Fight Song

  • On ye Bulldogs, on ye bulldogs

Fight right through that line. Ever onward ever forward, We will win or die, rah rah rah. On ye Bulldogs, on ye Bulldogs, Fight for victory. Fight Bulldogs, fight, fight, fight, and win this game. Yeah Purple, Yeah Gold, Yeah Bulldogs Go, Go, Go Midland fight, Midland fight, yeah Midland fight Midland fight, Midland fight, yeah Midland fight On ye Bulldogs, on ye bulldogs Fight right through that line. Ever onward ever forward, We will win or die, rah rah rah. On ye Bulldogs, on ye Bulldogs, Fight for victory. Fight Bulldogs, fight, fight, fight, and win this game.

[edit] Academics

Midland High stresses academics as the most important part of life as a student. Over the course of 2003-2004, Midland High produced 5 National Merit Finalists, 11 National Merit Commended Scholars, 3 National Hispanic Scholars, and 2 National Hispanic Honorable Mention Scholars.

[edit] Sports

  • In 2006, Midland High School's baseball team returned to the state baseball tournament only to lose in the state semi-finals to eventual state and national champion The Woodlands 5-3
  • In 2002, Midland High School's football team ended a state record playoff drought by advancing to the state championship game.But lost in the last 17 seconds on a hail mary losing 33-32.
  • In 2001, Midland High School's baseball team won the state championship beating Austin High in the finals 4-2.
  • In 1998, Midland High School's boys basketball team won the state championship 63-51 over San Antonio Taft.
  • In 1994, Midland High School's boys basketball team advanced to the state semi-finals losing 86-51 to eventual state champion Sugar Land Willowridge.
  • In 1994, Midland High School's boys soccer team advanced to the state semi-finals losing 1-0 to Tyler Lee.
  • In 1973, Midland High School's boys baseball team won the state championship.
  • In 1965 and 1966, Midland High School's woman's swim team won two consecutive state titles.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links

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