Grapevine High School
| Grapevine High School | |
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3223 Mustang Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051 | |
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| Type | Public, Secondary |
| Motto | "A Century of Tradition" |
| School district | Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D. |
| Principal | Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,169[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Information | 817-251-5210 Fax 817-481-5957 |
| Website | http://www.gcisd-ghs.org/ |
Grapevine High School is a public secondary school at 3223 Mustang Drive in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.
GHS is located in the northeast region of Tarrant County.
Grapevine has been categorized as one of the top 100 high schools in the United States of America by Newsweek magazine, and was named a 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School.[2]. Students come from Cross Timbers Middle School, half of Colleyville Middle School and half of Grapevine Middle School. Although Grapevine High School is in Grapevine, only half of its student body lives in Grapevine, the other half lives in the Colleyville.
Tradition
GHS was established in the late nineteenth century by a group of settlers on the Grapevine prairie. The school had its first graduating class in 1907. In the year 2007, Grapevine celebrated its 100th year centennial as a Texas public high school. The school mascot is the mustang. School colors are red, white and royal blue. Grapevine school pep rallies have been known to be the most spirited pep rallies in the area.
GHS has one of the most active high school alumni associations in the United States. Annually, the Ex-Students Association awards college scholarships, inducts deserving former students and teachers into the Hall of Fame, runs the annual Homecoming Parade on Main Street through historic downtown Grapevine, and sponsors the Alumni Homecoming dinner.
Leadership
Grapevine High School principal, Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth, leads the school into their second century of Mustang excellence. Dr. Hollingsworth came to GHS in 2005 after serving as principal of Stephenville High School, Stephenville ISD (2004–2005), Principal of Dawson Middle School, Carroll ISD (2002–2004), Assistant Principal, Carroll ISD (1997–2002), and classroom teacher, Bedford Jr. High and L.D. Bell High School (1993-1997.) His educational background includes degrees from Texas Christian University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1992), University of North Texas, Master of Education in Educational Administration (1996), and University of North Texas, Doctor of Education in Educational Administration (2005).
Mission statement
The Mission of Grapevine High School, an icon of tradition and innovative educational practices, is to intentionally develop knowledgeable, creative, ethical, and civic-minded leaders through high standards and personalized, relevant, and engaging learning experiences in concert with the community.
Alma mater
On the threshold of tomorrow we'll forget in joy our sorrow
When we think of dear old GHS
We'll remember words of cheer that to many were so dear
Do we love her? Do we love her? Yes!
Grapevine dear Grapevine we know that you'll shine
When on you we so depend
Grapevine dear Grapevine for you our hearts pine
We're for you 'til the end.
RAH, RAH, RAH, MUSTANGS FIGHT!
Fight Song -
Put on your old white sweater with the big red letter
It's a Grapevine victory tonight
O'er the fields we'll plunder as we plow them under
It's a Grapevine victory night!
Sports & Extracurricular Activities
Football
The Mustang football program is led by head football coach and boys athletic coordinator, Dave Henigan. Henigan joined GHS in 2009 from Corsicana High School, where he served as the head football coach and assistant athletic director for five years. He has compiled an overall record of 35-21 with three playoff appearances, and was named District 13-4A Coach of the Year in 2004. Before becoming head coach in Corsicana, Henigan served as the offensive coordinator for Denton Ryan High School from 2002-2004. During that time, Denton Ryan was a state finalist in 2003 and state champion in 2002.
GHS football is as rich in tradition as it is in history. The program began in 1924 as a Conference B school until 1951 when the UIL changed to more familiar 1-A, 2-A, 3-A and 4-A format. In 1980 the largest class, 5-A was added. During the 1986 to 1995 seasons, GHS was classified as a 5-A school. With the opening of a second high school in GCISD, GHS moved to 4-A in 1996 until 2001. Grapevine won the 4-A Football State Championship in 1996 and 1998. The Mustangs moved back to 5-A in 2002.
The Mustang Football program currently plays its home games at Mustang-Panther Stadium located on 3000 Ira E Woods Ave in Grapevine. The stadium can hold 9100 people.
Basketball
Boys Basketball
The Grapevine basketball program has excelled over the past years including 4 playoff appearances and a district championship in 2006. While winning the 2006 district championship coach Darryn Shearmire was recognized to receive the district 5-5A Coach of the Year.
Cross country
The Grapevine High School cross country team has been district champions 22 times ('75,'76,'78,'81-88,'90-94,'96,'98-02,'10) regional champions 9 times ('84,'85,'93-96,'99-01) state runner up 3 times (1994, 00-01) and state champions once (1993).
Baseball & Softball
The Grapevine Baseball Team is split up into four teams. Varsity, Junior Varsity red, Junior Varsity blue, and Freshman. The Mustang baseball team is coached by Tim McCune.
Tennis
The Grapevine High School Mustang tennis is led by head coach Angel Martinez, USPTA, and oasts one of the largest high school tennis programs in Texas. Coach Martinez was named one of two 2009 Starfish National Coaches of the Year by the United States Tennis Association. The award honors coaches who implement a "no-cut" policy for their high school tennis team. Martinez has 25 + years experience as a tennis coach and has been at Grapevine for the past 10 years.
The Mustang Varsity tennis team has been named District Champions in 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009. The team has been Regional Qualifiers in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The Varsity tennis team was the Regional Champion and State Qualifier in 1986. The Mixed Doubles team of Alex Hanno and Haley Holt were State Semi-finalists in Spring of 2008.
The Junior Varsity tennis team has been named the undefeated District Champions in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
In 2008, the Mustang Tennis program was the recipient of unprecedented generosity with the donation of Tennis Field House with locker rooms, concession area, public restrooms, and team room. During the summer of 2009, on-court lighting was installed to the 12 court facility and the courts were resurfaced by the school district. The GHS Tennis Facility is one of the premier public school owned tennis facilities in the area.
Band
The Grapevine High School Mustang Band is a Nationally award winning marching band led by Steve Andre. The band currently competes in the UIL Marching Band Competition as well as various other contests around the country. In the 2008, the Wind Ensemble traveled to China for a Pre-Olympic concert tour. The trip took them to Beijing and Shanghai.
Swimming
The members of the 1998-1999 Grapevine Swimming Team were State Champions. The team has been run by Coach Binghenheimer, Coach Henry, and recently Coach Jau.
Notable alumni and former students
- Bryce Avary, musician, and core of The Rocket Summer
- Bruce Channel, singer known for his #1 hit Hey Baby
- Jenna Dewan, actress and model
- Michael Dyson, Grammy Award Winning Producer
- Norah Jones, singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress
- Nick Leckey, former NFL player for the Cardinals, Rams, and Saints
- Henry Melton, current NFL player for the Chicago Bears
- Shea Salinas, current MLS player for the Philadelphia Union
- Richard Bartel, current NFL player for the Arizona Cardinals
References
- ^ Texas Education Agency - School Directory - type in school number "220906001" and select "view report." Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
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