Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of

Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi (; Ecclesiastical Latin: "'' Body of Christ"'') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patrici ...

, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the

Corpus Christi Independent School District Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. There are five other school districts that also serve the city of Corpus Christi. CCISD serves most of the city of Corpus Christ ...

. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city.

History

Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of

Henry Pomeroy Miller Henry Pomeroy "Roy" Miller (March 27, 1883 – April 28, 1946), once the "boy mayor of Corpus Christi", was a Texas newspaperman, politician, and lobbyist influential in both the state capital Austin and national capital Washington, D.C. He re ...

, the former mayor Of Corpus Christi. Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with

Del Mar College Del Mar College (DMC) is a public community college in Corpus Christi, Texas. Founded in 1935, DMC encompasses two primary campuses and one campus annex with combined physical assets of more than $99 million. As defined by the Texas Legislature ...

, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Athletics

The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State titles

*Boys Basketball **1950(2A) *Football **1938(All), 1960(4A) *Boys Track **1947(All), 1949(2A)

Notable alumni

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Jesse Benavides Jesse Benavides (born November 8, 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American former professional boxer. His professional boxing record was 40–5–1. Amateur career Jesse Benavides was the 1981 National AAU (106lbs) Light Flyweight Champi ...

, WBO super bantamweight champion *

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, actor *

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, member of the

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(1945), atmospheric scientist and Doppler weather radar pioneer *

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, actress *

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, host of TV game show ''

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, singer, father of

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, football player and coach

References

External links

Corpus Christi ISD
Corpus Christi Independent School District high schools Educational institutions established in 1894 High schools in Corpus Christi, Texas 1894 establishments in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub