Holliday High School is a
public high school
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located in
Holliday,
Texas
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, United States, and classified as a 3A school by the
UIL. It is part of the
Holliday Independent School District
Holliday Independent School District is a public school district based in Holliday, Texas, Holliday, Texas (United States, USA).
Located in Archer County, Texas, Archer County, a small portion of the district extends into Wichita County, Texas, ...
located in northwestern
Archer County
Archer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,560. Its county seat is Archer City. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area.
History
In 1858, the Texas Legislat ...
. In 2013, 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 Holliday Eagles compete in the following sports
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Football
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Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
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Softball
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Lone Star Cup titles
*1998-1999
*1999-2000
*2001-2002
*2003-2004
*2004-2005
State titles
*Girls Basketball
**2023 (3A)
*Girls Cross Country
**2004 (2A), 2005 (2A), 2021 (3A)
*Boys Track
**1998 (2A), 1999 (2A)
*Boys Tennis Doubles
**1957 (B), 1958 (B)
Academics
*UIL Academic Meet Champions
**2009(2A), 2010(2A), 2015(3A), 2017(3A), 2019(3A), 2021(3A)
Band
*Marching Band State Champions
**1993(2A), 1999(2A), 2001(2A)
Notable alumni
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Zach Stewart
Zachary Robert Stewart (born September 28, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox, and in the KBO League for the NC Dino ...
, baseball player
References
External links
Holliday ISD
Schools in Archer County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas
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