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Paris High School (Texas)
Paris High School is a public high school serving students grades 9–12 located in the city of Paris, Texas, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Lamar County, Texas, and is zoned to Paris and its immediate surroundings. It is one of the two high schools in the Paris Independent School District and is in University Interscholastic League, UIL region 4A, In 2022, the school was rated "meets requirements" by the Texas Education Agency. Athletics The Paris Wildcats compete in the following sports: * Baseball * Basketball * Cross country running, Cross country * American football, Football * Golf * Powerlifting * Softball * Soccer * Swimming * Tennis * Track and field * Volleyball State championships * Football – ** 1980 (4A) ** 1988 (4A) Notable people * Raymond Berry. American football player and coach * Marsha Farney, a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 20 in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County, is a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Texas
Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River County during the Republic of Texas. By 1840, population growth necessitated the organization of a new county. George Washington Wright, who had served in the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas as a representative from Red River County, was a major proponent of the new county. The Fifth Congress established the new county on December 17, 1840, and named it after Mirabeau B. Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding. The 1916 fire destroyed almost half the town and caused an estimated $11 million in property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
