South Garland High School
| South Garland High School | |
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"A Tradition in Excellence"
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| Address | |
| 600 Colonel Drive Garland, Texas, Dallas County 75043-2302 |
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| School type | Public High school |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Garland independent school District |
| Principal | Tracy Curtis[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2105 (2008) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Red and columbia blue |
| Mascot | Colonels |
| Website | South Garland High School Website |
South Garland High School is a secondary school located in Garland, Texas. The school is part of the Garland independent school District. The mascot for SGHS is the "Southern Colonel," and the school colors are red and Columbia blue.
In 2009, the school was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Sports
South Garland High School has had a strong history of sports, especially in its football team. South offers the following sports to its students: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Power Lifting, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track/Cross Country, and Volleyball. South belongs to the UIL Class 5A for the 2013–2014 school year, and will be put into UIL Class 5A Region 2 District 12 for the 2014–2015 school year, the only school in the Garland independent school District to not be moved into UIL Class 6A for the 2014–2015 school year.
The Colonels have been in the state football playoffs 16 times, in 1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.[3] The team made it to the playoffs for an eighth consecutive year in 2010. [4] [5] Among the notable athletes who are South Garland alumni is Jerry Sanders.[6]
The Lady Colonels Varsity Volleyball team were in the Playoffs back in 2001–2003 and 2009.
The Boys Soccer Team made the playoffs the last 4 years (2011–2012) under Coach Bueno and (2012–2015) under Coach Falloure.
Lisa McCorstin, who excelled in track in the 1970s, was inducted into the district's sports hall of fame.[7]
Notable alumni
- Mike Hambrick (1967) – Television and radio news anchor, reporter and correspondent; worked on network television stations such as WJLA-TV in Washington, DC, WRC-TV in Washington, DC, KTVT-TV in Dallas, KTAR-TV (now KPNX) in Phoenix, WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and WBAL-TV in Baltimore in 1975.[8] Hambrick was also a news anchor for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh where he also served as managing editor. Currently a newscaster for The Howard Stern Show
- Dr. Bob Day (1967) – Former mayor of Garland, Texas
- Gary Nicholson (singer) (1968) – Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter and record producer
- Ron Woodroof (1968) – Formed underground Dallas Buyers Club for importing desperately needed AIDS medications; a motion picture depicting his efforts was released in 2013
- Jim Jordan (1970) – Judge for the 160th District Court in Dallas County, Texas
- Gary Talley (1971) – Baseball pitcher drafted by the California Angels in 1970; he played for the Angels' minor league team, the Stockton Ports from 1970–73
- John Washington (1971) – Defensive back for the NFL Los Angeles Rams in 1975, and in 1976–1977 for the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders
- Bonnie Bailey-Reed (née Burchfield) (1972) – Voiceover artist and actress (Days of Our Lives, Desperate Housewives and others)
- Danny Burchett (1972) – Disc jockey and radio personality (as "Danny Adams") on KGVL-AM in Greenville, Texas, KKGM-AM in Dallas, and KBXD AM 1480 in Dallas.
- Randy Crawford (1973) – Federal agent for the United States Department of State's Foreign Diplomatic Security
- Belinda Pickard (Loveland) (1976) – Rowlett, Texas juvenile court judge who was a victim of a 2010 murder-suicide involving her husband; created successful academic program called, "Reaching Our Community's Kids" in 2007
- Paula Evans (Walker) (1976) – Singer with Reba McEntire's band who died in a 1991 plane crash that killed seven other group members
- Jerry Sanders (1978) – Standout football player with the University of Oklahoma who played in two Big 8 championship games under Barry Switzer, and was named OU's 1981 Team Captain
- Bob Corbell (1980) – Radio personality and former executive with Clear Channel Radio in San Antonio, Texas
- Bruce Gunn (1981) – Professional drummer, professional voice over artist, and a former newscaster at KERA-FM in Dallas, Texas
- Randy Keech Rainwater (1981) – Professional drummer. Still plays with the country music band Lonestar. Before that he played in the country band Canyon.
