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Sundown High School

Public school in Sundown, Texas, United States

Sundown High School
Address
511 East 7th Street Sundown , Texas 79372-1110 United States
Coordinates	33°27′36″N 102°29′07″W / 33.459988°N 102.485349°W / 33.459988; -102.485349
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Sundown Independent School District
Superintendent	Brent Evans
Principal	Jeremy Griffith
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	188 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue & Red
Athletics conference	UIL Class AA
Mascot	Roughneck Joe
Yearbook	Gusher
Website	www.sundownisd.com

Sundown High School is a public high school located in Sundown, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Sundown Independent School District located in southern Hockley County. The school is widely recognized for its stellar academics, great cross country program, and, like most small Texas towns, its football team. In 2017–2018, the school won the UIL Lone Star Cup for 2A.

Athletics

The Sundown Roughnecks compete in the following sports:^[2]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field

State titles[edit]

• Girls' Basketball ^[3]
  • 1961(1A)
  • 1962(1A)
  • 1963(1A)
• Boys' Cross Country ^[4]
  • 1988(1A)
  • 1989(1A)
  • 1990(2A)
  • 1992(2A)
  • 1994(2A)
  • 1995(2A)
  • 2005(1A)
  • 2007(1A)
  • 2010(1A)
  • 2016(2A)
• Girls' Cross Country ^[5]
  • 2005(1A)
  • 2006(1A)
  • 2014(2A)
  • 2016(2A)
• Girls' Golf ^[6]
  • 1983(1A)

Band[edit]

As of 2021, the Sundown High School marching band holds records at the UIL State Marching Band Competition for most total appearances (28) and most finals appearances (26).^[7][8]

• Marching Band State Champions ^[9]
  • 1987(1A)
  • 1988(1A)
  • 1989(1A)
  • 2003(1A)^
  • 2005(1A)
  • 2009(1A)
  • 2011(1A)

^were co-champion with Throckmorton High School

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Sundown ISD

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