Public school in Big Spring, Texas, United States
Big Spring High School is a public high school located in Big Spring, Texas and classified as a 4A Division I school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Big Spring Independent School District located in north central Howard County . The high school building was dedicated on March 23, 1952. The dedication address was given by J.W. Edgar, State Commissioner of Education. This was the first new high school built in 35 years, and the third in the districts history.[ 2] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard " by the Texas Education Agency .[ 3] [needs update? ]
UIL academic events
The Big Spring Steers compete in the following UIL academic events.
Events below have both team and individual components unless specifically noted otherwise. Sanctioned high school academic events are:
Accounting
Calculator applications
Computer applications (individual competition only)
Computer science
Congressional debate
Current issues and events
Literary criticism
Mathematics
Number sense
Ready writing (individual competition only)
Science
Social studies
Spelling and vocabulary
Speech (an award is given to the top overall school in speech events; the award does not qualify students for advancement)
Journalism (an award is given to the top overall school in journalism events; the award does not qualify students for advancement)
One act play (team competition plus individual awards that do not lead to advancement)
UIL academic state meet
State titles
Individual
Calculator applications[ 4]
Congressional debate[ 5]
Editorial writing[ 6]
Feature writing[ 7]
Lincoln-Douglas debate[ 8]
2005(4A), 2011(3A), 2015(4A),[ 9] 2016(4A) [ 10]
Mathematics[ 11]
News writing[ 12]
Number sense[ 14]
Persuasive speaking[ 15]
Prose interpretation[ 16]
Spelling[ 17]
1977(4A), 2001(4A), 2023 (4A)
Typing[ 18]
Team
Other state placings
1947
1990
2002
Octa-finalists: cross-examination debate
2003
3rd place persuasive extemporaneous speaking
2004
2005
2006
Quarter-finalists: cross-examination debate
2009
2010
2012
2014
2015
2016
2017
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
Athletics
The Big Spring Steers compete in these sports: cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, golf, tennis, track, softball & baseball.[ 20]
The school competes in class 4A in all sports except for swimming and diving which competes in class 5A
State titles
Team
Individual
Boys triple jump[ 22]
Girls long jump[ 23]
Boys 800 meter[ 24]
Boys 800 meter[ 24]
Girls triple jump[ 24]
State finalists
State semi-finalists
Other state placings
2011(3A)
2nd place girls long jump
2nd place boys long jump
2nd place girls 400 relay
2nd place girls 800 relay
3rd place triple jump
Girls track 2nd place team[ 28]
2012(3A)
9th place boys powerlifting SHW
2017 (4A)
2nd place boys 1600 relay
4th place boys 400 meter
5th place boys 300 hurdles
6th place boys 400 relay
6th place boys 800 relay
4th place girls 400 meter
4th place girls discus
2021 (4A)
2022(4A D1)
7th Place Boys powerlifting 123
7th Place Girls powerlifting 132
7th Place Girls Powerlifting 220
8th Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
2nd Place Girls Powerlifting 259
2023(4A D1)
5th Place Girls Powerlifting 220
4th Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
2nd Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
Notable alumni
References
^ a b c "BIG SPRING H S" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 21, 2024 .
^ "BSISD Schools" . Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF) . Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ "UIL Spring Meet - Results" .
^ "UIL Congressional Debate State Meet 2016 - Awards" (PDF) . University Interscholastic League .
^ UIL Editorial Writing Champions Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Feature Writing Champions Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "UIL Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champions" . Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite" .
^ a b "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite" .
^ "UIL Spring Meet - Results" .
^ UIL News Writing Champions Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Leaguer - May 1990 Archives" (PDF) . University Interscholastic League .
^ "UIL Number Sense Champions" . Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ UIL Persuasive Speaking Champions
^ "UIL Prose Intrpretation Champions" . Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ UIL Spelling Champions
^ "UIL Typing Champions" . Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ UIL Journalism Team Champions Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Athletics Department
^ "Final UIL Team Results 2006" . Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ "2010 3A Boys Triple Jump Results" . Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ "2011 3A Girls long jump Results" . Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-21 .
^ a b c "STATE TRACK: Big Spring's Gonzales, Mathews cap off careers with gold" . 14 May 2017.
^ UIL Football Archives
^ UIL Baseball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Daniel "Bubba" Franks bio (2000 NFL draft preview) on packers.com , the official website of the Green Bay Packers
^ "Stephan Pyles taps his truck-stop roots for newest culinary oasis | Dallas Morning News" . Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-16 .
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