Arp High School is a public high school located in

Arp, Texas Arp is a city in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area. According to the United States Census Bureau. The population was 892 in the 2020 census. History The area where the town of Arp ...

, United States, and classified as a 3A school by the

University Interscholastic League The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest organi ...

(UIL). It is part of the

Arp Independent School District Arp Independent School District is a public school district based in Arp, Texas, Arp, Texas (United States, USA). Finances As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $369,413,000. The maintenance ta ...

located in far southeastern Smith County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Athletics

The Arp Tigers compete in these sports - Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Golf, Track, Softball & Baseball Basketball coach

Guy Lewis Guy Vernon Lewis II (March 19, 1922 – November 26, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston from 1956 to 1986. Lewis led his Houston Cougars to five appearan ...

, an alumnus of the school, was on the basketball and football teams while a student there in the 1930s.Ashley Southall, "Storied basketball coach helped integrate game", ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' (via the ''New York Times''; November 27, 2015), p. B4.

State titles

''Arp'' (UIL) **2006(2A) Boys Basketball **2007 (2A) Boys Track Semi-Finalist **2000 (2A) Football **2001 (2A) Football **2016 (3A) Football State finalist **2008 (2A) Boys Basketball Arp Industrial (PVIL) State Championship 1949 Basketball (1A) PVIL 1965 Basketball (1A) PVIL

Notable alumni

DeMarvion Overshown DeMarvion Germanic Lee Overshown (born August 13, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas. Early years Overshown attended Arp High School in Arp ...

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

linebacker for the

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisi ...

, successful hall of fame men’s basketball coach for the University of Houston Cougars from 1956 to 1986

References

External links

Arp Independent School District
Schools in Smith County, Texas Public high schools in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub