Sundown High School

Sundown High School
Address
Map
511 East 7th Street

Sundown
,
Texas
79372-1110

United States
Coordinates33°27′36″N 102°29′07″W / 33.459988°N 102.485349°W / 33.459988; -102.485349
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtSundown Independent School District
SuperintendentBrent Evans
PrincipalJeremy Griffith
Grades9-12
Enrollment181 (2022-23)[1]
Color(s)    Royal Blue & Red
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AA
MascotRoughneck Joe
YearbookGusher
Websitewww.sundownisd.com

Sundown High School is a public high school located in Sundown, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Sundown Independent School District located in southern Hockley County. The school is widely recognized for its stellar academics, great cross country program, and, like most small Texas towns, its football team. In 2017–2018, the school won the UIL Lone Star Cup for 2A.

Athletics

The Sundown Roughnecks compete in the following sports:[2]

State titles

  • Girls' Basketball [3]
    • 1961(1A)
    • 1962(1A)
    • 1963(1A)
  • Boys' Cross Country [4]
    • 1988(1A)
    • 1989(1A)
    • 1990(2A)
    • 1992(2A)
    • 1994(2A)
    • 1995(2A)
    • 2005(1A)
    • 2007(1A)
    • 2010(1A)
    • 2016(2A)
  • Girls' Cross Country [5]
    • 2005(1A)
    • 2006(1A)
    • 2014(2A)
    • 2016(2A)
  • Girls' Golf [6]
    • 1983(1A)

Band

As of 2021, the Sundown High School marching band holds records at the UIL State Marching Band Competition for most total appearances (28) and most finals appearances (26).[7][8]

  • Marching Band State Champions [9]
    • 1987(1A)
    • 1988(1A)
    • 1989(1A)
    • 2003(1A)^
    • 2005(1A)
    • 2009(1A)
    • 2011(1A)

^were co-champion with Throckmorton High School

References

  1. ^ "SUNDOWN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ The Athletics Department
  3. ^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  4. ^ UIL Boys Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Marching Band State Leaderboard - does not include most recent results". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 State Marching Band Results - click 2A filter to see Sundown's results". University Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ UIL Marching Band Archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine



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