Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School is located at 3300 Poteet Drive in

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, in the

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. It opened in 1986 and is named for a former school superintendent, Dr. Ralph H. Poteet. It is the fourth high school built by the

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. Poteet serves grades 9 through 12. Poteet serves northern portions of Mesquite; the school formerly served parts of

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. The school mascot is Patch the Pirate. One of the things Poteet High School is known for is its band program. The Poteet Pirate Band has consistently made state finals since 1993, won the AAAA UIL State Marching Band title in 1997, 2005, and 2007, and has mostly recently placed 5th at AAAAA UIL State Marching in 2017. The Poteet Honors Band received the title of 2008 TMEA Class 4A Honor Band, the highest honor a concert band can receive in the state of Texas. The band has also received the UIL Sweepstakes Award for 22 consecutive years (every year since the school opened). The Poteet Percussion Ensemble was selected as a showcase performance in Austin at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in November 2008. Also, in 2009, the band received the Sudler Flag of Honor, an award from the

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. The band also participated in its 1st

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competition with BOA DFW in 2018. Poteet was named a 1999-2000

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Standardized dress

Mesquite ISD decided to adopt standardized dress (similar to a

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) for middle and high school students starting with the 2005 to 2006 school year.

AcDec achievements

Poteet High School has a notable

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(AcDec) team, that has advanced to state finals several times. *The 1997 Poteet AcDec Team advanced to the State Finals in

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. *The 2007 Poteet AcDec Team advanced to the State Finals in San Antonio, Texas. They were 16th out of 25 schools. *The 2015-2016 Poteet AcDec Team advanced to the State Finals. *The 2016-2017 Poteet AcDec Team advanced to the State Finals in El Paso.

Notable people

Skye Dawson Skye Dawson (born December 12, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Texas Christian University. He was signed as undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2013. He also played for the Tampa ...

, NFL wide receiver (attended Poteet for 2 years before finishing high school at

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) * Mekhi Garner, NFL cornerback and current free agent, played at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and LSU. *

Todd Graham Michael Todd Graham (born December 5, 1964) is an American college football coach and former player who serves as an offensive analyst for TCU. He was most recently the head football coach at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Playing car ...

, college football coach (began his coaching career as an assistant at Poteet) *

Malik Jefferson Malik Terrell Jefferson (born November 15, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Texas. As a senior at Poteet High School in Mesquite, Texas, Jefferson won the 2014 Butkus Award given to the best l ...

, high school

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winner and current NFL linebacker. *

Jason Jennings Jason Ryan Jennings (born July 17, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball with the Colorado Rockies (2001-2006), Houston Astros (2007) and Texas Rangers (2008-2009). High school/college y ...

, major league baseball pitcher *

Cam Lampkin Cam Lampkin (born July 31, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies and Washington State Cougars. Early life Lampki ...

, NFL defensive back for the

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Zach Woodlee Zach Woodlee (born April 27, 1977) is an American choreographer and dancer. He was choreographer and co-producer of the TV series ''Glee''. He has choreographed many other films such as ''Hairspray'' and '' Bedtime Stories''. Biography Early ...

, choreographerDeborah Fleck
"Mesquite mom of 'Glee' choreographer to dance in upcoming episode"
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'', November 23, 2010.

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Poteet Pirate Football

Poteet Pirate Band

Poteet Area Orchestra

Poteet Choir
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Standardized dress

AcDec achievements

Notable people

See also

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