Jacksonville High School is a 5A

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located in Jacksonville,

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). It is part of the Jacksonville Independent School District located in north central

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. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Current

Jacksonville High School has recently undergone the first major construction since the late '50s and is now more open to accommodate for the recent switch to a 5A public high school.

Athletics

The Jacksonville Indians compete in the following sports: *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

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* Cross Country *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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 ...

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

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 ...

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Football

Jacksonville and rival Nacogdoches played in the longest high-school football game in history, a 12-overtime affair in 2010 which resulted in Jacksonville winning 84-81. Only four years later the two would play a (short, by comparison) five-overtime game, with Jacksonville again winning, this time 85-79.

State Titles

*Boys Basketball - **1956(2A) *One Act Play - UIL Centennial Webpage
**1952(1A), 1956(1A), 1960(3A) *Honor Band (Texas Music Educators Association)

**1984-1985 school year(4A)

Notable alumni

Jerry Aldridge Jerry Charles Aldridge (born September 17, 1956) is a former professional American football halfback in the National Football League. He attended Angelo State University where he was selected as an AP College Division All-American, and led the t ...

, former NFL running back *

Kevin Aldridge Kevin Lamar Aldridge (born March 3, 1980) is a former American football defensive end who played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for (NFLE) of Barcelona Dragons and (Arena League) for Dallas Desper ...

, former NFL defensive end *

Toby Gowin Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...

, former NFL punter *

Marshall Johnson Marshall Donell Johnson (born November 1, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divi ...

, former NFL wide receiver *

Pete Lammons Peter Spencer Lammons Jr. (October 20, 1943 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the American Football League (AFL)'s New York Jets, winning the AFL Championship with them in 1968, and playing ...

, former NFL tight end * Margo Martindale, Emmy-winning actress of stage, TV shows, and films *

Josh McCown Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas, where he was named the East Texas Player of the Year and earned All-State honorabl ...

, NFL quarterback *

Luke McCown Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. He was drafte ...

, former NFL quarterback * Neal McCoy, country music singer * James Noble, former NFL wide receiver *

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Liddell (; born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Her 2000 single, "I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 ...

, country music singer *

Grady Nutt Grady Lee Nutt (September 2, 1934 – November 23, 1982) was a Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and author. He was an uncle to performer Joey Lauren Adams. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and ...

, Christian minister and humorist *

Deborah Yates Deborah Yates (born June 5, 1970) is an American dancer and actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2000. Biography Deborah was born and raised in Jacksonville, Texas. The daughter of Bronwyn (née ...

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

-nominated actress and dancer

References

External links

Jacksonville ISDJHS Alumni
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