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Merkel High School
Location
Map
2000 South 7th Street

Merkel
,
Texas
79536

United States

32°12′50″N 99°47′48″W / 32.2138°N 99.7967°W / 32.2138; -99.7967
Information
School typePublic High School
School district
Merkel Independent School District
Principal
Rocky Reed
Teaching staff
34.19 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment295 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
8.63[1]
ColorsPurple, gold, and white
     
Athletics conference
UIL Class 3A
MascotBadger
YearbookThe Claw
WebsiteMerkel High School

Merkel High School is a public high school located in Merkel, Texas, United States, and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Merkel Independent School District. The high school serves approximately 330 students from areas on the Northwestern part of Taylor County. Generally students from the area come from either Merkel, Tye, or Trent. A small portion of southwestern Jones County lies within the district also. The district and the school are both named after the Baylor Merkel, the first settler in the area. In 2016, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

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The Merkel Badgers compete in these sports - [3]

Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Track, Softball, Volleyball & Baseball

State titles

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Men’s Pole Vault • 1978(2A)-Brad Pursley

Girls 100m hurdles 2007(2A) - Carly Szabo, 2008(2A) - Carly Szabo, 2010(2A) - Carly Szabo

Girls 300m hurdles 2007(2A) - Carly Szabo, 2008(2A) - Carly Szabo

  • Girls High Jump - [4][5]
    • 2015(3A) - Abigail Lally, 2016(3A) - Abigail Lally
  • (2023) Women’s Powerlifting
    • Avery Chacon

State finalists

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  • Girls Basketball - [6]
    • 2013(2A)
  • 100m hurdles silver medalist 2009(2A)- Carly Szabo
  • 300m hurdles silver medalist 2009(2A)- Carly Szabo
  • High Jump Bronze Medalist 2008(2A)- Carly Szabo, Bronze medalist 2009(2A)- Carly Szabo, Silver medalist 2010(2A)- Carly Szabo

Academics

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The Merkel High School Academics teams compete in these events - [7]

Computer Sciences, Computer Applications, Extemporaneous Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Mathematics, Social Studies, Literary Criticism, Debate

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "MERKEL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "SAS Output". Rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov. November 15, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Merkel Badger Athletics". sites.google.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Meet Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Meet Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ League, University Interscholastic. "2012-2013 2A Girls Basketball State Results — Basketball — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ League, University Interscholastic. "Academic District Meets — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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