Canadian Independent School District
| Canadian High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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621 South Fifth Street , , 79014 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°54′33″N 100°23′07″W / 35.909198°N 100.385287°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | James Bryant |
| Staff | 29.24 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 293[1] (2023-24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.02[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold[2] |
| Nickname | Wildcats[2] |
| Website | Canadian High School |
Canadian Independent School District is a public school district based in Canadian, Texas, United States.
In addition to Hemphill County, where it serves Canadian and Glazier;[3] it includes a section of Lipscomb County, where it serves Higgins.[4]
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]
Ken King, a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and the South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County. The current president and vice-president of the trustees are Larry Gatlin and Courtney Trollinger, respectively.
Canadian futures trader and hedge fund operator Salem Abraham is a former trustee and board president.
The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year. They repeated that feat during the 2015-2016 school year. Canadian ISD is the very first school in UIL history to win Back to Back titles in both Football and Basketball in consecutive years.
History
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In 1951 the Baker School Annex, which has seven classrooms and had a cost of $90,000, opened.[6]
Woodie E. Beene served as superintendent until he resigned in 1966 so he could become superintendent of Stamford ISD. Joe R. Cullender succeeded him as superintendent; Cullender was previously principal of the high school.[7]
On July 1, 2020 Higgins Independent School District consolidated into Canadian ISD.[8] CISD superintendent Lynn Pulliam stated that he expected the enrollment of Canadian ISD schools to increase by 35, based upon the overall population of the town of Higgins.[9]
Schools
[edit]- Canadian High (Grades 9-12)
- Canadian Middle (Grades 6-8)
- Baker Elementary (Grades 3-5)
- Canadian Elementary (Grades PK-2)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Canadian High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Canadian High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lipscomb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022. - Text list: It refers to Higgins ISD, which consolidated into Canadian ISD on July 1, 2020
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Grade School Annex Completed; Open House Today". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. April 22, 1951. p. 11. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School Head In Canadian Resigns Post". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. September 7, 1966. p. 3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Updated January 28, 2020" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Higgins ISD plans to consolidate with Canadian ISD next year". KFDA. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.