Santa Maria High School (SMHS) is a
public high school
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located in
Santa Maria,
Texas
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, United States. It is the sole high school in the
Santa Maria Independent School District
Santa Maria Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Santa Maria, Texas, United States.
In addition to Santa Maria, the district serves the communities of Bluetown and Iglesia Antigua.
Santa Maria ISD ...
and is classified as a 2A school by the
UIL. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" 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 Santa Maria Cougars compete in the following sports:
[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Santa-Maria/]
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Basketball
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Cross country
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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 wi ...
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Tennis
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Track and field
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Volleyball
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References
External links
Official website
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High schools in Cameron County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas