Rankin High School is a
public high school located in
Rankin,
Texas
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(
USA
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) and classified as a 1A school by the
UIL. It is part of the
Rankin Independent School District
Rankin Independent School District is a public school district located in Rankin, Texas (USA).
Academic achievement
In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
Schools
The district has two schools -
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located in southeastern
Upton County
Athletics
The Rankin Red Devils compete in these sports -
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
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Cross Country
*
6-Man Football
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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 ...
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Powerlifting
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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*Volleyball
*Marching Band
State Titles
*Boys Golf -
**1973(1A), 1974(1A), 1975(1A), 1976(1A), 1977(1A)
*Girls Golf -
**1978(1A), 2012(1A)
*One Act Play -
**1959(B), 1960(B), 1961(1A), 2021(1A)
State Finalist
*Football -
**1980(1A)
Notable alumni
*
Paul Patterson, author and educator
References
External links
Rankin ISD*
List of Six-man football stadiums in Texas
This is a partial list of six-man football
Six-man football is a variant of gridiron football played with six players per team, instead of the standard 11 or 12. It is generally played by high schools in rural areas of the United States and Can ...
Public high schools in Texas
Education in Upton County, Texas
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