Jasper High School is a public high school located in

Jasper, Texas Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about west of the Te ...

, classified as a 4A school by the

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. The school is part of the

Jasper Independent School District Jasper Independent School District is a public school district based in Jasper, Texas. Jasper ISD serves the city of Jasper. History In 1948 the district absorbed an area formerly in the Vernon County Line Common School District which had only ...

and serves students in south and central Jasper County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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., Texas, .

Athletics

The Jasper Bulldogs compete in these sports: *Cross country *Volleyball *Football *Basketball *Powerlifting *Soccer *Golf *Tennis *Track *Baseball *Softball

State titles

*Baseball - **2007(3A) Coaches Shawn Mixon, Steve Smith, Joey Brown, David Ford *Girls golf - **1982(4A) *Boys track - **1973(3A), 1985(4A), 1991(4A), 1997(4A) *Girls track **1991(4A) *Boys powerlifting - **1991, 1992(Div. 1), 1999(Div. 1) *Cheerleading- 2016 UIL 4A state champions

Other extracurricular activities

Jasper High School also has several other activities, including

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s, DECA, and FFA.

Notable alumni

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Derick Armstrong Derick Armstrong (born April 2, 1979) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Early life Armstrong was born in Jasper, Texas. He attended ...

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Ben Bronson Benjamin James Bronson (born September 9, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and the AFL for the Houston Thunde ...

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Zack Bronson Robet Zack Bronson (born January 28, 1974) is a cornerbacks coach at McNeese State and a former professional American football safety in the National Football League. He played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers his entire NFL career fro ...

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Red Bryant Joseph Anthony "Red" Bryant (born April 18, 1984) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Texas A&M, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Bryant also played f ...

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James Hadnot James Weldon Hadnot (July 11, 1957 – March 30, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a running back for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL). In his first two years of college fo ...

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Phil Hennigan Phillip Winston Hennigan (April 10, 1946 – June 17, 2016) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1969 to 1973 with the Cleveland Indians and New York Mets. Early life Hennigan was born in Jasper, Texas. He attended J ...

Eugene Seale Eugene Seale, Jr. (born June 3, 1964) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Houston Oilers (1987–1992). In college, he played for Lamar University for the Lamar Ca ...

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Sean Weatherspoon Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon (born December 29, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Missouri, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 N ...

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References

External links

Jasper ISD
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