Irving High School is a public high school in Irving, Texas. It was the first high school established in the

Irving Independent School District Irving Independent School District is a school district based in Irving, Texas ( USA). The district, which covers , serves most of the city of Irving, except for Valley Ranch and a portion of Las Colinas. The district also serves small porti ...

. Irving High School includes, like all the other Irving ISD high schools, wireless internet in the classrooms, Chromebooks in every classroom, and a Distance Learning Lab. In 2009, the school was rated "

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

" 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.

Notable alumni

* Frank Beard, drummer for

ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, they comprised vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and vocalist-bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sou ...

Blake Beavan Blake William Beavan (born January 17, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A first-round draft pick in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, Beavan was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2010 in a package of prospects fo ...

, professional baseball player *

Jim Beaver James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as Bobby Singer in ''Supernatural''. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series ...

, actor * Demarcus Faggins, former professional football player *

Marquez Haynes Keith MarQuez Haynes (born December 19, 1986) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B. Haynes is a naturalized citizen of Georgia, and he played with the senior men's Georgian national team ...

, former professional basketball player *

Kelvin Korver Kelvin Mitchell Korver (born February 21, 1949) is a former American football defensive tackle who played three seasons with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 197 ...

, American football player * David Lowery, film director * John Moore, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist *

Trevor Story Trevor John Story (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut ...

, Major League Baseball player *

Tyson Thompson Tyson Calvin Thompson (born May 21, 1981) is a former American football running back/kick return specialist in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at San Jose State University. Early years Thompson at ...

, former professional football player *

Daryl Washington Daryl Lewis Washington (born October 9, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, and wa ...

, former professional football player

References

External links

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Irving High School Homepage

Irving High School
(Archive) {{Authority control High schools in Irving, Texas Educational institutions established in 1935 Irving Independent School District high schools 1935 establishments in Texas