Gladewater High School
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{{Infobox school
|name = Gladewater High School
|motto = The Race for EXCELLENCE Has No Finish Line
|type = Public
|schooltype = high school
|district = Gladewater Independent School District
|grades = 9-12
|principal = Derrick Floyd
|assistant_principals =
|enrollment = 467 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4820760&ID=482076002083|title=GLADEWATER H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}
|colors = {{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} Orange & Black
|conference = UIL Class 3A
|mascot = Bear
|yearbook = Bear's Tale
|streetaddress = 2201 W. Gay Avenue
|city = Gladewater
|state = Texas
|zipcode = 75647
|country = USA
|homepage = [http://schools.gladewaterisd.com/default.aspx?name=ghs.homepage Gladewater High School]
}}
Gladewater High School is a public high school located in the city of Gladewater, Texas, United States and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Gladewater Independent School District located in southeast Upshur County and northwest Gregg County. Gladewater High School is actually located in Upshur County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url = http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf|title = 2015 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf|archivedate = 2015-09-10}}
History
On April 30, 1955, Elvis Presley performed in the school gymnasium. Six teams of tickets sellers were dispatched by the club on April 12 to canvass the area. During the weeks before this show, the Louisiana Hayride heavily promoted it and there were requests from all over the south and Southwest for tickets. The weekend of the show, there was not a vacant hotel or motel room in Gladewater.
By show time, approximately 3,000 country music fans were jammed into the 2,500 seats as the Gladewater High Gymnasium, and everything that would be used to fan the air was brought into service. To protect the basketball floor, a combination covering of paper and canvas was laid down. Admission was $1.00 for adults and 50-cents for children.
A half-hour portion of the show was broadcast nationwide on the CBS radio network, and the entire evening was aired on KWKH in Shreveport and KTHS in Little Rock.{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80ny3da4xzo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/80ny3da4xzo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=706 Union Avenue Sessions|website=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}
The current campus replaced a previous campus that at the time was 50 years old. Construction on the new campus started in July 1982 built by the Del E. Webb Corporation. Construction was completed in 1983.{{Cite web|url=https://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1979-1983.pdf|title=Webb Spinner 1979-1983}}
Athletics
The Gladewater Bears compete in these sports - [http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Gladewater/ The Athletics Department]
Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
=State titles=
Theater
Notable alumni
- Daylon Mack, football player{{cite web |last1=Zwernman |first1=Brent |title=Daylon Mack hoping to live up to hype in final year at A&M |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/Daylon-Mack-hoping-to-live-up-to-hype-in-final-13162508.php |website=Houston Chronicle |date=16 August 2018 |accessdate=16 August 2019}}
- Mack Rankin, oil executive
References
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External links
- [http://www.gladewaterisd.com/ Gladewater ISD website]
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