Granbury High School is a public high school located in the city of
Granbury, Texas
Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,958, and it is the principal city of the Granbury micropolitan statistical area. Granbury is named after Confede ...
, United States and classified as a 5A 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
Granbury Independent School District which serves students grades 9–12 from Granbury,
Hood County along with portions of
Johnson County and
Parker County. The school was founded around 1870 at a different location. The present high school was built in the 1970s at its current location. It was the first public school in Hood 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 Granbury Pirates compete in these sports -
Volleyball, Cross Country,
Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State titles
*Boys Soccer -
**1999(4A)
State finalists
*Girls basketball –
**1954(1A), 1955(1A), 1978(2A)
*Football –
**1966(2A)
Leta Andrews
Granbury High School was the home to Leta Andrews, the winningest high school basketball coach in the United States. She won 1416 games during her 52 seasons of coaching,
surpassing
Robert Hughes, who won 1333 games in his career. She announced her retirement on May 1, 2014.
Notable alumni
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Brad Hunstable
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Linear Labs was founded by Hunstable in 2014 with his father, Fred Hunstable. Brad is also the co-founder and fo ...
, CEO and co-founder of
Linear Labs Former CEO and co-founder of
Ustream.tv
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Jia Perkins
Jia Dorene Perkins (born February 23, 1982) is an American retired professional basketball player. She announced her retirement after the 2017 season when the Lynx won the WNBA championship. She was born in Newburgh, New York. She moved to Granbu ...
, former
WNBA player
*
Dana Vollmer, four time
Olympic gold medalist and world record holder for
swimming
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References
External links
Granbury ISD
Education in Hood County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas
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