Blue Ridge High School, also known as BRHS, is a
public high school
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for students, grades 9-12, located in the town of
Blue Ridge,
Texas (
USA
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). The school enrolls students in grades 9-12. The school colors green and white, and the mascot is the Tiger. In 2017, the school was rated "
Met Standard" by the
Texas Education Agency.
Academics
The student to faculty ratio is approximately 10 to 1, and the average class size is 15 students.
Grades are weighted on a 4.0 scale.
Academic extra-curriculars
Students at the BRHS participate in numerous University Interscholastic League (UIL) sponsored competitions.
Campus and facilities
Blue Ridge High School is an open campus containing several buildings.
Athletics
The Blue Ridge Tigers compete in the following sports:
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* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
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* Golf
* Powerlifting
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Volleyball
Finalists
Blue Ridge team sports have advanced to play in four state tournaments:
*1A State Semifinalists - Baseball 2000
*1A State Finalists - Softball 2010
*1A State Finalists - Baseball 2011
*1A State Qualifiers - Boys Golf 2012
See also
* List of high schools in Texas
References
"Blue Ridge Highschool-Faculty"
BRISD. 29 Feb. 2008. BRISD. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
"Blue Ridge Highschool-Athletics"
BRISD. 22 Jan. 2008. BRISD. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
"2007 Accountable Data Tables"
(PDF). TEA. 2008. TEA. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
*http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2008/static/summary/d043917.html
*http://www.tea.state.tx.us/news_release.aspx?id=2147505041
External links
Blue Ridge High School website
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High schools in Collin County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas