Angleton High School

Angleton High School is a public high school located just outside the city of Angleton, Texas, United States in unincorporated Brazoria County. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Angleton Independent School District located in south central Brazoria County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Angleton High School
Address
1 Campus Drive Angleton , Texas 77515-2899 United States
Coordinates	29°12′07″N 95°24′48″W / 29.201882°N 95.413360°W / 29.201882; -95.413360
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Home of Champions/ Because We're Wildcats
School district	Angleton Independent School District
Principal	Anthony Smedley
Teaching staff	115.45 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,949 (2019-20)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.88^[1]
Color(s)	Purple & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Wildcat
Newspaper	Tattler
Yearbook	Angle
Website	www.angletonisd.net/Domain/8

Several previous school locations were destroyed by hurricanes. The high school was once located in what is now Central Elementary, as well as the former Angleton Intermediate School. The recently built high school is located at 1 Campus Dr. on the outskirts of Angleton. The varsity football stadium and baseball field is located next to Angleton High School.

Angleton ISD serves Angleton as well as the Village of Bonney, the Rosharon census-designated place, and the unincorporated areas of Chocolate Bayou, Lochridge, Otey, and Sandy Point.^[3]

Athletics

The Angleton Wildcats compete in: ^[4]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

State Titles

• Girls Basketball^[5]
  • 1956(2A), 1973(3A)
• Softball^[6]
  • 1994(5A), 2019(5A)
• Boys Track^[7]
  • 1969(3A)

Band

The Angleton High School Marching Band is known as the "Purple Pride".

Theatre

Angleton High School's theater department puts on a fall show every year along with other shows throughout the year including competing in the UIL One Act Play competition. The Angleton High School Theatre program also includes the Speech & Debate team, which competes in UIL, TFA, and NSDA. Angleton High School is a member of the Thespian Honor Society represented as Troupe 266.

Notable alumni

Sports

• Quandre Diggs - football player, defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks^[8]
• Mark Farris - former Texas A&M University quarterback and former shortstop in Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system
• Charley Frazier - American football player^[9]
• Gilbert Gardner - pro football linebacker, Super Bowl champion^[10]
• Ahmard Hall - starter for BCS Champions 2005 Texas Longhorns football team^[11] and former Tennessee Titans Fullback^[12]
• Quentin Jammer - football player, The University of Texas,^[13] played 11 seasons as San Diego Chargers defensive back^[14] and his last season in 2013 for Denver Broncos.^[14]
• Henry Josey - CFL running back for Toronto Argonauts^[15]
• Tom Muecke - football player
• Larry Stephens - NFL defensive end
• Rodney Terry - basketball head coach, Fresno State
• Emmitt Thomas - football player, Marshall High, NFL Hall of Fame with Kansas City Chiefs
• Keith Toston - CFL Calgary Stampeders running back^[16]
• Ray Willis - professional football player^[17]

Government

• Greg Bonnen (Class of 1984), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 24 in Galveston County (2013–Present)^[18]
• Drew B. Tipton (Class of 1985), District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas^[19]
• Dennis Bonnen (Class of 1990), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 25 in Brazoria County (1997-2021) and 75th Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.^[20][21]
• Cody Vasut (Class of 2005), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 25 in Brazoria County (2021–Present)^[22]

References

1. "ANGLETON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
2. (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Brazoria County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
4. The Athletics Department^{[permanent dead link]}
5. League, University Interscholastic. "Girls Basketball State Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org.
6. UIL Softball Archives March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
7. UIL Boys Track Archives March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Quandre Diggs". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
9. Young, Matt (August 17, 2022). "Former Houston Oilers receiver Charlie Frazier dead at 83". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
10. "Gilbert Gardner". NFL.com.
11. . Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. . Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
13. . Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "Quentin Jammer". NFL.com.
15. "University of Missouri Athletics - The Fifth Down. The Flea-Kicker. 4.8 Seconds. The page you wanted". www.mutigers.com.^{[permanent dead link]}
16. "Keith Toston". NFL.com.
17. "Ray Willis". NFL.com.
18. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
19. "United States District Judge Drew B. Tipton | Southern District of Texas". www.txs.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
20. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Speaker Dennis Bonnen". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
21. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1846 - present". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
22. "Cody Vasut". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-12-27.

External links

• Official website
• Angleton Athletics Twitter