Corrigan-Camden High School is a

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Corrigan, Texas Corrigan is a town in north central Polk County, Texas. It is located along U.S. Highway 59 and is about 100 miles from Houston. Its population was 1,477 in the 2020 census. Background Corrigan largely emerged when the Houston East and West Tex ...

, United States. It is part of the

Corrigan-Camden Independent School District Corrigan-Camden Independent School District is a public school district based in Corrigan, Texas, Corrigan, Texas (United States, USA). In 2022, the school district was given an "A" rating by the Texas Education Agency. C-CISD was one of ...

. In addition to Corrigan, the district serves the

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of Pleasant Hill, and a section of the city of Seven Oaks.

History

In 2011, the school was nominated by the

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to be a blue-ribbon school based on their improvements in math over the past five years. On June 7, 2016, the agriculture building at the school caught on fire, which started when a construction crew was working on the building. There were no students and staff inside the building, and everyone inside the other buildings were evacuated. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was unknown.

Athletics

The school mascot is the

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(UIL). Athletic programs offered by the school include: * Football *

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* Track *

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* Cross country

Notable alumni

* Chase Ford, former NFL player * LaDarius Hamilton, NFL player *

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, former NFL player

References

External links

* {{Authority control Schools in Polk County, Texas Public high schools in Texas