Gladewater High School

32°32′50″N 94°57′50″W / 32.5473°N 94.9639°W / 32.5473; -94.9639

Gladewater High School
Address
Map
2201 W. Gay Avenue

Gladewater
,
Texas
75647

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoThe Race for EXCELLENCE Has No Finish Line
School districtGladewater Independent School District
PrincipalDerrick Floyd
Teaching staff42.37 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment459 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.83[1]
Color(s)    Orange & Black
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 3A
MascotBear
YearbookBear's Tale
WebsiteGladewater High School

Gladewater High School is a public high school located in the city of Gladewater, Texas, United States and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Gladewater Independent School District located in southeast Upshur County and northwest Gregg County. Gladewater High School is actually located in Upshur County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

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 CBS radio network, and the entire evening was aired on KWKH in Shreveport and KTHS in Little Rock. [3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "GLADEWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ^ "706 Union Avenue Sessions". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  4. ^ "Webb Spinner 1979-1983" (PDF).
  5. ^ The Athletics Department
  6. ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ UIL One Act Play Archives
  8. ^ 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.