Benjamin High School or Benjamin School is a public high school located in
Benjamin
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
,
Texas
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(
United States
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) and classified as a 1A school by the
UIL. It is part of the
Benjamin Independent School District located in north central
Knox County. Benjamin School has all grades (K-12) in one building. 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 Benjamin Mustangs compete in these sports -
Football (6-man), Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Tennis & Track
State Titles
*Football
**2022(6M/D2)
Faculty
*
Don Haskins
Donald Lee Haskins (March 14, 1930 – September 7, 2008), nicknamed "The Bear", was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). He w ...
: He started his coaching career at Benjamin in 1955 as a teacher and basketball coach of both boys and girls teams from 1955–56. He was the men's basketball head coach at
Texas Western College
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...
(renamed the
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stud ...
in 1967) from 1961 to 1999, including the 1966 season when his team won the
NCAA Tournament.
The Road To Glory - 1966 NCAA Championship
See also
*List of Six-man football stadiums in Texas
This is a partial list of six-man football
Six-man football is a variant of gridiron football played with six players per team, instead of the standard 11 or 12. It is generally played by high schools in rural areas of the United States and Can ...
*List of high schools in Texas
This is a list of high schools in the state of Texas.
Anderson County
* Cayuga High School, Cayuga
*Elkhart High School, Elkhart
* Frankston High School, Frankston
* Neches High School, Neches
* Palestine High School, Palestine
* Slocum High Sch ...
References
External links
Benjamin ISD
Schools in Knox County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas
Public middle schools in Texas
Public elementary schools in Texas
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