- Jeff Bolton (1982) – Former talk show host at KLIF-AM in Dallas, Texas
- Julie Rich (Pettit) (1983) – Radio personality; produced and co-hosted morning show on KAJA-FM in San Antonio, Texas (1998–2006.) Also worked at stations in Amarillo, Lubbock and Midland, Texas
- Mike Shannon (Nance) (1983) – Syndicated radio show host ("The Hi-Fi Club") and former radio-TV traffic reporter in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas at WFAA-TV and WBAP-AM
- Alfreda Bikowsky (1983) – Embattled Central Intelligence Agency officer who headed the Bin Laden Issue Station and reportedly tied to torture activities
- Willie Vanhook (1985) – Noted fiddle player who performs with country singer Ricky Lynn Gregg and country band Mammoth Jack
- Arnie States (1989) – Radio talk show co- host of the Rob, Arnie and Dawn Show on KRXQ-FM Sacramento, CA,; KDOT-FM Reno, NV; KZND-FM Anchorage, AK; KBRE-FM Merced and KKBZ-FM Fresno, CA
- Douglas Barricklow (1990) – Producer, Booth Mixer, and Creative Production for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network (1992–present: KVIL-FM, KLUV-FM, KTCK-AM, and KRLD-AM/FM)
- Denard Walker (1991) – Cornerback for Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders
- James Wilson (1991) – Former regional director for senator Phil Gramm; a 2014 candidate for District 7 in the Texas Senate
- John R. Ames (1993) – Tax Assessor-Collector for Dallas County, Texas
- Quincy Morgan (1996) – Wide receiver for the Blinn College, Kansas State Wildcats football, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers
- Erin McCarley (1997) – Published alternative music singer-songwriter, based in Nashville, Tennessee
- Jason Thompson (2000) – Standout college and professional soccer player for Eastern Illinois University, D.C. United and the Dallas Burn, and a member of the US Men's National Soccer Team pool
- Nate Draughon (2002) – Cornerback for UTEP, Montreal Alouettes, Austin Wranglers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals
- Kimberly Whalen – Broadway, motion picture and television actress (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3007529/)
- Benjamin (Layne) Pegues (2003) – Vocalist, magician, entertainer, jazz and gospel musician; producer for Grammy-awarded recording label (Greenhaw Records), as well as Bright Lite Studios
- Terrel Harris (2005) – Shooting guard for the Miami Heat
- Naser Jason Abdo (2008) – Former United States Army Private First Class, went AWOL and was convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, currently serving a life sentence at supermax facility ADX Florence
- Calvin Harris – Noted chef and creator of "The Biggest Loser" product line, in association with the NBC television program
- Mac Percival (faculty) – NFL placekicker for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, 1967–74. Faculty member 1965–67
- Charles "Chuck" Cantrell (faculty) – Drafted in the 5th round by the Washington Redskins in 1973, but no record of any playing time has been found
Controversy
Until the early 1990s, a Confederate flag was the predominant image in the school shield. A group of students voted against changing the school flag in August 1988 with African American resident M.T. A'Vant (formerly Melvin Thomas), protested. [9] A'Vant ended his protests in April 1991.[10]
A group of South Garland High School parents developed a multiracial committee that same year to discuss the symbols and traditions they considered offensive that continued to be used by the school, including its fight song. The group met about 12 times before making a proposal to the school board in the summer of 1991. The group reached a compromise with the board members on only two items.[10]
The Garland independent school Board voted 6 to 1 at its August 1, 1991, meeting, to discontinue use of the altered Confederate flag as the school flag and to also change the color of the mascot's uniform from gray to blue and red. The sole dissenting vote was cast by Randy Clark, who maintained that he was voting as his constituents had advised him. The president of the local chapter of the NAACP said the issue would not be over unless all symbolism referring to the Confederacy, including the fight song and a plantation mural, were removed.[10]
At the start of the 1991–92 school year, a contest was held to replace the flag. The crossed sword design, created by junior Sean Wood was chosen by the student body to replace the rebel flag.[11]
The sign outside South Garland High School was later changed to reflect the changes in the school flag and mascot.
Today many students still use the Confederate flag to symbolize the school's "southern culture" with little to no backlash from students or parents. However, South Garland High School and the GISD refuse to recognize the flag. The school still uses the song "Dixie" as the school's fight song to this day.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.garlandisdschools.net/page.cfm?p=75 SchoolCode=SGHS. Retrieved on January 19, 2007
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- ↑ Texas Football
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- ↑ UIL 2007–2008 State Football Playoffs
- ↑ http://garlandshf.com/web/inductee.html?id=59
- ↑ Garland schools hall of fame
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Bohem, Rachel. "School to drop Confederate symbols Board rejects South Garland High banner, mascot color," Dallas Morning News, August 2, 1991.
- ↑ Bohem, Rachel. "S. Garland students to design new flag," Dallas Morning News August 15, 1991, p. 1Z.
