Electra High School is a public high school in
Electra
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Texas
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Electra Independent School District
Electra Independent School District is a public school district based in Electra, Texas, United States. In 2007 and 2009, the district received a rating of "academically acceptable" from the Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency ...
located in western
Wichita County. In 2013, Electra High School was rated "
Improvement Required" by the
Texas Education Agency
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Student demographics
As of the 2005–2006 school year, Electra High School had a total of 165 students. Of the students, 76.4% were white, 15.2% were Hispanic, 7.3% were African American, 0.6% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.6% were Native American.
Of Electra High School's students, 31.5% are considered economically disadvantaged.
Athletics
The Electra Tigers and Lady Tigers compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, power lifting, golf, tennis, track, softball, and baseball.
State Titles
*Football
**1985(2A)
*Boys Track
**1919(1A), 1923(1A), 1927(All)
Organizations
Band, One-Act Play, NHS, Student Council, Cheerleading, FFA, FCA, Yearbook, and Newspaper
State Titles
Electra Tiger Pride Band**2007 (state-finalist under Kenneth Gilbreath), 2011 (state-participant under Jim Strahan)
*One-Act Play (1A)
** "Home Fires" by Jack Heifner (2010), "Sending Down The Sparrows" by Laura Lundgren Smith (2011) (participants under Janis Blackwell and Brenda Beebe)
*Speech and Debate (1A)
**Under the direction of Brenda Beebe, Electra High School obtained three consecutive district speech team championships (2010–2012) and a regional championship (2012). Two students advanced to the State UIL Championships, Joe Hatfield and Bre'Onna Word. The team placed 4th in Texas in 2012.
** 4th ranked UIL State Speech Team (2012).
**Joe Hatfield (2012) — State Champion in Informative Speaking and State Champion Runner-Up in Lincoln Douglas Debate.
**Bre'Onna Word (2012) — 6th in State in Prose Interpretation.
Alumni
* Rudy Perez 1989, Valedictorian, Current
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* Robert Craighead, Jr. Class of 1979 Hollywood Actor, Singer, Producer
References
External links
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Electra ISD
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Schools in Wichita County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas