Monterey High School is a 5A high school located in central Lubbock, Texas, United States (Monterey High School became a 6A school at the beginning of the 2014–2015 academic year per the UIL realignment announcement of February 2012). Monterey is part of the

Lubbock Independent School District Lubbock Independent School District was established in 1907. Accredited by the Texas Education Agency, Lubbock ISD is the largest school district that serves the city of Lubbock, Texas (USA). The Lubbock Independent School District covers and ...

. Established in 1955, Monterey was the third high school to be established in Lubbock, after

Lubbock High School Lubbock High School is a 5A high school serving grades nine to twelve in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the Lubbock Independent School District, The school was founded in 1891 as the first high school in Lubbock County. Lubbock High School preda ...

and Dunbar High School. Dunbar was later changed to a Junior High. The current city of Lubbock started from the merger of two separate communities, Old Lubbock and Monterey. In a compromise move, the residents of Old Lubbock relocated to Monterey but renamed the new community Lubbock; the high school name is in remembrance to Lubbock's past.

Notable alumni

* Terry Allen, singer-songwriter * Bud Andrews, radio

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( KDAV) in Lubbock * Gary Ashby, former head baseball coach at Texas Tech University *

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, drag racer *

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, drag racer *

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, baseball player * Dustin Burrows, Texas State Representative, District 83 (2015– ) *

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, actor *

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, NBA player * Joe Ely, guitarist, singer-songwriter *

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, women's basketball player * Jimmie Dale Gilmore, singer-songwriter *

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, sculptor *

Butch Hancock Butch Hancock (born July 12, 1945 in Lubbock, Texas, United States), is an American country/folk music recording artist and songwriter. Hancock is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally perf ...

, singer-songwriter *

Wendy M. Masiello Wendy Lee Motlong Masiello (born 1958 in Lubbock, Texas) retired as a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force on May 24, 2017. From May 2014 to May 24, 2017, she was the director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, based in For ...

, United States Air Force officer *

James Moeser James Charles Moeser (born April 3, 1939) is a musician and university administrator who served as the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a trained concert organist. A native of Colorado City, Texas, Moeser ...

, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill * Donnie Moore, MLB Baseball player *

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, director,

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* Ron Reeves *

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, actor, Screen Writer * John Simpson, entrepreneur, Doctor

References

External links

Monterey High School
Educational institutions established in 1955 Lubbock Independent School District High schools in Lubbock, Texas Public high schools in Texas 1955 establishments in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub