Irion County High School is a

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located in Mertzon,

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( US) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the

Irion County Independent School District Irion County Independent School District is a public school district based in Mertzon, Texas (USA). Residents of Sherwood, Mertzon, Barnhart, and some residents of Tom Green County attend the school. In 2009, the school district was rated " r ...

located in east central Irion County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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, Barnhart, and Mertzon are enrolled in the Irion County school district.Cantu, Lorie Woodward. "West Texas Boys Ranch." ''

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Retrieved on August 25, 2010. In the 2015-2016 school year, the West Texas Boys Ranch left the school, due to administrative pressure. It is one of top rated 1a schools in Texas.

Athletics

Boys

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* Cross Country *

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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 ...

Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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Girls

* Cross Country *

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State Titles

*Boys Track **2001(1A), 2002(1A)

Band

State Titles

*Marching Band - **1993(1A), 2019 (1A) *Marching Band Sweepstakes - **1986(1A), 1991(1A)

One Act Play

Awards

*2012: 2nd runner up at State competition performing ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' directed by Billy McDaris. *2011: Advanced to Regional level competition where they were the alternate to state with their performance in ''A Lie of the Mind'', directed by Billy McDaris. *2009: Advanced to the Regional level where they received several honorable mentions and Best Actor for their performance of ''The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock'', also directed by Billy McDaris.UIL One Act Play Archives
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References

External links

Irion County ISD
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