Italy High School
{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}
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{{Infobox school
|name = Italy High School
|motto =
|type = Public
|schooltype = high school
|district = Italy Independent School District
|enrollment = 298 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4824450&ID=482445002740|title=ITALY H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
|colors = {{Color box|White|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#C5B358|border=darkgray}} White & Old Gold
|conference = UIL Class AA
|mascot = Gladiator
|newspaper =
|yearbook =
|streetaddress = 300 South College
|city = Italy
|state = Texas
|zipcode = 76651-0909
|country = United States
|homepage = {{URL2|https://ihs.italyisd.org}}
}}
Italy High School is a public high school located in the city of Italy, Texas, in Ellis County, United States and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Italy Independent School District located in southwest Ellis County. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html |title=2013 Accountability Rating System |publisher=Texas Education Agency |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615204344/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html |archivedate=2013-06-15 }}
History
In 2011 Lee Joffre became the principal of Italy High. He became the superintendent of the district in 2016.{{cite web|author=Ford, Ashley|url=https://www.waxahachietx.com/news/20190104/italy-isd-superintendent-resigns-after-8-years-of-service|title=Italy ISD superintendent resigns after 8 years of service|publisher=Waxahachie Daily Light|date=2019-01-04|accessdate=2019-04-20}}
On January 22, 2018, 16-year-old male student Chad Padilla shot a fellow student in the cafeteria, wounding 15-year-old female student Mahkayla Jones. The shooter was arrested and initially charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault though the case was eventually moved to adult court and he was sentenced to 40 years on an attempted murder charge and 20 years on each of the aggravated assault indictments. Those sentences will be served concurrently. Padilla was found dead on March 24, 2022 in his cell at Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas of a suspected suicide."[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-teen-charged-assault-italy-high-school-shooting-n840301 Texas teen charged with assault in Italy High School shooting]'. NBC News, January 23, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.fox4news.com/news/italy-high-school-shooter-sentenced-to-40-years-in-prison | title=Italy High School shooter sentenced to 40 years in prison | date=24 June 2019 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/texas-student-opened-fire-couple-italy-high-dead-suicide/?amp | title=Texas Student Who Opened Fire on Young Couple at Italy High School Dies from Apparent Suicide | website=CBS News | date=23 March 2022 }}
Athletics
The Italy Gladiators compete in:[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Italy/ The Athletics Department] volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, and softball.
=State Titles=
- Boys Basketball [http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-boys UIL Boys Basketball Archives]
- 1997(2A)
Notable alumni
- Keith Davis - (born December 30, 1978) is a former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
- {{anbl|Kortnei Johnson}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ihs.italyisd.org}}
{{Ellis County, Texas Schools}}
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