Sharyland Pioneer High School is a
public high school
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located in
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Hidalgo County,
Texas
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, near
Mission
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. It is part of the
Sharyland Independent School District
Sharyland Independent School District is a public school district based in Mission, Texas (USA).
The district serves parts of Mission, McAllen, Palmhurst, and Alton.
In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education A ...
. In 2015, 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. . The first graduating class from Pioneer high school was in 2015 with roughly about 150 seniors since most decided to finish their senior year at Sharyland high school. The first full four year graduating class, that spent all their four years at Pioneer, was the class of 2018.
The school serves sections of Mission,
McAllen
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,
Palmhurst, and
Alton
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*Alton National Park, Queensland
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* Alton, Ontario
*Alton, Nova Scotia
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.
Athletics
The Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks compete in the following sports:
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Football
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Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
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Powerlifting
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming and Diving
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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*Cheerleading team became the 2018 UIL 5A-DivisionII State Champions. First team Championship at Pioneer High School. Took only 4 years for a team to bring a State Championship to Pioneer High School
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Mission, Texas
Sharyland Independent School District high schools