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Sweetwater High School (Texas)

Coordinates: 32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W / 32.4805; -100.4054
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Sweetwater High School
Address
Map
1205 Ragland St.

,
79556-2438

United States
Coordinates32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W / 32.4805; -100.4054
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtSweetwater Independent School District
PrincipalScott Cottenoir
Teaching staff42.62 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment523 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.27[1]
Color(s)    Red & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA
MascotMustang
WebsiteSweetwater High School

Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2] The first high school in Sweetwater, Texas opened in 1912, and was called, "Sweetwater High School." It stood on the southwest corner of the campus. In 1927, a new high school building, called "Newman High School", opened. The school building stood on the southeast side of the campus, adjacent to the Sweetwater High School structure built in 1912. Also in 1927, the high school's mascot changed from the Salty Pups to the Sweetwater Mustangs. In 1967, a new high school building called, "Sweetwater High School" was completed right behind Newman High School. Soon after the new Sweetwater High School opened, the Newman High School building was razed.

Newman/Sweetwater High School is one of only a handful of high schools in the country with two alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh and Clyde "Bulldog" Turner.[3]

Athletics

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The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports:

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball, Soccer and Softball.

Sweetwater High School's Mustangs Football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Mustang Bowl opened for its first game against the Brownwood Lions on September 15, 1939.

Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 690 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings. [citation needed]

State titles

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  • Football – [4]
    • 1985(4A)
  • Boys Golf – [5]
    • 1972(3A), 1973(3A), 2001(3A)
  • Girls Track – [6]
    • 1984(4A)

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SWEETWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ^ "Hall of Famers - High Schools". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lone Star Football Network".
  5. ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Bulldog Turner". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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