Kilgore High School is a public high school located in the city of
Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. Over three-fourths of the city limits is located in Gregg County, the remainder in Rusk County. The population was 12,975 at the 2010 census and 13,376 ...
, in
Gregg County,
United States
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and classified as a 4A school by the
UIL. It is a part of the
Kilgore Independent School District
Kilgore Independent School District is a public school district based in Kilgore, Texas (USA).
In addition to the city of Kilgore, the district serves rural areas in southern Gregg and northern Rusk counties. The district-wide dropout rate was r ...
located in southwest
Gregg County. In 2019, the school was given an Accountability Rating of 'C' by the
Texas Education Agency
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Athletics
The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:
*Baseball (Boys)
*Basketball (Boys & Girls)
*Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
*Football (Boys)
*Golf (Boys & Girls)
*Soccer (Boys & Girls)
*Softball (Girls)
*Tennis (Boys & Girls)
*Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
*Volleyball (Girls)
The football and soccer teams play their home games at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium, sharing the facility with the
Kilgore College
Kilgore College (KC) is a public community college in Kilgore, Texas. It has an annual enrollment in excess of 5,000 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate deg ...
football team.
Athletic titles
*Football
**2004 - 4A Division 1 State Champion
**2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up
*Baseball
**2018 4A Regional Finalist
**2019 4A State Semi-Finalist
*Boys Track
**1974 - 2A State Champion
*Boys Soccer
**2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.
**2017 - 4A State Champion
**2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout.
**2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario.
**2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.
**2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up
**2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up
**2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion in state championship match.
Fine arts
Kilgore's high school band won the UIL Sweepstakes award in the 2011-2012 school year, and scored highly in the Area C marching contest in 2012.
Notable alumni
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Bobby Cross
Robert Joe Cross (July 4, 1931 – June 18, 1989) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Chicago Cardinals. He also was a member of the Bo ...
(Class of 1948) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player
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Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player
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Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) — Former NFL professional football player
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Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) — Former NFL professional football player
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Max Reinbach, III (Class Favorite, Most Handsome)
Notable faculty
John Heffner. Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program ''Creation in the 21st Century'' who currently teaches Pre-calculus at Kilgore and chairs its math department.
He has risen to notoriety recently as some popular skeptics have criticized his understanding of mathematical application to the real world as lacking, flawed, and overly cavalier,
in particular his use of the
Malthusian growth model
A Malthusian growth model, sometimes called a simple exponential growth model, is essentially exponential growth based on the idea of the function being proportional to the speed to which the function grows. The model is named after Thomas Robert ...
, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.
References
External links
Kilgore High School websiteKilgore ISD website
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Public high schools in Texas
Schools in Gregg County, Texas